The Country With NO TERRITORY

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    ▶ In this video I talk about the only country in the world that has no territory: the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, previously known as the Knights Hospitaller. The Order was first established when Italian merchants set up a hospital in, at the time, Muslim-ruled Jerusalem. With the conquest of the Holy City by Europeans - through the First Crusade - the Hospitallers gained an increased role in acting as Knights for the protection of the city, thus adding a military element to their previous one. When Jerusalem fell, they withdrew into Cyprus, but found no way of truly establishing themselves there, therefore beginning to plan a conquest of the famous island of Rhodes. They succeeded in doing so, and it was at this moment that they saw their official establishment as a country 'per se', with the constant support of the Papacy since its establishment. Eventually Rhodes fell to an Ottoman invasion, and the Knights were forced to seek exile in Sicily, at the time ruled by the Spanish Crown. When this happened, the Pope happened to be a member of the Order itself, and so he negotiated with the Spanish king the acquisition of the nearby island of Malta for the Order, who would exist as a Spanish tributary state, altough mostly symbolically. As the Order established itself in Malta, the Ottomans rushed to attack them again, but they were successful in their defense this time and achieved a historical and magnificent victory that begun a golden age in their rule, culminating with an attempt to establish their own colonial empire in the Caribbean, by acquiring some islands off of France. Eventually they began losing influence throughout Europe - first due to the Protestant Reformation, which caused them to lose their properties and respective income in Britain. And then through the French Revolution that caused the same in France. Soon after, Napoleon - another product of the Revolution - invaded Malta on the way to his Egyptian Campaign. And the Knights were forced to surrender and seek exhile in Saint Petersburg. The order disbanded throughout most of Europe, concentrating in Russia - who took the biggest role in financing it and won great influence within it (even seeing Tsar Paul I become Grand-Master). For whatever reason, Sweden offered their island of Gotland to the Knights in exchange for them renouncing their claim on Malta (perhaps to help France), but the Order refused. Eventually they were forced to give up this claim anyway, and so they found themselves without any territory of their own; eventually returning to Italy where Papal protection was renewed, and moving into their old Roman Embassy which now comprises the full extent of their land, effectively being a country with no territory.
    TIMESTAMPS:
    00:00 Intro
    01:51 The origin of the Order
    02:39 Etymology of Hospitaller
    02:47 Papal approval
    03:09 Kingdom of Jerusalem
    04:31 Rivalry with the Templars
    04:41 Fall of Jerusalem
    04:59 Arrival in Cyprus
    05:23 Conquest of Rhodes
    05:36 Becoming a 'Country'
    08:00 Ottoman invasion and loss of Rhodes
    08:30 Hospitaller escape to Sicily
    08:34 Arrival in Malta
    09:30 The Order's influence in Europe
    10:13 Territorial evolution overview
    10:56 Ottoman Siege of Malta
    12:32 Golden Age of the Knights in Malta
    13:06 Hospitaller attempt at a Colonial Empire
    14:06 The start of the Order's demise
    15:32 Loss of property and influence in Europe
    16:05 Napoleon's invasion of Malta
    16:44 Exile in Saint Petersburg
    17:27 Swedish offer of Gotland
    17:52 Definitive loss of Malta
    18:03 Temporary residences throughout Italy
    18:13 Arrival in Rome
    18:28 Renewed Papal support
    19:03 Returning to its original mission
    19:21 Diplomatic Status and relations
    19:47 Stamps, Passports, Currency
    20:06 The Order's mission today
    20:59 Retaining of Sovereignty
    21:34 Summary
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 335

  • @General.Knowledge
    @General.Knowledge  10 місяців тому +85

    *Are there any other interesting examples of countries with strange 'conditions'? Either today or throughout history?*

    • @sillykitsu
      @sillykitsu 10 місяців тому +6

      Sealand first comes to mind for me (although unoriginal) but the less-known ex-country of the Islands of Refreshment (in modern-day Tristan da Cunha) is really interesting

    • @franzo.one.franzo
      @franzo.one.franzo 10 місяців тому +4

      what if italy had never united?

    • @beaumontcassar7411
      @beaumontcassar7411 10 місяців тому +7

      You Can Also add ,that during Napoleon's visit in Malta he stole all of the churches bronze,silver and gold holy materials, also stole the La Vallette's sword that he personally gave to us and took it back to France...to this day they did not return it.

