List of Knights Templar
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This is a list of some members of the Knights Templar
Knights Templar
The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon , commonly known as the Knights Templar, the Order of the Temple or simply as Templars, were among the most famous of the Western Christian military orders...

, a powerful Christian military order during the time of the Crusades
Crusades
The Crusades were a series of religious wars, blessed by the Pope and the Catholic Church with the main goal of restoring Christian access to the holy places in and near Jerusalem...

. At peak, the Order had approximately 20,000 members.

Early members

  • Hugues de Payens
  • Godfrey de Saint-Omer
  • Hugues de Champagne
  • Boleslavus Soltan
  • Fulk V, Count of Anjou, occurs 1119, 1120 or 1121

England

  • Robert of St Albans (d. 1187), converted to Islam and married Saladin's niece, according to Roger of Howden
  • Sir Ralph St. Leger (1186–1202)
  • Sir Ralph St. Leger served with his father
  • Sir Roger St. Leger, Master Templar 1216
  • Sir Hugh de Paduinan (1187–1209)
  • Richard Mallebeench
  • Geoffrey son of Stephen, occurs 1180/1185
  • Gilbert of Hogestan, caught stealing money from the Saladin tithe
    Saladin tithe
    The Saladin tithe, or the Aid of 1188, was a tax, or more specifically a tallage, levied in England and to some extent in France in 1188, in response to the capture of Jerusalem by Saladin in 1187.-Background:...

    , 1188
  • Sir William Back, 1190(Served with sons William, Rafe Died 1192)
  • Thomas Berard,~1200
  • Sir Steven Delorme,~1203
  • Aymeric de St. Maur, occurs 1200, 1205, 1216.He died abroad.
  • Sir William de Harcourt, 1216. Fought at Siege of Damietta.
  • Alan Marcell, occurs 1220 and 1228
  • Amberaldus, occurs 1229
  • Robert Mounford, 1234
  • Robert Saunforde,1231, 1232,1234,1239–40,1247
  • Rocelin de Fosse, 1250 1253
  • Lord Fenriese Welch II, 1182-1187 uncompiled information
  • Paul Raymond de Pinson (in Templar's Past, quoted), 1254
  • Amadeus de Morestello,1254, 1258–9
  • Imbert Peraut, occurs 1267 1269
  • William de Beaulieu 1274
  • Robert Turvile,1277,1281, (Footnote 165) 1285–6, and 1289
  • Guy de Foresta, 1290, 1293, and 1294
  • James de Molay, 1297
  • Brian le Jay,1298, died 1298
  • William de la More, occurs 1298, and at the suppression
  • Elyas de Rolveston, occurs 1270
  • William de Ferrers, occurs 1166
  • William Ashuertus, occurs 1169
  • William de Bacheur, occurs 1228
  • Richard De Champagne'Of Edmund , Welch, Godfrey )occurs 1181-1199
  • Sir John Sames 1301 -
  • Sir Jeremiah Brock 1302-?
  • Lord Daniel Whiting 1303-1303

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France

  • Marcus Adrienn LeBlanc
  • Sir Geoffrey de Charney
  • Sir Jean De St. Leger (1096)
  • Payen de Montdidier (1130)
  • Robert de Craon (died in 1147)
  • Everard des Barres
    Everard des Barres
    Everard des Barres was the third Grand Master of the Knights Templar from 1147 to 1151....

     (1143–1147)
  • Guillaume Pavet (1160–1161)
  • Geoffroy Foucher (1171)
  • David de Rancourt (1171–1175)
  • Eustache le Chien (1175–1179)
  • Robert de Miliaco (1190)
  • Raoul de Montliard (1192–1193)
  • Gilbert Erail (1196)
  • Arn Fredrik LeBlanc (1203)
  • André de Coulours (1204)
  • Guillaume Oeil-de-Boeuf (1207)
  • André de Coulours (1208–1219)
  • Guillaume de l'Aigle (1222)
  • Fr. Aimard (1222–1223)
  • Eudes Royier (1225)
  • Olivier de la Roche (1225–1228)
  • Pons d'Albon (1229)
  • Robert de Lille (1234)
  • Pons d'Albon (1236–1240)
  • Fr. Damase (lieut.) (1241–1242)
  • Renaud de Vichier (1242–1249)
  • Gui de Basenville (1251–1253)
  • Fabienn Deon LeBlanc (1253-1258
  • Foulques de Saint-Michel (1256–1258)
  • Humbert de Pairaud (1261–1264)
  • Amaury de la Roche (1265–1271)
  • Jean le Francois (1277–1281)
  • Guillaume de Mallay (1286)
  • Hugues de Pairaud (1291–1294)
  • Matthew John Norris (1294–1299)
  • Gérard de Villiers ( 1299–1307)
  • Jerar de Poitous (1307)

