Antonio Busca (lieutenant)
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Antonio Busca was an Italian nobleman and lieutenant general of the Knights Hospitaller
(Order of Malta).
, his predecessor as lieutenant, he unsuccessfully protested against the confiscation of Malta
from the Order and Britain's continued rule of the island. In 1822 he organised a volunteer contingent of knights from the Order to assist against the Ottoman Empire
in the Greek War of Independence
, reviving the Order's crusader ideals. The Order's administration was then based in Catania
, too far from the centres of European power and exposed to foreign incursions, so in 1826 Busca moved it to Ferrara
, then within the Papal States
. He was succeeded as lieutenant on his death by Carlo Candida
.
Knights Hospitaller
The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta , also known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta , Order of Malta or Knights of Malta, is a Roman Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble nature. It is the world's...
(Order of Malta).
Life
Descended from the painter Antonio Busca, he belonged to a noble Milanese family and officially entered the Order on 11 March 1779. Like Andrea Di Giovanni y CentellésAndrea Di Giovanni y Centellés
Andrea Di Giovanni y Centellés was an Italian nobleman and lieutenant of the Knights Hospitaller from 1814 until his death.-Life:...
, his predecessor as lieutenant, he unsuccessfully protested against the confiscation of Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
from the Order and Britain's continued rule of the island. In 1822 he organised a volunteer contingent of knights from the Order to assist against the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
in the Greek War of Independence
Greek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between...
, reviving the Order's crusader ideals. The Order's administration was then based in Catania
Catania
Catania is an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily facing the Ionian Sea, between Messina and Syracuse. It is the capital of the homonymous province, and with 298,957 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in Sicily and the tenth in Italy.Catania is known to have a seismic history and...
, too far from the centres of European power and exposed to foreign incursions, so in 1826 Busca moved it to Ferrara
Ferrara
Ferrara is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. It is situated 50 km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north...
, then within the Papal States
Papal States
The Papal State, State of the Church, or Pontifical States were among the major historical states of Italy from roughly the 6th century until the Italian peninsula was unified in 1861 by the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia .The Papal States comprised territories under...
. He was succeeded as lieutenant on his death by Carlo Candida
Carlo Candida
Carlo Candida was a lieutenant of the Sovereign Order of Malta from 1834 to his death, succeeding Antonio Busca.-Life:...
.