    • @awesomestevie27
      @awesomestevie27 10 місяців тому +2

      the Sikh empire/khalsa raj now called Khalistan
      its also an old empire (19th century) that got annexed and then annexed to a country that gained independence from previous annexure and
      so still annexed as a colony but the old country was not given back when British left instead split between 2 new countries (1947 partition)
      Khalistan created multiple military groups, their own currency and in the 100,000s declared independence in 1986 during an arrests on site curfew in a militarized Panjab
      in every Sikh temple/church (Gurudwara) the calendars from have Khalistan independence day marked on the calendar and the state of Connecticut (US) also recognizes it
      majority of countries do not recognizes it due to ties and trade deals with India, as India plays both sides with Nato countries and being in BRICS although, while media especially social media constantly demonize the movement and downplay or flat out censor the on going sikh genocide, even thru posts and videos from other countries by pressure of the Indian Gov

    • @subraxas
      @subraxas 10 місяців тому +2

      8:00 + 8:30 - So the Rhodes got conquered in 1552, but the Hospitallers retreated to Sicily a couple of years before 1530?
      This doesn't chime!
      Were they capable of time travelling or whatnot? 🙂

  • @theconqueringram5295
    @theconqueringram5295 10 місяців тому +198

    The Hospitallers constructed many magnificent fortifications on Malta after the Great Siege. In fact, the islands were essentially transformed into a giant fortress. Many of their fortifications still exist and some are used for civilian purposes.

    • @General.Knowledge
      @General.Knowledge  10 місяців тому +27

      Very cool! Do you have any examples of the civilian purposes?

    • @theconqueringram5295
      @theconqueringram5295 10 місяців тому +31

      @@General.Knowledge One example is Fort San Salvatore, it's private property now, but was leased to a concrete company for a while before 1982.

    • @rocketsfan05
      @rocketsfan05 10 місяців тому +5

      Yes that was my favorite thing about Malta

    • @longhairdontcare122
      @longhairdontcare122 10 місяців тому +3

      ​@@General.Knowledgelook into star forts in the Atlantic and Caribbean.

    • @yurimangionzammit796
      @yurimangionzammit796 10 місяців тому +6

      I’m Maltese and I’m living in Malta and in Valletta, our capital city , there's a fortification called Forta Sant’ Elmu that has been turned into a heritage site.

  • @matthewspiteri19
    @matthewspiteri19 10 місяців тому +76

    As a Maltese person I am very happy to see videos about this topic. The order are a very important part of our history and we're very proud of it 🇲🇹🇲🇹

  • @ghejnuni
    @ghejnuni 10 місяців тому +72

    As a Maltese Person, this is one of the best explanations I've seen of the history of the SMOM. Unforunatley whilst most schools teach us to be patriotic of their achievements during their time in Malta, we aren't thought that the SMOM still exists, and don't discuss the rest of the fascinating history the SMOM has, apart from mentioning the Great Siege of 1565 over and over again. Super appreciative of the work that went into making this video and the simple yet detailed explanation. Thank you so much!

    • @arkain1
      @arkain1 10 місяців тому +5

      So the Maltese government doesn't invite SMOM members home to commemorate important Maltese historical events?

  • @bananasplit3805
    @bananasplit3805 10 місяців тому +99

    The Gotland offer is so strange. I wonder how it would have worked if they had accpeted the offer and were still there; a Catholic state in the midst of a mainly Protestant and very secular region. Also what role it would have played in the two world wars, the cold war etc.

    • @Gamenetreviews
      @Gamenetreviews 10 місяців тому

      The Teutonic Order controlled Prussia and eventually became protestant and goy worked into the German princely states.

    • @longhairdontcare122
      @longhairdontcare122 10 місяців тому +5

      Alternative history ideals ty. 😊

    • @Polska_Edits
      @Polska_Edits 9 місяців тому +3

      it would have probbaly maintained Neutrality

    • @spamsingles5948
      @spamsingles5948 8 місяців тому +2

      I can't imagine it would have done anything in either war

  • @avi65mapping
    @avi65mapping 10 місяців тому +464

    Me when someone says the Vatican City is the smallest country on Earth:

    • @timcreations8059
      @timcreations8059 10 місяців тому +5

      I literally made my own video about this.

    • @Akinwalesegun
      @Akinwalesegun 10 місяців тому +20

      The smallest state its not really a country

    • @youbanana
      @youbanana 10 місяців тому +6

      sealand???

    • @lsaidane7851
      @lsaidane7851 10 місяців тому +3

      No it is

    • @lsaidane7851
      @lsaidane7851 10 місяців тому +12

      ​@@Akinwaleseguna city state is a country

  • @beaumontcassar7411
    @beaumontcassar7411 10 місяців тому +50

    You Can Also add ,that during Napoleon's visit in Malta he stole all of the churches bronze,silver and gold holy materials, also stole the La Vallette's sword that he personally gave to us and took it back to France...to this day they did not return it.

  • @untruelie2640
    @untruelie2640 8 місяців тому +13

    The Order also runs many local ambulance vehicles/services, at least in my country (Germany). If you think about it, it's amazing that you can call an ambulance and get help from, essentially, a medieval crusader order.

  • @eileenercole9579
    @eileenercole9579 10 місяців тому +17

    Next video should be about the Knight’s Templars

  • @scarrow1304
    @scarrow1304 10 місяців тому +33

    I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse. Charles the 5th

  • @omskc_gb4728
    @omskc_gb4728 10 місяців тому +50

    Monks ✅
    Doctors ✅
    Knights ✅
    Pirates ✅
    oh yeah... it's Hospitallin' time

  • @Ozgur72
    @Ozgur72 10 місяців тому +15

    Fun fact. Hospitallers dismantled and used the remnants of the Mosaleum of Halicarnassos (today's Bodrum) in the construction of their castle. Castle still stands today.

