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==History==
==History==
In 1191, the [[France|Frenchman]] [[Garnier de Naplouse]] served as the Grand Master of the Hospitaliers. In secret, he was also one of the nine leaders of the [[Templars|Knights Templar]] subordinate to the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Templar Grand Master]] [[Robert de Sablé]].<ref name="AC1 guide">''[[Assassin's Creed: Official Game Guide]]''</ref><ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref><ref name="TSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> Naplouse held a nefarious reputation for his multiple scandals of human experimentation that led to his exile from France and [[Tyre]].<ref name="AC1 guide"/><ref name="TSC"/> He was assassinated in 1191 by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] on the orders of the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Brotherhood]] leader [[Al Mualim]] in the midst of performing his experiments on patients—actually slaves provided by the Templar [[Talal]]—at the [[Hospitalier Fortress]] of [[Acre]].<ref name="AC1"/><ref name="TSC"/>
In 1191, the [[France|Frenchman]] [[Garnier de Naplouse]] served as the Grand Master of the Hospitaliers. In secret, he was also one of the nine leaders of the [[Templars|Knights Templar]] in the [[Levant]] and a subordinate to the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Templar Grand Master]] [[Robert de Sablé]].<ref name="AC1 guide">''[[Assassin's Creed: Official Game Guide]]''</ref><ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref><ref name="TSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> Garnier held a nefarious reputation for his multiple scandals of human experimentation that led to his exile from France and [[Tyre]].<ref name="AC1 guide"/><ref name="TSC"/> He was killed in 1191 by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] on the orders of the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Brotherhood]]'s [[Mentor]], [[Al Mualim]], in the midst of performing his experiments on patients—actually [[Slavery|slaves]] provided by the Templar [[Talal]]—at the [[Hospitalier Fortress]] in [[Acre]].<ref name="AC1"/><ref name="TSC"/>


During the early 16th century, the Grand Master of the Knights Hospitalier aided his traditional Templar allies by having his forces capture several Assassins and holding them at his [[Palace of the Grand Master|palace]] on [[Rhodes]].<ref name="ACR MD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]</ref>
During the early 16th century, the Grand Master of the Knights Hospitalier aided his traditional Templar allies by having his forces capture several Assassins and holding them at his [[Palace of the Grand Master|palace]] in [[Rhodes]].<ref name="ACR MD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]</ref>
 
By the mid-18th century, the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] nobleman [[Manuel Pinto da Fonseca]] served as the Grand Master of the Knights Hospitalier and maintained the Order's centuries-old alliance with the Templars. Facing opposition from both the [[Ottoman Empire]] and the [[Kingdom of France]], who were secretly influenced by the Assassins, Manuel petitioned [[Reginald Birch]], the Grand Master of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order|British Templars]], for help in 1747.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "The Hospitaller's Plea"</ref> Manuel's calls would eventually be answered by the [[American Rite of the Templar Order|Colonial Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]], who used his [[Shay Cormac's fleet|fleet]] to send military and financial aid to the Hospitalier forces in [[Malta]] during the [[Seven Years' War]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Naval Campaign]]: "The Maltese Gambit"</ref>


==Known Grand Masters==
==Known Grand Masters==
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AC - Garnier de Naplouse.png|[[Garnier de Naplouse]]<ref name="AC1" /><br>1190 – 1191
AC - Garnier de Naplouse.png|[[Garnier de Naplouse]]<ref name="AC1" /><br>1190 – 1191
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Philippe Villiers de l'Isle-Adam]]<ref name="ACR novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref><br>1521 – 1534
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Philippe Villiers de l'Isle-Adam]]<ref name="ACR novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref><br>1521 – 1534
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*[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:05, 29 May 2025

This article is about the highest rank of the Knights Hospitalier. You may be looking for other uses of the title.
The emblem of the Knights Hospitalier

The Grand Master of the Knights Hospitalier is the supreme head of the Knights Hospitalier.

History

In 1191, the Frenchman Garnier de Naplouse served as the Grand Master of the Hospitaliers. In secret, he was also one of the nine leaders of the Knights Templar in the Levant and a subordinate to the Templar Grand Master Robert de Sablé.[1][2][3] Garnier held a nefarious reputation for his multiple scandals of human experimentation that led to his exile from France and Tyre.[1][3] He was killed in 1191 by the Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad on the orders of the Levantine Brotherhood's Mentor, Al Mualim, in the midst of performing his experiments on patients—actually slaves provided by the Templar Talal—at the Hospitalier Fortress in Acre.[2][3]

During the early 16th century, the Grand Master of the Knights Hospitalier aided his traditional Templar allies by having his forces capture several Assassins and holding them at his palace in Rhodes.[4]

By the mid-18th century, the Portuguese nobleman Manuel Pinto da Fonseca served as the Grand Master of the Knights Hospitalier and maintained the Order's centuries-old alliance with the Templars. Facing opposition from both the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of France, who were secretly influenced by the Assassins, Manuel petitioned Reginald Birch, the Grand Master of the British Templars, for help in 1747.[5] Manuel's calls would eventually be answered by the Colonial Templar Shay Cormac, who used his fleet to send military and financial aid to the Hospitalier forces in Malta during the Seven Years' War.[6]

Known Grand Masters

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Official Game Guide
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Mediterranean Defense
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – War Letters: "The Hospitaller's Plea"
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – The Naval Campaign: "The Maltese Gambit"
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations novel
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue
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