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Les commandeurs de Richerenches

  1. Arnaud de Bedos (1136–1138)
  2. Gérard de Montpierre (1138_1139)
  3. Hugues de Bourbouton (1139–1141)
  4. Hugues de Panaz (1141–1144)
  5. Hugues de Bourbouton (1145–1151)
  6. Déodat de l'Etang (1151–1161)
  7. Guillaume de Biais (1161)
  8. Déodat de l'Etang (1162–1173)
  9. Foulques de Bras (1173–1179)
  10. Pierre Itier (1179)
  11. Hugolin (1180–1182)
  12. Raimond (1200–1203)
  13. Déodat de Bruissac (1205–1212)
  14. Jeremy Bermond (1216–1220)
  15. David Potterific (1220-1230)
  16. Bertrand de la Roche (1230)
  17. Roustan de Comps (1232)
  18. Raymond Seguis (1244)
  19. Raymond de Chambarrand (1260–1280)
  20. Ripert Dupuy (1280–1288)
  21. Nicholis Laseter (1288–1300)
  22. Pons d'Alex (1300–1304)
  23. Raimbaud Alziari (1304)
  24. Guillaume Hugolin (1308)
  25. Robert De Sable Master (1191–1193)


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Les Commandeurs du Ruou

  1. Hugues Raimond ( de Villacros ) 1170
  2. Pons de Rigaud 1180
  3. Bertrand de Gardannes 1195
  4. Bertrand Hugues 1195
  5. Bernard Aimeric ( Vice Précepteur ) 1203
  6. Bernard de Claret ( Précepteur ) 1205
  7. G. Gralons 1205
  8. Bernard de Clairet de Claret 1206
  9. Roger (Vice Précepteur ) 1215
  10. Rostang de Comps 1216
  11. R. Laugier ( Précepteur ) 1222
  12. Rostang de Comps 1224
  13. R. Laugier ( Précepteur ) 1229
  14. Pons Vitrerius 1233
  15. Rostang de Comps 1235
  16. Pierre de Boisesono Boysson 1236
  17. Ugues de Milmeranda 1241
  18. Rostang de Comps 1248
  19. Rostang de Boiso ou Buxo de Buis 1251
  20. Guillaume de Mujoul ( Précepteur) 1255
  21. Alaman 1256
  22. Rostang de Boiso de Buis 1260
  23. Boncarus ( Précepteur ) 1265
  24. Albert Blacas 1269
  25. Pierre Geoffroi 1284
  26. Albert Blacas de Baudinard 1298
  27. Hugues de Rocafolio 1305
  28. Bertrand de Silva de la Selve ( Précepteur ) 1307
  29. Geoffroy de Pierrevert 1308
  30. Geoffrey de Campion 1310


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Poland

  • 1134 - ? - Geoffroy from Płock
  • 1139 - 1148 - Bernhardt
  • ? - 1155 - Joseph
  • 1189 - ? - Thibault from Halych
  • ? - 1190 - Mieszko
  • ? - ? - Jan
  • ?- 1194 - Guillem Ramond
  • ? - 1198 - Janusz from Kijów
  • 1200 - 1208 - Jan from Potok
  • 1201 - 1223 - Mieszko from Lwów
  • 1229 - 1251 - Lukasz
  • 1229 - 1241 - Mieszko from Lwów
  • ?-? - Zbyszko from Kraków
  • ?-? - Andrzej from Toruń
  • ?-? - Jurand from Płock
  • 1251 - 1256 - Janusz
  • 1258 - 1259 - Ratka from Wilno
  • 1261 - 1263 - Fridericus
  • 1273 - 1281 - Mieszko from Wilno
  • 1284 - 1290 - Lukasz
  • 1285 - 1291 - Bernhard von Eberstein Humilis preceptor domorum milicie Templi per Poloniam, Sclauiam, Novam TerramPreceptori et fratribus militie Templi in partibus Polonie, Pomeranie, Cassubie, Cracouie et Slauie 13 November 1291 - 1295
  • 1294 - Sanderus
  • 1296 - 1303 - Jordanus von Esbeke / preceptor /
  • 1301 - 1312 - Jan from Halych
  • 1303 - brat Fryderyk von Alvensleben
  • 1305 - Dietrich von Lorenen
  • 1309 - 1312 - Janusz from Halych


