| 24 Mar 1530 |
the islands of Malta and Gozo and the city of Tripoli (now in Libya) are ceded as a perpetual fief by the King of Two Sicilies to the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem in accordance with a deed signed on 24 Mar 1530 in Castelfranco (now Castelfranco Emilia in Italy) (Bosio, vol. 3, Book Five, pp. 80-82) |
| 25 Apr 1530 |
the grant of the fief is accepted by a decree approved by the Council of the Order (Bosio, vol. 3, Book Five, p. 82) |
| 29 May 1530 |
representatives of the Order took the oath of fidelty at a ceremony held in Messina on 29 May 1530 (Bosio, vol. 3, Book Five, p. 83) |
| 26 Oct 1530 |
Grand Master and the members of the Council of the Order landed in Malta near the present city of Birgu (Bosio, vol. 3, Book Five, p. 89) |
| 13 Nov 1530 |
representatives of the Order took formal possession of Malta at a ceremony of enfeoffment at the gates of the city of Mdina (Città Notabile) (Bosio, vol. 3, Book Five, p. 90) |
| 12 Jun 1798 |
the sovereignty over the islands of Malta, Gozo and Comino is renounced by the Order in favor of France in accordance with a convention signed on 12 Jun 1798 aboard the French ship Orient (Moniteur universel, No. 323, 23 Thermidor Year VI (10 Aug 1798), p. 1293; Scicluna, pp. 77-78) |