  • @WiluckGD
    @WiluckGD 10 місяців тому +61

    my man just got a country to help

    • @xenstence
      @xenstence 10 місяців тому +7

      more like 1 person

    • @General.Knowledge
      @General.Knowledge  10 місяців тому +26

      It was very surprising how they responded and were so helpful!

    • @WiluckGD
      @WiluckGD 10 місяців тому +5

      @@General.Knowledge yeah, that's honestly really cool how some countries actually respond to single people.

  • @igorsiuda8108
    @igorsiuda8108 10 місяців тому +12

    The Military Order is now more like the Maltese-Italian foundation with a long history. Nowadays, it helps children to prevent and fight with serious and rare illnesses (like AIDS/HIV or SMA) and disabilities (like amputation or autism). It's now headquartered in Rome, Italy and has two currencies: traditional Scudo and modern Euro.

  • @hasantumen24
    @hasantumen24 10 місяців тому +7

    In addition to their extraterritorial possessions in Rome, the Order also owns the upper part of the Fort St. Angelo in Malta since 1998

  • @user-wc9vy4oc5h
    @user-wc9vy4oc5h 10 місяців тому +14

    A video about the Teutonic Order would be interesting as well.

  • @awedelen1
    @awedelen1 10 місяців тому +39

    This was an interesting topic and Malta looks like it’s a beautiful island.

    • @parkex
      @parkex 10 місяців тому +6

      Their huge castle still existing on Rhodes is awesome too

    • @awedelen1
      @awedelen1 10 місяців тому +4

      @@parkex I’ve been to Rhodes and seen a few of the ruins there, but not to Malta. I agree.

    • @parkex
      @parkex 10 місяців тому +3

      @@awedelen1 Have to visit Malta too one day, my 2nd cousin was there this week.

    • @ewanlannigan6815
      @ewanlannigan6815 10 місяців тому +4

      Malta IS a beautiful place, I have been fortunate enough to have visited many time and look forward too returning again some time

    • @DevinLiberty
      @DevinLiberty 6 місяців тому +2

      Needs more trees

  • @basiliskallianos9992
    @basiliskallianos9992 10 місяців тому +9

    in greece we call Rhodes the island of the knights

  • @seangallagher5695
    @seangallagher5695 10 місяців тому +34

    Am I the only one who thinks it’s crazy that a knightly order from the Flipping CRUSADES still exists and has existed continuously since them?!

    • @untruelie2640
      @untruelie2640 8 місяців тому +8

      No :D In my country (Germany), they run some of the ambulance services, so if you call an ambulance there is a decent chance that you get help from a real medieval crusader order. (The medics are of course not members of the order but ordinary employees, but still - the order runs the organisation)

    • @daniele8484
      @daniele8484 7 місяців тому +4

      ​​@@untruelie2640I discovered that they run some ambulances because I saw one of those in Monza (Italy) one week ago.
      I was excited to see their logo and SMOM on the side of the ambulance.
      It's so cool they have some also in Germany, and I assume they have others in other states too at this point.

    • @untruelie2640
      @untruelie2640 7 місяців тому +4

      @@daniele8484 Technically there are even two orders running ambulances in Germany. One is the (obviously catholic) Order of Malta, the other are the Johanniter (referring to St. John, the patron saint of the original hospital of the Knights Hospitaller in Jerusalem), who were originally the north german section of the Order of Malta and who broke away and became protestant after the reformation.

    • @daniele8484
      @daniele8484 7 місяців тому +1

      @@untruelie2640 Ahhh I didn't know that. Thank you so much for your explanation. Dankeschön :)

    • @feliciaf8
      @feliciaf8 6 місяців тому

      that's awesome@@daniele8484

  • @leontrotsky7816
    @leontrotsky7816 10 місяців тому +13

    "What is it, Harry?"
    "The stuff that dreams are made of." - The Maltese Falcon, 1941

  • @susbearthedetektivebear6890
    @susbearthedetektivebear6890 10 місяців тому +10

    Bro got a whole country to help him in a video💀

  • @rickbazz7454
    @rickbazz7454 10 місяців тому +15

    Very interesting! I was asked to join the order about 10 years ago and I ended up not joining because I moved to New Zealand for work. I was aware of it but I did not know their history in such a detailed way! Thank you! :)

    • @longhairdontcare122
      @longhairdontcare122 10 місяців тому

      You in construction of the subterranean type?

    • @rickbazz7454
      @rickbazz7454 10 місяців тому

      @@longhairdontcare122 what?

    • @toasty6570
      @toasty6570 10 місяців тому

      @@rickbazz7454 he probably believes the order is a cult controlling the world building subterranean structures and stuff

    • @timf162
      @timf162 9 місяців тому +1

      Looks like there are a dozen or so knights in New Zealand. They look like they are part of the SMOM association in Australia.

    • @rickbazz7454
      @rickbazz7454 9 місяців тому +2

      @@timf162 I'm in Australia now, i might have a look, thanks!

