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A city founded by a leader of this group was later given the title “Civitas Invicta” (“CHIV-it-as in-VIC-ta”) after another force failed to capture it. One leader of this group secured a reluctant audience with the dying Pope Adrian VI where they were given the monarchical title Defender of the Faith. (-5[1])This group was granted many assets from a rival group in the bull Ad providam after that rival was condemned by the bull Vox in excelso (“vox in ex-CHEL-so”). In one engagement, this group was aided by the (*) “Grande (“GRAN-day”) Soccorso”. (10[1])When establishing one stronghold, this group fortified the Petronium using pieces from the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. (10[2])After a siege by Suleiman I, Philippe Villiers de L’Isle-Adam (“vee-YEHR duh leel a-DAHM”) oversaw this group’s relocation from Rhodes. For 10 points, name this Catholic military order victorious at the 1565 Ottoman Great Siege of Malta, founded to care for poor and sick pilgrims. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Knights Hospitaller [or Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, or Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani (accept either underlined portion), or Fraternitas Hospitalaria] (The city in the first line is Senglea in Malta, founded by Claude de la Sengle.)
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