On August 24, it was reported that a Facebook group considers that de Valette’s sword (and poniard), which are on display in the Louvre Museum in Paris, rightfully belongs to the Maltese people.

It would be interesting to know why this group considers these relics should belong to the Maltese people when it is a known fact that Napoleon captured the sword and poniard in 1798 from the Order of St John. Surely the Order must be the rightful owners of the relics.

The sword and poniard were placed in the Louvre in about 1840.

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