  • @OscarPlymouth
    @OscarPlymouth 10 місяців тому +14

    Super interesting video about such a complex history of this Order. I realised they had been in Jerusalem and Malta, but not that they were still active as an organisation (sans territory). Wow!👍

  • @imurrx
    @imurrx 9 місяців тому +4

    This may explain why my mom had 2% Maltese DNA. Her mother was from an island not far from Rhodes

    • @DevinLiberty
      @DevinLiberty 6 місяців тому

      DNA is a hoax, and cannot possibly tell you about what precise location a lineage was at. How would an island be imprinted into genetics? Don't be stooopdid.

    • @the_roman_emperor_fisheater
      @the_roman_emperor_fisheater 2 місяці тому +1

      @@DevinLiberty the people from different areas have different bits of DNA so if someone lived in greece they would have slightly different DNA to someone in china and therefore if you look at the DNA then you will find these greece specific differences and know the person is genetically greek you can do this with anyone and you will be able to find what their ethnicity [or atleast majority ethnicity] is

  • @mariajoaoferrazdeabreu150
    @mariajoaoferrazdeabreu150 10 місяців тому +1

    Congrats. Always learning with this channel

  • @asuka7309
    @asuka7309 10 місяців тому +6

    Some of these stories are getting it backwards, for example with the Caribbean Islands "the order" did not get them because of its influence in France. They got them because de Poincy was, besides a hospitaller, still also a French nobleman who also worked for France. He worked in the French navy, his older brother was in the service of the king's younger brother, and other members of their family were part of the colonial administration of Canada. De Poincy was sent to the Caribbean in the service of France, it's only that once he arrived he decided he wanted to start acting like he didn't have any obligations to the king and when a replacement was sent he rebelled.
    It was only years after his appointment that the order got involved and de Poincy had to convince them to pay for the colonies so that he could continue to rule. The order then also tried to replace him as governor but he rebelled again. The order never had any real interest in the Caribbean which is why they sold it back the second he died.

  • @foundationgamer9771
    @foundationgamer9771 10 місяців тому +10

    Wouldn't some governments in exile count as governments without territory?

    • @slook7094
      @slook7094 7 місяців тому +2

      Difference is those governments aren't recognized. SMOM is.

  • @david09083
    @david09083 10 місяців тому

    Tolles Video! Sehr interessant.

  • @HippoLesb
    @HippoLesb 10 місяців тому +9

    if anyone is interested I enjoy providing tourists with places to go around my homeland of Malta, especially the niche places people wouldn't be aware of

  • @jimmartin156
    @jimmartin156 10 місяців тому +8

    Really entertaining. As they all are. Kudos.

  • @darrinwebber4077
    @darrinwebber4077 10 місяців тому +7

    The SMOM is one of the entities which I am modelling my project nation hobby on.
    There is current dispute with Vatican whether the Order is actually Sovereign.

  • @MRMixedup
    @MRMixedup 10 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for covering Malta in a video, our history is quite underrated tbh.

  • @MoonSt0n3_
    @MoonSt0n3_ 10 місяців тому +43

    A nation was founded in Jerusalem and got dispersed over the diaspora. Sounds familar.

    • @lionelhutz5137
      @lionelhutz5137 10 місяців тому +3

      Oy vey

    • @ikengaspirit3063
      @ikengaspirit3063 10 місяців тому +5

      its not a nation tho a country. there is no ethnic identity attached to it.

    • @feliciaf8
      @feliciaf8 6 місяців тому +1

      not a nation tho

  • @Idk-ys7rt
    @Idk-ys7rt 10 місяців тому +4

    Interesting Topic General Knowledge!!!

    • @General.Knowledge
      @General.Knowledge  10 місяців тому +1

      Thank you!

    • @Idk-ys7rt
      @Idk-ys7rt 10 місяців тому +1

      @@General.Knowledge Thank you for creating such great videos.

  • @colintwyning9614
    @colintwyning9614 10 місяців тому +1

    very interesting video. 1.09 i wonder why that old map had Malta "upsidedown". Valletta has some amazing historical architecture.

  • @aidcrafter1066
    @aidcrafter1066 10 місяців тому +4

    There are still passports of it and there are many fortifications in Malta

  • @bluespeedrail7731
    @bluespeedrail7731 9 місяців тому

    This is an amazing video.

  • @Kurogane-san
    @Kurogane-san 10 місяців тому +8

    Parabéns pelo vídeo. Teu canal se tornou numa biblioteca em vídeo. E, embora haja pequenas correções, a quantidade de detalhes é realmente incrível.
    Parabéns 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

  • @lachbullen8014
    @lachbullen8014 10 місяців тому +10

    The answer is simple Malta is a tropical paradise where the nights can get a suntan and sip on margaritas why the Gotland On the upper hand you're likely to become a local tourist attraction as you freeze the death.😂😂😂😅

  • @jeremy1860
    @jeremy1860 10 місяців тому +10

    Always wanted to visit Malta one day 😊

    • @General.Knowledge
      @General.Knowledge  10 місяців тому +4

      Me too!

