Date of Birth
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15-May-1929
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Place of Birth
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London
(England, United Kingdom, Great Britain)
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Nationality
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Also know as
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Fra' Andrew Bertie, Fra' Andrew Willoughby Ninian Bertie, Fra Andrew Bertie
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Fra' Andrew Willoughby Ninian Bertie was the 78th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, serving for nearly 20 years from 1988 until his death in 2008. Bertie was the first Englishman elected Grand Master since 1258.
He never married and had a younger brother. He was the fourth cousin twice removed of Queen Elizabeth II.
On 14 August 2012, The Times of Malta reported that "The process for the beatification of the late Grand Master and Prince Fra' Andrew Willoughby Ninian Bertie is to begin in the coming months".
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