Francisco Ximenes de Texada
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Francisco Ximenes de Texada was the 69th Prince
and Grand Master of the Order of Malta from 1773 to 1775. He was regarded by many as highly unpopular and his reign was marked by a revolt of the priests.
Prince of the Church
The term Prince of the Church is nowadays used nearly exclusively for Catholic Cardinals. However the term is historically more important as a generic term for clergymen whose offices hold the secular rank and privilege of a prince or are considered its equivalent...
and Grand Master of the Order of Malta from 1773 to 1775. He was regarded by many as highly unpopular and his reign was marked by a revolt of the priests.