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==History==
==History==
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.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>
In 1129, de Payens transformed the Templars into the publicly recognized military and monastic Order of the Knights Templar, becoming their first Grand Master. He proposed to [[Baldwin II of Jerusalem]] that the Order be trusted to protect pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land. Approving this, Baldwin gave 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 financially, religiously and politically powerful that they were able to influence the kings, emperors and popes of the time.<ref name="Encyclopedia" />
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.<ref name="Encyclopedia" />


==Trivia==
==Trivia==

Revision as of 13:18, 31 May 2018



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

History

In 1129, de Payens transformed the Templars into the publicly recognized military and monastic Order of the Knights Templar, becoming their first Grand Master. He proposed to Baldwin II of Jerusalem that the Order be trusted to protect pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land. Approving this, Baldwin gave 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]

Trivia

  • The pommel of the sword of Ojeda is modeled after de Payens.[2][3]

Gallery

References