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Germany

  • Gebhard Preceptori domorum milicie Templi per Alemanniam 1241, 1244
  • Johannes Magistro summo preceptore milicie Templi per Teutoniam, per Boemiam, per Morauiam et per Poloniam 1251
  • Widekind Domum militie Templi in Alemania et Slauia preceptor Magister domorum militie Templi per Alemaniam et Poloniam 1261, 1268, 1271, 1279
  • R de Grae`ubius Preceptor domorum milicie Templi per Alemanniam et Slavia 1280 ?-1284
  • Friedrich Wildegraf Preceptor domorum milicie Templi per Alemanniam et Slauiam 1288-1292
  • Bertram gen. Czwek (von Esbeke) Commendator fratrum domus militie Templi in Almania, Bohemia, Polonia et Moravia 1294-1297
  • Friedrich von Alvensleben Domorum milicie Templi per Alemaniam et Slauiam preceptor 1303-1308
  • Hugo de Gumbach Grand master of Germany 1310 ?
  • Lord Johan Krauss 1304-1307
  • Ruprecht Dilber 1194
    • Lieutenants
    • Jordanus von Esbeke domus milicie Templi per Alemaniam et Slauiam vicepreceptor 30 June 1288

Portugal

  • King Afonso I of Portugal
    Afonso I of Portugal
    Afonso I or Dom Afonso Henriques , more commonly known as Afonso Henriques , nicknamed "the Conqueror" , "the Founder" or "the Great" by the Portuguese, and El-Bortukali and Ibn-Arrik by the Moors whom he fought, was the first King of Portugal...

    , Templar Brother (13.03.1129); First King of Portugal (1139–1185)
  • Guilherme Ricardo (1127–1139)
  • Hugo Martins (1139)
  • Hugues de Montoire (1143)
  • Pedro Arnaldo (1155–1158)
  • Gualdim Pais
    Gualdim Pais
    Dom Gualdim Pais , a Portuguese crusader, Templar, Friar and Knight in the service of Afonso Henriques of Portugal, was the founder of the city of Tomar.-Biography:...

     1160 (1158–1195)
  • Lopo Fernandes
  • Fernando Dias (1202)
  • Gomes Ramires (1210–1212)
  • Pedro Álvares de Alvito (1212–1221)
  • Pedro Anes (1223–1224)
  • Martim Sanches (1224–1229)
  • Estêvão Belmonte (1229–1237)
  • Guilherme Fulco alias Fouque (1237–1242)
  • Martim Martins (1242–1248)
  • Pedro Gomes (1248–1251)
  • Paio Gomes (1251–1253)
  • Martim Nunes (1253–1265)
  • Gonçalo Martins (1268–1271)
  • Beltrão de Valverde (1273–1277)
  • João Escritor (1280–1283)
  • João Fernandes (1283–1288)
  • Afonso Pais-Gomes (1289–1290)
  • Lourenço Martins (1291–1295)
  • Vasco Fernandes (1295–1306)

Crown of Aragon

All the dates given are those of the first record as master and of the last. Rarely is the date of appointment or end of tenure known.

The following were de facto provincial masters before the formal creation of an Aragonese province:
  • Hugh of Rigaud  (1128–1136)
  • Raymond Gaucebert  (1134)
  • Arnold of Bedocio  (1136)


The following were "masters in Provence
Occitania
Occitania , also sometimes lo País d'Òc, "the Oc Country"), is the region in southern Europe where Occitan was historically the main language spoken, and where it is sometimes still used, for the most part as a second language...

 and certain parts of Spain
Crown of Aragon
The Crown of Aragon Corona d'Aragón Corona d'Aragó Corona Aragonum controlling a large portion of the present-day eastern Spain and southeastern France, as well as some of the major islands and mainland possessions stretching across the Mediterranean as far as Greece...