    • @archstanton6102
      @archstanton6102 10 місяців тому +1

      It is beautiful. 3 World Heritage Sites. So much history. Good food, nice weather.
      I was there for my birthday in 2008.

    • @ewanlannigan6815
      @ewanlannigan6815 10 місяців тому

      I love Malta 🇲🇹 such a beautiful place can't wait to get back

    • @mcr15t1na
      @mcr15t1na 10 місяців тому

      Malta was beautiful a few years ago. What you're going to see if you visit now is mostly construction, cranes, crowded places, cars and everything alike. It has basically lost it's soul. All of this history gone with the wind...

  • @jordi6795
    @jordi6795 10 місяців тому +3

    What a fascinating history, I've read quite a few about the SMOM and its curious, peculiar and specific situation, and still find difficult to truly understand how this entity exists and works, thanks btw to the video that really helps to understand some of the details. As I understand, correct me if I'm wrong, or further explanations are very welcome on this topic, the SMOM would be some sort of warring party at the very beginning of its foundation, and what in another place and situation would become the ruling elite of a country, they had the ability to maintain an integrity and remain after different wars, though loosing their possessions (which in other contexts would lead to the disappearance or disbanding of such aforementioned elites), they survived becoming some sort of semi-nomadic small and compact society... 🤔

  • @aviationmw
    @aviationmw 10 місяців тому +1

    Yes, another video!

  • @josueveguilla9069
    @josueveguilla9069 10 місяців тому +7

    Malta is Love, Malta is Life

  • @Hession0Drasha
    @Hession0Drasha 10 місяців тому +31

    Can you imagine if they became officially located in the metaverse 😂

  • @juliosilveira7891
    @juliosilveira7891 10 місяців тому +7

    I would pass by the sumptuous seaside Castle that interrupts the beach promenade in Cascais and wonder how come the Order of Malta (after realising it was not Malta the country) could afford such an ambassador's residence when they couldn't afford themselves a territory. Then I remembered that the Order of Malta had financed Vasco da Gama exploits and so on...

  • @_threedog_3318
    @_threedog_3318 10 місяців тому +1

    Can you do Teutonic knights next ? if you want of course

  • @kl625
    @kl625 10 місяців тому +2

    Nice

  • @andrescgomezp
    @andrescgomezp 10 місяців тому +1

    13:48 it's like another Malta but upside down

  • @ChrisFan890
    @ChrisFan890 10 місяців тому +1

    Good afternoon 😊

    • @Idk-ys7rt
      @Idk-ys7rt 10 місяців тому +1

      Good afternoon

  • @jamesfry8983
    @jamesfry8983 10 місяців тому +6

    Malta has never been taken by any other country, it truly is a fortress island .

  • @csolisr
    @csolisr 10 місяців тому +2

    Well... teeeeechnically speaking they do have a pair of territories, in those two buildings in Rome where they're housed

  • @o_s-24
    @o_s-24 10 місяців тому +5

    These guys had the most diverse rulers in the world

    • @DevinLiberty
      @DevinLiberty 6 місяців тому

      and Knight of Malta members are NFL team owners (all of them), top officials of The Pentagon, and presidents.

  • @APJTA
    @APJTA 10 місяців тому +4

    I find the division of southern France into the langues of Provence and Auvergne interesting. Nowadays, Provençal and Auvergnat are thought of as dialects of occitan. I wonder how it arose?

    • @konradvonschnitzeldorf6506
      @konradvonschnitzeldorf6506 10 місяців тому

      Regionalism was a lot stronger back then.

    • @ldubt4494
      @ldubt4494 10 місяців тому

      While castilian and portugues were treated as 1. Weird

    • @konradvonschnitzeldorf6506
      @konradvonschnitzeldorf6506 10 місяців тому

      @@ldubt4494 Thing is, the core of crusaders and by extention the Order was mostly french. For them, the differences between aragonese and castlians must have been harder to see.

  • @safebox36
    @safebox36 10 місяців тому +6

    I always find this interesting.
    The Vatican is considered, by the UN, as an organisation with territory. And the Sovereign Order is considered as an organisation with extraterritorial claims.
    Yet both can issue legally recognised passports and are granted more diplomatic freedoms than other organisations like the Red Cross or Interpol.

  • @samuelabelamedici1982
    @samuelabelamedici1982 10 місяців тому +3

    Proud to be Maltese🔴⚪ You thought certain things that not even I knew.

  • @gregcampwriter
    @gregcampwriter 10 місяців тому

    The first year's tribute to Chuck V turned out to be troublesome.

  • @Jayn0x
    @Jayn0x 10 місяців тому +7

    And it’s almost recognized by every country in the world

    • @Luredreier
      @Luredreier 10 місяців тому +1

      Not most protestant countries of Europe it seems.

