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|image = Hugh de Payns.jpg | |image = Hugh de Payns.jpg | ||
|birth = c. 1070<br>[[Troyes]], [[Kingdom of France]] | |birth = c. 1070<br>[[Troyes]], [[Kingdom of France]] | ||
|death = 24 May 1136 | |death = 24 May 1136 {{c|aged c. 66}}<br>[[Kingdom of Jerusalem]] | ||
|species = [[Human]] | |species = [[Human]] | ||
|affiliates = [[Templars | |affiliates = [[Templars]] | ||
*[[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order|French Rite]] | *[[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order|French Rite]] | ||
*[[Levantine Rite of the Templar Order|Levantine 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]]. | '''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]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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 [[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> | 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 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" /> | 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== | ===Legacy=== | ||
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 | 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 | <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 | Ojeda's Sword - Concept Art (Cropped).jpeg|Concept art of de Payens' head on Ojeda's sword | ||
Revision as of 22:21, 6 July 2024
Hugues de Payens (c. 1070 – 1136) was a French knight and the first Grand Master of the Knights Templar.
History
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
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
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Baldwin II ceding Al-Aqsa Mosque to de Payens and the Templars -
Concept art of de Payens' head on Ojeda's sword
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Into the Animus – Chapter 5: Costumes and Weapons
