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[[File:Hugh de Payns.jpg|thumb|250px|Hugues de Payens]]
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'''Hugues de Payens''' (c. 1070 – 24 May 1136) was a [[France|French]] knight and the first officially recognized [[Grand Master]] of the [[Templars|Order of the Knights Templar]].  
|birth = c. 1070<br>[[Troyes]], [[Kingdom of France]]
|death = 24 May 1136 {{c|aged c. 66}}<br>[[Kingdom of Jerusalem]]
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*[[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order|French Rite]]
*[[Levantine Rite of the Templar Order|Levantine Rite]]
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'''Hugues de Payens''' (c. 1070 1136) was a [[France|French]] knight and the first [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] of the [[Templars|Knights Templar]].


By 1119, de Payens planned to turn the Templar Order into a public organization. He proposed to [[Baldwin II of Jerusalem]] that the Order be founded to protect pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land. Baldwin approved this, and ceded the [[Al-Aqsa Mosque]] to the Templars as a headquarters.
==Biography==
In 1129, de Payens ushered in the era of Order of the Knights Templar as a publicly recognized military and monastic organization as their first Grand Master. He proposed to King [[Baldwin II of Jerusalem]] that the Order be trusted to protect pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land. Approving this, Baldwin gave the [[Al-Aqsa Mosque]] to the knights as their headquarters.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>


Together with [[Bernard de Clairvaux]], de Payens wrote the ''[[Latin Rule]]'', the creed of the Templars, gained the support of the Church and ensured that the Order was recognized and confirmed during the Council of Troyes in 1129. Although the Templar Order was now public, its true goals remained secret. During this period, the Templars grew so powerful that they were able to influence kings and popes.
Together with [[Bernard de Clairvaux]], de Payens wrote the ''[[Latin Rule]]'', the creed of the Knights Templar, gained the support of the Church and ensured that the Order was recognized and confirmed during the Council of Troyes. Although the Templar Order was now public, its true goals remained secret. During this period, the Templars grew so financially, religiously and politically powerful that they were able to influence the kings, emperors and [[Papacy|popes]] of the time.<ref name="Encyclopedia" />
 
==Legacy==
During the ''[[Reconquista]]'', the [[Spanish Rite of the Templar Order|Spanish Templar]] [[Ojeda]] possessed a sword featuring a carving of de Payen's head on its pommel to show his unwavering loyalty to the Order.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Into the Animus]]'' – Chapter 5: Costumes and Weapons</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
blessed by kings and popes.jpg|Baldwin II ceding Al-Aqsa Mosque to de Payens and the Templars
blessed by kings and popes.jpg|Baldwin II ceding Al-Aqsa Mosque to de Payens and the Templars
Ojeda's Sword - Concept Art (Cropped).jpeg|Concept art of de Payens' head on Ojeda's sword
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Appearances==
{{Incomplete list}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{1stm}}
*''[[Echoes of History]] – Assassins vs Templars'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Mo}}


==Reference==
==References==
*''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''
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Latest revision as of 15:17, 12 May 2026

Hugues de Payens (c. 1070 – 1136) was a French knight and the first Grand Master of the Knights Templar.

Biography[edit | edit source]

In 1129, de Payens ushered in the era of Order of the Knights Templar as a publicly recognized military and monastic organization as their first Grand Master. He proposed to King Baldwin II of Jerusalem that the Order be trusted to protect pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land. Approving this, Baldwin gave the Al-Aqsa Mosque to the knights as their headquarters.[1]

Together with Bernard de Clairvaux, de Payens wrote the Latin Rule, the creed of the Knights Templar, gained the support of the Church and ensured that the Order was recognized and confirmed during the Council of Troyes. Although the Templar Order was now public, its true goals remained secret. During this period, the Templars grew so financially, religiously and politically powerful that they were able to influence the kings, emperors and popes of the time.[1]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

During the Reconquista, the Spanish Templar Ojeda possessed a sword featuring a carving of de Payen's head on its pommel to show his unwavering loyalty to the Order.[2]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]