Grand Master of the Templar Order

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The title of '''Grand Master''' was the highest rank attainable within the [[Templars|Templar Order]] and granted the bearer full control over its members and their operations.

Having previously born a more public face, more Grand Masters of the Templar Order were better known than their [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Grand Master of the Assassin Order|counterparts]]. As the Templars slipped into the shadows, the identities of the leaders eventually fell from the public consciousness.

==History==
===Middle Ages===
During the [[Quest for the Chalice]], [[Basilisk]] was the Grand Master of their Order. In 1190, Basilisk kidnapped [[Adha]], the woman who was also known as the Chalice, and because of that made him the main target of the Assassin, [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], who had the task of retrieving her. Altaïr killed him during a duel on his ship.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles" />

[[Robert de Sable]] entered the order of the Knights Templar and reigned as their "Grand Master" during 1190. During his reign, he sought the [[Pieces of Eden]], particularly the [[Sixth Apple|Apple of Eden]]. After having lost the apple, he launched an attack to [[Masyaf]], the stronghold of the Assassins. During the [[Battle of Arsuf]], he was killed by his rival, Altaïr.<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />

After the death of Robert, [[Armand Bouchart]] took the title of Grand Master. He and the Templars retreated to [[Cyprus]] after Robert's death. But Altaïr pursued him and in the [[Templar Archive]], they fought each other. Altaïr won the fight, and the Templars lost another leader, resulting themselves to go underground.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines" />

===Renaissance===
Some time in the 15th century, [[Rodrigo Borgia]] had become the Grand Master of the Templar Order by the time he was under [[Pope Sixtus IV]]. In this position, he aspired to unite all of [[Italy]] under the Templar banner. In doing so, he made plans to take down the leaders of Italy's main cities, and place his own men in power. But he was defeated by the Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] during the [[Confrontation at the Vatican]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Discovery" />

In 1500, [[Cesare Borgia]], the son of Rodrigo, became ''de facto'' Grand Master since Rodrigo gave up on fighting the Assassins because of the events that happened in [[Vatican]]. Cesare was eager to unite all of Italy, the same goal Rodrigo had. The only one standing in his way to achieve his goals were the Assassins, particularly Ezio Auditore. In 1503, Cesare became ''de jure'' Grand Master of the Order. Cesare and Ezio had a [[Siege of Viana|final battle]] at [[Viana]]. They fought each other at the castle but Ezio overpowered him. He was thrown off from the castle wall to his death.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood novel" />

==Known Grand Masters==
===Europe===
<gallery position="center" widths="168" captionalign="center" bordersize="medium">
Wiki_noimage.jpg|[[Sylvester II]]<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> (? - ?)
Hugh de Payns.jpg|[[Hugh de Payns]]<ref>[http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/File:AC_Timeline.jpg ''AC'' Timeline]</ref> (1118-1136)
Basilisk.jpg|[[Basilisk]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles">''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]''</ref> (? - 1190)
Rober_de_Sable_v2.png|[[Robert de Sable]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> (1190 - 1191)
Armand Bouchart.jpg|[[Armand Bouchart]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''</ref> (1191)
Wiki_noimage.jpg|[[Jacques de Molay]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref> (1292 - 1312)
Char rodrigo.png|[[Rodrigo Borgia]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Discovery">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]''</ref><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> (? - 1503)
Char cesare.png|[[Cesare Borgia]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]</ref> (1500 - 1507) {{c|de facto}} (1503 - 1507) {{c|de jure}}
</gallery>

==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Templar Order]]

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