Here is the list of the Grand Masters that commanded the famous Knights Templars. A fuller biography of each Grand Master will come later, but here are some bullet points of the more famous events that occurred during their reign.
Hugh de Payens + - 1118-1136
Hugh de Payens + - 1118-1136
- First Grand Master
- Established Houses in England and Scotland
- Established the Order as an influential military and financial institution
- The 2nd Crusade begins at the latter part of his rule
- Officially abdicated in 1951 and became a monk of Clairvaux
- Ruled during 2nd Crusade
- Died in the Battle of Ascalon on August 16, 1153
- Ruled during 2nd Crusade
- Uncle of St. Bernard of Clairvaux
- Ruled during 2nd Crusade
- Known as the "great reformer of the Order"
- Mysteriously resigned in 1171 as Grand Master
- Won the Battle of Montgisard
- Knights Hospitallers reach a new peak in influence
- Killed during the Seige of Acre on October 1, 1189
- Saw the start of the 3rd Crusade
- Lord of Cyprus - 1191-1192
- Elections were postponed for over a year until he joined the Templar Order
- Ruled during the 3rd Crusade
- Tension increased between the Hospitallers
- Organized and consolidated the Templar possessions in France and Apulia
- Helped uphold the treaty between Saladin and Richard I
- Relations with the Hospitallers is tense
- The rule of the Order of the Temple reached its height in Europe
- 4th Crusade occurred during his reign
- Assisted in the coronation of Jean de Brienne, King of Jerusalem.
- The Order flourished in Spain during this rule
- Ruled during half of the first half of the 5th Crusade
- The relationship between the Hospitallers eased; Hospitallers were led by Guerin de Montaigu
- An effective battlefield leader; Siege of Damietta.
- Saw the 2nd half of the 5th Crusade as well as the 6th Crusade
- Descendant of a previous Grand Master (unknown though)
- Many of his attacks failed and reduced the effectiveness of the Order
- Made a treaty with the Sultan of Damascus
- Defeated during the Battle of La Forbie against the Sultan of Egypt in 1244, but believed to have survived until 1247
- Unsure if actually was elected to be Grand Master or just acted during the captivity of Armand de Périgord
- His tenure was considered a violent one
- Along with the French King and his army seized Damietta; the beginning of the 7th Crusade
- Miraculously escaped after the defeat during the Battle of Mansurah
- Was killed during the Battle of Fariskur
- Was known as a chronicler; created most in-depth, codified records
- Ruled during the latter part of the 7th Crusade
- Initiated cooperation between two other military orders: Knights Hospitallers and Teutonic Knights
- Grand Master during the 8th and 9th Crusade
- Died during the Siege of Acre
- Known as a man of great piety
- Attempted to reorganize the Order
- The last Grand Master
- Met with Western leaders to gain support for another Crusade
- Reigned during the arrest and inquisition of the Templars by King Phillip of France and Pope Clement V
- Burned at the stake on the Isle de Juifs, a small island on the Seine river
* - Killed in Action
+ - Founding member
+ - Founding member
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