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|birth = c. 1070<br>[[Troyes]], {{Wiki|Kingdom of France|Kingdom}} of [[France]] | |birth = c. 1070<br>[[Troyes]], {{Wiki|Kingdom of France|Kingdom}} of [[France]] | ||
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*[[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order|French Rite]] (before 1119 – death) | *[[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order|French Rite]] (before 1119 – death) | ||
*[[Levantine Rite of the Templar Order|Levantine Rite]] (1119 – death) | *[[Levantine Rite of the Templar Order|Levantine Rite]] (1119 – death)}} | ||
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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]]. | '''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]]. | ||
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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
Gallery
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Baldwin II ceding Al-Aqsa Mosque to de Payens and the Templars
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