    • @Luredreier
      @Luredreier 10 місяців тому +2

      @@InsertAccount I'm a atheist, but trust me, the history of what denominations have dominated in what country is definitely *not* irrelevant.
      And religion is *extremely* important even today.
      It explains the difference between Lutheran Scandinavia and mostly Baptist southern US, the Quakers around Pennsylvania with their culture of religious tolerance. The Catholics in southern Europe etc...
      You'll see patterns in the economies of countries, in their values and mindsets etc.

    • @flaglag7672
      @flaglag7672 10 місяців тому

      ​@@InsertAccountCommunism is more irrelevant than religion nowadays. Cope bro

    • @archstanton6102
      @archstanton6102 10 місяців тому

      ​@InsertAccount If religion became irrelevant in 19th Century why were there so many wars and genocides based on religion in 20th and 21st centuries?

    • @archstanton6102
      @archstanton6102 10 місяців тому

      @@InsertAccount If you really think that then you don't understand humanit and the power of belief and fanaticism.
      I am.an atheist but religion is the most important thing in billions of people's lives.

  • @justincauchi443
    @justincauchi443 8 місяців тому

    Small correction - Italian not French was the official language in Malta during the Hospitaller rule

  • @Trebor-17
    @Trebor-17 10 місяців тому +2

    The symbol of Malta derives from that of Amalfi

  • @hjalmarfreidenvall1655
    @hjalmarfreidenvall1655 10 місяців тому

    Neat

  • @WildcatRene
    @WildcatRene 10 місяців тому

    How much does this order compare with the knights of the Templars or the Knights of the Tetonic order?

    • @konradvonschnitzeldorf6506
      @konradvonschnitzeldorf6506 10 місяців тому +2

      In the beginning in Jerusalem they were quite comparable. Difference was mostly the Hospital itself. The Germans also had one but they started out the whole "country" thing sooner

  • @Sanandaj_geo
    @Sanandaj_geo 10 місяців тому

    You did Sweden territorial expansion, please also do Vatican one's

  • @samwill7259
    @samwill7259 10 місяців тому +5

    Does...the order still claim Malta? How do they reckon with the self determination of the Maltese people?
    What do the Maltese think about this?
    A name change might be in order, is my point

    • @TigerofRobare
      @TigerofRobare 10 місяців тому +6

      No. The video notes they were forced to give up their claim to Malta at the Congress of Vienna. I believe the Order and the Republic have diplomatic relations.

    • @samwill7259
      @samwill7259 10 місяців тому +5

      @@TigerofRobare Fair enough. So long as there's no bad blood on either side I suppose it makes for good trivia

    • @Bustycat
      @Bustycat 10 місяців тому +3

      @@TigerofRobareNow the Order even has diplomatic relationships with a few Islamic countries

    • @G.A.C_Preserve
      @G.A.C_Preserve 10 місяців тому

      @@samwill7259 you're ignorance

  • @monarchistheadcrab8819
    @monarchistheadcrab8819 10 місяців тому

    Big Boss would be proud

  • @mcr15t1na
    @mcr15t1na 10 місяців тому

    And yet... now, all of this history 'gone' with the wind... Malta was beautiful a few years ago.
    What you're going to see if you visit now is mostly construction, cranes, crowded places, cars and everything alike. It has lost it's soul.

  • @mabidabid467
    @mabidabid467 10 місяців тому +2

    When I first saw the Malta flag I didn.t see any maltease cross

    • @ewanlannigan6815
      @ewanlannigan6815 10 місяців тому +1

      The Maltese cross is not actually on the national flag of Malta, rather in the top left there is the George Cross, and this has been on the flag as it was awarded to the nation during Second World War by King George VI

  • @inigo98tolome
    @inigo98tolome 10 місяців тому +1

    I’m in Amalfi while Watching this Video 😅

  • @hypercomms2001
    @hypercomms2001 10 місяців тому

    Is this the same as the knights of Malta?

  • @Pedro_delta
    @Pedro_delta 10 місяців тому +1

    When i was in rome i had seen the Malta oder headquarter

    • @General.Knowledge
      @General.Knowledge  10 місяців тому +1

      Nice! Is it possible to go inside and visit?

    • @Pedro_delta
      @Pedro_delta 10 місяців тому +1

      @@General.Knowledge acho que não

  • @theMultiJawee
    @theMultiJawee 10 місяців тому

    Perhaps I missed it, but do they have a population?

  • @mehere8299
    @mehere8299 10 місяців тому

    Just to let you know: the flashing in this video just set off my seizure alarm.

    • @General.Knowledge
      @General.Knowledge  10 місяців тому +1

      Sorry to hear this! Could you specify which timestamp it was (if it doesn't cause you to have to watch it again, of course). I'll take this into account for future videos and avoid using it.

