André de Montbard
Fifth Grand Master of the Knights Templar
André de Montbard
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5th Grand Master of the Knights Templar | |
In office
1153–1156 |
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Preceded by | Bernard de Tremelay |
Succeeded by | Bertrand de Blanchefort |
Personal details | |
Born |
5 November c. 1097
Burgundy |
Died |
17 January 1156
Jerusalem , Kingdom of Jerusalem |
Nationality | French |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Knights Templar |
Years of service | 1129–1156 |
Rank |
Seneschal
(before 1153)
Grand Master (1153–1156) |
Battles/wars | Siege of Ascalon |
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André de Montbard (5 November c. 1097 – 17 January 1156) was the fifth Grand Master of the Knights Templar and also one of the founders of the Order.
The Montbard family came from the high nobility in Burgundy , and André was an uncle of St. Bernard of Clairvaux , being a half-brother of Bernard's mother Aleth de Montbard. [1] She had married Tescelin Sorus , a knight, the father of Bernard. [2] He entered the Order in 1129 and went to Palestine , where he quickly rose to the rank of seneschal , deputy and second-in-command to the Grand Master. After the Siege of Ascalon on 22 August 1153, André was elected Grand Master to replace Bernard de Tremelay , who had been killed during an assault on the city on 16 August.
He died on 17 January 1156, in Jerusalem and was succeeded by Bertrand de Blanchefort .
Notes
- ↑ Read, Piers Paul (1999). The Templars . p. 101.
- ↑ Bouchard, Constance Brittain (1987), Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1198 , Cornell University Press, pp. 336–, ISBN 0-8014-1974-3
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