Fra' Ludwig Hoffmann-Rumerstein | |
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Grand Commander of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta | |
In office 31 May 2014 – 1 May 2019 | |
Monarchs |
Matthew Festing Giacomo dalla Torre |
Preceded by | Carlo d'Ippolito di Sant'Ippolito |
Succeeded by | Ruy Gonçalo do Valle Peixoto de Villas Boas |
In office 1994–2004 | |
Monarch | Andrew Bertie |
Preceded by | Matthew Festing |
Succeeded by | Giacomo dalla Torre |
Lieutenant ad interim of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta | |
In office 28 January 2017 – 30 April 2017 | |
Preceded by | Matthew Festing |
Succeeded by | Giacomo dalla Torre |
Personal details | |
Born | Ludwig Franz Xaver Irenäus Joseph Peter Raimund Maria Hoffmann von Rumerstein 21 January 1937 Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria |
Died | 13 December 2022 Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria | (aged 85)
Education |
University of Innsbruck Pontifical Gregorian University |
Fra' Ludwig Hoffmann von Rumerstein (German: [ˈluːtvɪç hɔfman fɔn ˈruːmɐʃtaɪn]; 21 January 1937 – 13 December 2022) was a Grand Commander of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. He was acting head of the order for some months in 2017.
Hoffmann-Rumerstein was the son of Ernst Hoffmann von Rumerstein and of his wife, Baroness Pia Riccabona von Reichenfels. [1] He was baptised with the names Ludwig Franz Xaver Irenäus Joseph Peter Raimund Maria. [1]
Hoffmann-Rumerstein studied law at the University of Innsbruck graduating in 1962. [2] He then studied philosophy at the Pontifical Gregorian University. After he completed his military service, he practised as a lawyer in Innsbruck from 1970 to 2002. [2]
Hoffmann-Rumerstein’s work with the Sovereign Military Order of Malta began as a volunteer. In 1968, he co-founded the Order’s Austrian volunteer corps in North Tyrol. In 1970, he joined the Order as a Knight of Honour and Devotion. From 1971 to 1979 he led the Order’s group of volunteers in Innsbruck. From 1979 to 1986 he was a member of the board of directors of the Malteser Hospitaldienst Austria ( de).
In 1984, Hoffmann-Rumerstein took vows as a Knight of Justice. That same year he was elected a member of the Order’s Sovereign Council. He served as Grand Commander of the Order from 1994 to 2004. He was re-elected Grand Commander in 2014. [3]
From the end of January until the end of April 2017, Hoffmann-Rumerstein was the acting head of the Order, as Lieutenant ad interim, after the resignation of Fra' Matthew Festing as Prince and Grand Master. [4] [5] He retained this office until 29 April 2017, when the Complete Council of State elected Fra' Giacomo dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto as Lieutenant of the Grand Master for a period of one year.
Hoffmann-Rumerstein died in Innsbruck, Tyrol on 13 December 2022, at the age of 85. [6]