    • @trago034
      @trago034 10 місяців тому

      11:40

  • @jhaarbur
    @jhaarbur 10 місяців тому

    In terms of countries with "strange" and/or unique conditions both today and from the past (in no particular order): Andorra, The Vatican City, Israel, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Principality of Seborga, Sealand, Conch Republic, Afro-Bolivian Kingdom, Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia, Pirate Republic, Neutral Moresnet/Amekijo, Liechtenstein, Belgium, Kingdom of Elba, Kingdom of Minerva, St. Martin/Sint Maarten, Haiti, Mormon Kingdom of Beaver Island (Lake Michigan), Republic of Canada (not to be confused with Canada as we know it), Sagallo Colony, Empire of Elba, Birobidzhan Oblast, Tannu Tuva, Freetown Christiania, State of Muskogee, Somaliland, Transnistria, Couto Mixto, Prussia...while there are more, I am stopping right before I give you all a heart attack lol.
    *Another topic that would be good for a video unto itself: Describe the difference between Irish and Scots-Irish? (*I know what it is, but I think that would be a good thing to investigate as well)

  • @WWFCOHIO
    @WWFCOHIO 10 місяців тому

    I own a 2 Scudi minted in 1964 from the order of Malta

  • @tbmedia8365
    @tbmedia8365 10 місяців тому

    Do a video on CAPE VERDE

    • @General.Knowledge
      @General.Knowledge  10 місяців тому +1

      Sure! Any specific angle you would like to see?

    • @juliosilveira7891
      @juliosilveira7891 10 місяців тому +1

      Yes! The war on independence and the plan to be a country along with Guinea. Or perhaps the concoction of Kriole language and why is it the base of Papiamento in Curaçao

    • @tbmedia8365
      @tbmedia8365 10 місяців тому

      @@General.Knowledge The whole history of it honestly. To the demographic of the people on how Europeans first mixed with outside of its race for the first time to how the Portuguese used it as a auction block for slavery just everything I’m very interested in the whole thing

    • @tbmedia8365
      @tbmedia8365 10 місяців тому

      @@juliosilveira7891 exactly!!

  • @bufferingsign
    @bufferingsign 10 місяців тому +2

    Hello

  • @tosche774
    @tosche774 7 місяців тому

    How do people get the citizenship of that country?

  • @eastvilleholdingscorporate7881
    @eastvilleholdingscorporate7881 9 місяців тому

    Man was legit sponsored by Malta

  • @yoloswaggins7121
    @yoloswaggins7121 10 місяців тому +4

    How can they be a country if they have no territory? Surely owning territory is a prerequisite for being a country.

    • @General.Knowledge
      @General.Knowledge  10 місяців тому +10

      I think their current status is directly connected to their historical one. They are an exception to the rule.

    • @TigerofRobare
      @TigerofRobare 10 місяців тому +4

      Much like the Holy See, they're considered a "sovereign subject of international law". They aren't, strictly speaking, a country, but they possess sovereignty. In strict Westphalian terms they're sovereign because they're recognized as sovereign, but ultimately they predate the Treaty of Westphalia by 400 years or so.

    • @Luredreier
      @Luredreier 10 місяців тому +3

      Technically the requirement isn't land but recognition from other countries.
      You can hold land without being a country and you can be a country without holding land.
      What matters is how many countries that recognize your existence.

    • @terryz935
      @terryz935 10 місяців тому +4

      SMH
      Did you not watch the video?

    • @brunoir283
      @brunoir283 10 місяців тому +2

      @@TigerofRobarethey aren't countries. regardless of speaking strictly or not. they simply are something different. they are very specifically called "non-state subjects of the international law" or "sovereign entities of the international law". it the counterpart to "state subjects of the international law". this is very specifically the distinguishing factor.

  • @darriendastar3941
    @darriendastar3941 10 місяців тому +10

    Please don't take this as a criticism. It's just a tiny matter of English pronunciation for two words. Hospitalier is one of those English words that has survived as a mongrel mix of Freench and English from medieval times. Like the word 'hotelier', hospitalier is pronounced 'hospital-ee-err' with the French inflection on the end. It's a specific pronunciation for all the various orders of knights hospitalier in England (not that there are many of them.
    The other word is 'beatitude'. Just to confuse foreigners, it's pronounced 'bee-attitude'.
    Again, this isn't a criticism. Your English is better than at least 85 per cent of the inhabitants of the UK and your accent is only slight, but utterly dreamy to English ears.
    Apart from that nit-picking, this was fascinating - it was a subject I'd never considered before. Thank you so much for making this video. I'm ending the week knowing a lot more than I did yesterday. Thank you again so much.

    • @General.Knowledge
      @General.Knowledge  10 місяців тому +2

      Thanks for the correction! :) And thanks for watching!

    • @timf162
      @timf162 9 місяців тому

      The word is actually hospitaller, not “hospitalier”. There is no “i” near the end. It is not pronounced with an “ee er” sound.

    • @timf162
      @timf162 9 місяців тому

      There is also only one recognized Hospitaller order in England, and that is the Most Venerable Order of St. John, which is a sister order to SMOM and the Johanniter Orden.

  • @JS-sh2tq
    @JS-sh2tq 10 місяців тому +1

    You can't blame the Maltese for not liking that a bunch of European aristocratics lorded it over them in a feudal manner for 250 years; the Napoleonic code was better. Old Bony looted the Order's accumulated treasures to fund his campaigns. In 1998, the independent Maltese government handed over the upper part of Fort St. Angelo in Birgu, a citadel at the entrance of the Grand Harbour which was the order's HQ during the Great Seige. So they have a toe-hold there today.

