Talk:Knights Hospitaller

Organization

So, this, like many orders of chivalry today is the subject of some confusion and tension. Back on the Wikipedia, I suggested a system for organizing the Hospitallers and several related groups. Not much came of it, but I thought I'd propose a similar plan here:

• Knights Hospitaller (covering the general broad history of the movement from its beginnings in the Holy Land to present)
• Alliance of Orders of St John (a description of the structure and purpose of this group)

• Order of Malta (the Catholic order with extended history from the beginnings to present)

The Four Main Protestant Orders

• Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem (England, etc.)
• Johanniterorden I Sverige (Sweden)
• Johanniter Orde in Nederland (Netherlands)
• Brandenburg Bailiwick (Germany)

The Four non-German Commanderies of the Bailiwick of Brandenburg

• Swiss Commandery of the Order of St John (Switzerland)
• French Commandery of the Order of St John (France)
• Hungarian Commandery of the Order of St John (Hungary)
• Finnish Commandery of the Order of St John (Finland)

Please let me know what you think.--David Boven 17:42, 17 May 2008 (CDT)