":
  • Peter of Rovira  (Pierre de la Roviere; November 1143 – January 1158)
  • Hugh of Barcelona  (1159 – April 1162)
  • Hugh Geoffrey  (Hugues Godefroi; May 1163 – 1166)
  • Arnold of Torroja  (Arnaud de Toroge; October 1166 – March 1181)
  • Berenguer of Avinyó  (Bérenger d'Avignon; April 1181 – March 1183)
  • Guy of Sellón  (April–June 1183)
  • Raymond of Canet  (November 1183 – July 1185)
  • Gilbert Eral  (Gilbert Erail; October 1185 – August 1189)
  • Pons (of) Rigaud  (September 1189 – February 1195)
  • Gerald of Caercino  (February 1196)
  • Arnold of Claramunt  (Arnaud de Clairmont; April – November 1196)
  • Pons Marescalci  (Dec. 1196 – June 1199)
  • Arnold of Claramunt  (August 1199 – April 1200), second time
  • Raymond of Gurb  (Raimon de Gurp; April 1200 – Nov. 1201)
  • Pons (of) Rigaud  (April 1202 – July 1206), second time
  • Peter of Monteagudo  (Pere de Montgaut; July 1207 – June 1212)
  • William Cadell  (October 1212 – May 1213)
  • William of Montrodón  (January 1214 – September 1218)
  • Evelio Ramirez born October 8 death Friday, October 13, 1307 lieutenant, cousin of James 11.
    • Adémar de Claret  (1216–1218), lieutenant
    • Pons Menescal  (1218–1221), lieutenant
  • William of Azylach  (Guillem d'Alliac; February 1221 – July 1223)
  • Riperto of Puig Guigone  (January 1224)
  • Fulk of Montpesat  (Fulcon de Montpezat; 1224 – Dec. 1227)
  • William Cadell  (March 1229 – June 1232), second time
  • Raymond Patot  (Raimon Patot; May 1233 – April 1234)
  • Hugh of Montlaur  (May 1234 – April 1238)
  • Stephen of Belmonte  (June – November 1239)


The following were "masters in Aragon
Kingdom of Aragon
The Kingdom of Aragon was a medieval and early modern kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula, corresponding to the modern-day autonomous community of Aragon, in Spain...

 and Catalonia
Principality of Catalonia
The Principality of Catalonia , is a historic territory in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula, mostly in Spain and with an adjoining portion in southern France....

", which also included Roussillon
County of Roussillon
The County of Roussillon was one of the Catalan counties in the Marca Hispanica during the Middle Ages. The rulers of the county were the Counts of Roussillon, whose interests lay both north and south of the Pyrenees.-Visigothic county:...

, Navarre
Kingdom of Navarre
The Kingdom of Navarre , originally the Kingdom of Pamplona, was a European kingdom which occupied lands on either side of the Pyrenees alongside the Atlantic Ocean....

, and eventually Majorca
Kingdom of Majorca
The Kingdom of Majorca was founded by James I of Aragon, also known as James The Conqueror. After the death of his first-born son Alfonso, a will was written in 1262 which created the kingdom in order to cede it to his son James...

, Valencia
Kingdom of Valencia
The Kingdom of Valencia , located in the eastern shore of the Iberian Peninsula, was one of the component realms of the Crown of Aragon. When the Crown of Aragon merged by dynastic union with the Crown of Castile to form the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Valencia became a component realm of the...

, and Murcia
Murcia
-History:It is widely believed that Murcia's name is derived from the Latin words of Myrtea or Murtea, meaning land of Myrtle , although it may also be a derivation of the word Murtia, which would mean Murtius Village...

:
  • Raymond of Serra  (May 1240 – June 1243)
  • William of Cardona  (January 1244 – May 1252)
  • Hugh of Jouy  (September 1254 – June 1247 / March 1258)
  • William of Montañana  (May 1258 – February 1262)
  • William of Pontóns  (March 1262 – August 1266)
  • Arnold of Castellnou  (March 1267 – February 1278)
  • Peter of Moncada  (April 1279 – October 1282)
  • Berenguer of San Justo  (April 1283 – May 1290)
  • Berenguer of Cardona  (June 1291 – January 1307)
  • Simon of Lenda  (September 1307)


Note also Peter Peronet, commander of Burriana
Burriana
Borriana or Burriana is a town in eastern Spain, in the province of Castellón, part of the autonomous community of Valencia. Its population exceeds 34,000, some of them recent immigrants from North Africa and Eastern Europe ....

 in 1276.

