Guillaume Caoursin presents his, Obsidionis Rhodiae urbis descriptio (The Siege of Rhodes), to Grand Master d'Aubusson. Pierre d'Aubusson (1423 - July 3, 1503) was a Grand Master of the order of St. John of Jerusalem (the Knights Hospitaller) and a zealous opponent of the Ottoman Empire.

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Grand Master Pierre d'Aubusson, 15th Century

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