  • @beaumontcassar7411
    @beaumontcassar7411 10 місяців тому

    It use be very nice and peaceful in Malta

  • @Duolingo12373
    @Duolingo12373 10 місяців тому

    Can u explain about azawad(African non recognised country)

  • @davidharris4101
    @davidharris4101 10 місяців тому

    Nigeria, from Lagos?

  • @danielpikc3466
    @danielpikc3466 10 місяців тому

    What if we call it a government in exile?

  • @arushmishra9514
    @arushmishra9514 10 місяців тому

    My bestie saying he is a geography expert

  • @cleitopson
    @cleitopson 10 місяців тому

    15:02 pffffttttt pinto

  • @barrankobama4840
    @barrankobama4840 10 місяців тому +1

    French was not the official language of the order, was its diplomatic language in the XVIII century, but that was the case for the whole Europe.

  • @arjaygee
    @arjaygee 10 місяців тому +1

    The stress in "hospitaller" is on the first syllable. The "a" is pronounced as schwa, as it is unstressed.

  • @seangallagher5695
    @seangallagher5695 10 місяців тому

    Maybe they could ask for a bit of Rhodes or Malta? Or they could try returning to their short lived colonies in the Caribbean!

  • @AbdulAhad-cy9pt
    @AbdulAhad-cy9pt 10 місяців тому

    Do the top 10 most spoken languages in the world by total number of speakers

  • @fanteasy7399
    @fanteasy7399 10 місяців тому +2

    An entire country helped him, interesting

  • @Kameruner
    @Kameruner 10 місяців тому +1

    Assassin's Creed Lore IRL

  • @TheGreenViewer456
    @TheGreenViewer456 10 місяців тому +2

    Day 3 of the petition for General knowledge to Sponsor the Estonian & Finnish governments For donations to Unify Helsenki & Tallin Kinda

    • @General.Knowledge
      @General.Knowledge  10 місяців тому +2

      I think it would take a sponsorship a little out of my budget

  • @BlueGamerRoblox
    @BlueGamerRoblox 10 місяців тому

    Jien Malti

  • @ryanbradley3293
    @ryanbradley3293 10 місяців тому +3

    It literally says: 1 view, 21 seconds ago.

    • @Nonamer69420
      @Nonamer69420 10 місяців тому +1

      Now it says 445 views,8 min ago.

    • @Aqzw
      @Aqzw 10 місяців тому

      Nobody cares

    • @Nonamer69420
      @Nonamer69420 10 місяців тому +1

      Then why are you commenting?

    • @jegorsstrigalovs8494
      @jegorsstrigalovs8494 10 місяців тому

      For me it shows some of the comments to be older than the video itself (this comment 18 minutes ago, video 14 minutes ago, wtf)

    • @PacificPacifist
      @PacificPacifist 10 місяців тому

      yt doesn’t update its view counts live, so any figures you see likely aren’t totally accurate

  • @sirdarklust
    @sirdarklust 9 місяців тому

    So, are they the smallest country in the world? Even more than Vatican State?

  • @kellymcbright5456
    @kellymcbright5456 10 місяців тому +1

    You might discuss the tricky question how "sovereign" the sovereign order really is. Since it's head is subject to the pope. Doesn't that rather make it appear as a kind of satellite state?

    • @ikengaspirit3063
      @ikengaspirit3063 10 місяців тому +1

      eh, doesn't canada have a similar de jure situation to the king of england?.

    • @kellymcbright5456
      @kellymcbright5456 10 місяців тому

      @@ikengaspirit3063 I did not think about that in the moment. But i think, the relationship between the pope and the order is tighter. The pope appoints the head of the order, who is not just a symbol figure as the royal governor in canada, but even the head of government.

    • @ikengaspirit3063
      @ikengaspirit3063 10 місяців тому

      @@kellymcbright5456 The Grand Master of the Hospitaliers has traditionally been elected. That's how they were able to elect an Orthodox Tzar which the Pope didn't like.
      Now certainly the grand master of the hospitaliers isn't always elected and sometimes appointed by the Pope. The restoration of the office of grand order was done by appointment and since then some have been appointed and some have been elected.
      So in summary, the Pope sometimes appoints the leader and the leader is sometimes elected so I guess it is more control than the King of England has over Canada but still not exactly the leader completely under the control of the Pope.

    • @kellymcbright5456
      @kellymcbright5456 10 місяців тому

      @@ikengaspirit3063 Ok, i once researched and the current one had been appointed. I have also been employed to the protestant track of the order, and we learned it in a seminary.

  • @yrv9228
    @yrv9228 10 місяців тому

    The perfect nation doesn't exi-

  • @joshuayang0331
    @joshuayang0331 10 місяців тому +1

    The real smallest country in the world: Order of Malta! Which has 0 nm^2 of territory! Smaller than an atom!

  • @gillmonsta
    @gillmonsta 10 місяців тому +2

    Malt vinegar