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Grand Masters of the Knights Templar
The Grand Master of the Knights Templar was the supreme commander
of the order who was elected by the chapter general, the governing
body of the order. He had absolute authority over all aspects
of the order, including its finances, military operations,
and religious practices. He was also the official representative
of the order to the Pope and other Christian rulers. No definitive
list of the Grand Masters exists, but generally, it is considered
that there were twenty-three men who were nominated to the
position.
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Name |
Tenure |
Cessation |
1 |
Hugues
de Payen |
c.1119–c.1136 |
d.
in office |
2 |
Robert
de Craon |
c.1136–c.1149 |
d.
in office |
3 |
Everard des Barres |
c.1149–c.1152
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d.
in office |
4 |
Bernard de Tremelay |
c.1152–1153 |
k.
in a siege |
5 |
André
de Montbard |
1153–1156 |
d.
in office |
6 |
Bertrand
de Blancfort |
1156–1169 |
d.
in office |
7 |
Philippe
de Nablus |
1169–1171 |
resigned(?) |
8 |
Odo
de St Amand |
c.1171–1179 |
d.
in Muslim prison |
9 |
Arnold
of Torroja |
1181–1184 |
d.
in office |
11 |
Gérard
de Ridefort |
1185–1189 |
k.
in a siege |
12 |
Robert
de Sablé |
1191–1192/3 |
d.
in office |
13 |
Gilbert
Erail |
1194–1200 |
d.
in office |
14 |
Philippe
de Plessis |
1201–1209 |
d.
in office |
15 |
Guillaume
de Chartres |
1210–1218/19 |
d.
in office |
16 |
Pierre
de Montaigu |
1219–1230/32 |
d.
in office |
17 |
Armand
de Périgord |
c.1232–1244 |
d.
in Muslim prison |
18 |
Richard de Bures* |
c.1244–c.1247 |
d.
in office |
19 |
Guillaume
de Sonnac |
c.1247–1250 |
k.
in a siege |
20 |
Reginald
de Vichiers |
1250–1256 |
d.
in office |
21 |
Thomas
Bérard |
1256–1273 |
d.
in office |
22 |
Guillaume
de Beaujeu |
1273–1291 |
k.
in a siege |
23 |
Theobald
Gaudin |
1291–1292/93 |
d.
in office |
24 |
Jacques
de Molay |
c.1293–1314 |
executed |
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Notes
* Usually omitted from other lists.
Sources
Sean Martin. The Knights Templar. Harpenden, Herts.:
Pocket Essentials, 2004.
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