Source

Prats-de-Mollo

Family dez Coll:
  • Berenger de Coll ( last known survivor of Mas Deu -1350)
  • Guillem de Cardona (1247–1251)
  • Hugues de Jouy (1251)
  • S. de Belmonte (1269)
  • Pere de Montcada (1276–1282)
  • Bérenger de Cardona (1304 )
  • Rodrigue Ibañez (1307)

Czech lands

The Czech lands
Czech lands
Czech lands is an auxiliary term used mainly to describe the combination of Bohemia, Moravia and Czech Silesia. Today, those three historic provinces compose the Czech Republic. The Czech lands had been settled by the Celts , then later by various Germanic tribes until the beginning of 7th...

 (or the Lands of the Bohemian Crown) now form the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

.
  • 1286 - Fridericus de Silvester
  • 1292 - Berthramus dictus de Czweck, preceptor Niemiec, Sławii i Morawii, w 1294
  • 1291 - Bernhard von Eberstein, w 1295

Hungary

  • Fr. Cuno
  • Fr. Gauthier
  • Fr. Jean
  • Pons de la Croix (1215)
  • Johannes Gottfried von Schluck (1230)
  • Rembald de Voczon (1241)
  • Thierry de Nuss (1247)
  • Raimbaud de Caromb
  • Jacques de Montreal
  • Fr. Widekind (1271–1279)
  • Gérard de Villers
  • Frédéric wildgrave de Salm (1289)
  • Bertram von Esbeke (1296)
  • Frédéric de Nigrip
  • Frédéric von Alvensleben (1300)


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Palestine

  • Guillaume 1130
  • André de Montbard
    André de Montbard
    André de Montbard was the fifth Grand Master of the Knights Templar and also one of the founders of the Order....

      1148, 1151, 1152, 1154
  • Guillaume de Guirehia 1163
  • Gautier 1170
  • Béranger 1174, 1176
  • Seiher de Mamedunc, 1174
  • Godechaux de Turout, 1174
  • Walter du Mesnil, 1174
  • Gérard de Ridefort
    Gerard de Ridefort
    Gerard of Ridefort was Grand Master of the Knights Templar from the end of 1184 until his death in 1189.Gerard of Ridefort is thought probably to have been of Flemish origin, although some nineteenth-century writers suggested an Anglo-Norman background, apparently through misreading his...

      1183
  • Hurson 1187
  • Aimon de Ais 1190
  • Reric de Cortina 1191 avril-juillet
  • Bryony Bonds 1192
  • F. Relis : dernier à porter le titre de sénéchal

Grand-Commandeur

  • Odon 1156
  • Gilbert Erail
    Gilbert Horal
    Gilbert Horal was the 12th Grand Master of the Knights Templar.He was born an Aragonaise , and entered the Templars at a young age. He stayed in the provinces of Provence and Aragon, where he took part in the battles of Reconquista, and became Grand Master of the province until 1190...

    1183
  • Jean de Terric (n'a jamais été Grand-Maître) 1188
  • Gerbert 1190
  • William Payne 1194
  • Irmengaud 1198
  • Barthélemy de Moret 1240
  • Pierre de Saint-Romain 1241
  • Gilles 1250 (février)
  • Étienne d’Outricourt 1250 (mai)
  • Amaury de la Roche 1262 (mai)
  • Guillaume de Montignane 1262 (decémbre)
  • Simon de la Tour ????
  • G. de Salvaing 1273
  • Arnaud de Châteauneuf 1277-1280
  • Thibaud Gaudin

Marshal

  • Hugues de Quilioco 1154
  • Robert Franiel 1186
  • Jacques de Maillé 1187
  • Geoffroy Morin 1188
  • Adam 1198
  • Guillaume d’Arguillières 1201
  • Hugues de Montlaur 1244
  • Renaud Vichier 1250
  • Hugues de Jouy 1252
  • Étienne de saisi 1260
  • Guillaume de Molay 1262
  • Gimblard 1270
  • Guy de Foresta (Forêt) 1277-1288?
  • Pierre de Severy 1291
  • Jarim de'Varean 1295
  • Barthélémy 1302
  • Aimon(Aimé) d’Osiliers 1316
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