'''Lieutenant''' is a rank that is Second-in-Command to the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] of the [[Templars|Templar Order]], alongside [[Master Templar|Master Templars]] as [[Templar leader|Templar leaders]] of [[Templar Rite|Templar Rites]].
'''Lieutenant''' is a rank that is Second-in-Command to the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] of the [[Templars|Templar Order]], alongside [[Master Templar|Master Templars]] as [[Templar leader|Templar leaders]] of [[Templar Rite|Templar Rites]].
The only known Lieutenants was during the Age of Enlightenment, as the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order|Parisian Rite]] had three different individuals that served as Lieutenant to the [[De la Serre family]].
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Their Grand Master have the authority of their [[Templar Rite|Rite]], that Rite is named after a specific geographic region.<ref name="ACEG">[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]</ref> A Lieutenant would participate in their meetings with other Rites to discuss the politics of their nation, domestic and global, and conditions of the Order itself. Ensuring their brother Templars that whatever direction their Rite would take, it would benefit the Order, therefor maintained their {{Wiki|international relations}}.<ref name="Novel">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity (novel)]]''</ref>
Their Grand Master have the authority of their [[Templar Rite|Rite]], that Rite is named after a specific geographic region.<ref name="ACEG">[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]</ref> A Lieutenant would participate in their meetings with other Rites to discuss the politics of their nation, domestic and global, and conditions of the Order itself. Ensuring their brother Templars that whatever direction their Rite would take, it would benefit the Order, therefor maintained their {{Wiki|international relations}}.<ref name="Novel">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity (novel)]]''</ref>
In terms of internal policies, the Lieutenant was also part of Rite meetings to plan the direction of their own nation, were they would discuss their plans with their subordinates.<ref name="Novel"/> Their are Seneschals, Advisors, Commanders, Preceptors, Knights, Warriors, Clerics, and finally, the Disciples.<ref name="ACBH m/p">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Multiplayer]]</ref>
In terms of internal policies, a Lieutenant is also part of the Grand Master's Rite meetings to plan the direction of their own nation, were they would discuss their plans with their subordinates.<ref name="Novel"/> They are Seneschals, Advisors, Commanders, Preceptors, Knights, Warriors, Clerics, and finally, the Disciples.<ref name="ACBH m/p">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Multiplayer]]</ref> Being themselves a subordinate of a Grand Master, a Lieutenant would also <ref name="Novel"/>
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===Age of Enlightenment===
===Age of Enlightenment===
{{Dialogue|Élise de la Serre|[[Arno Dorian|Arno]]... François Germain was my father's lieutenant.|Arno Dorian|What?|Élise de la Serre and Arno Dorian, discussing her father's lieutenant, 1791.|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}
{{Dialogue|Élise de la Serre|[[Arno Dorian|Arno]]... François Germain was my father's lieutenant.|Arno Dorian|What?|Élise de la Serre and Arno Dorian, discussing her father's lieutenant, 1791.|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}
In the 1760s, under the leadership of the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] of the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order|Parisian Rite]] [[François de la Serre]], [[François-Thomas Germain]] was his Lieutenant.<ref name="Rank">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[A Cautious Alliance]]</ref><ref name="Novel"/> As Lieutenant, Germain started getting visions of ''[[Isu|Great towers of gold, cities shining white as silver]],'' these lead him to discover the vault of Jacques de Molay in the [[Temple (Paris)|Temple]] in [[Paris]] and found the ''[[Codex Pater Intellectus]].''<ref name="Temple">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Temple]]</ref>
[[File:Hoarders 10.png|thumb|250px|Germain being taken away after his expulsion]]
In the 1760s, under the leadership of the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] of the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order|Parisian Rite]] [[François de la Serre]], [[François-Thomas Germain]] was his Lieutenant.<ref name="Rank">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[A Cautious Alliance]]</ref><ref name="Novel"/> As Lieutenant, Germain started getting visions of ''[[Isu|Great towers of gold, cities shining white as silver]],'' these lead him to discover the vault of [[Jacques de Molay]] in the [[Temple (Paris)|Temple]] in [[Paris]] and found the ''[[Codex Pater Intellectus]].''<ref name="Temple">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Temple]]</ref>
Afterwards, Germain came to view the Templar Order as corrupted by wealth and power of the nobility, church and state. first attempted to convince Grand Master de la Serre of <ref name="Temple">
Afterwards, Germain came to view the Templar Order as corrupted by wealth and power of the nobility, church and state. first attempted to convince Grand Master de la Serre of <ref name="Temple"/>
The only known Lieutenants was during the Age of Enlightenment, as the Parisian Rite had three different individuals that served as Lieutenant to the De la Serre family.
Authority
Rite Management
Élise de la Serre: "Arno... François Germain was my father's lieutenant."
Arno Dorian: "What?"
—Élise de la Serre and Arno Dorian, discussing her father's lieutenant, 1791.[src]
Their Grand Master have the authority of their Rite, that Rite is named after a specific geographic region.[1] A Lieutenant would participate in their meetings with other Rites to discuss the politics of their nation, domestic and global, and conditions of the Order itself. Ensuring their brother Templars that whatever direction their Rite would take, it would benefit the Order, therefor maintained their international relations.[2]
In terms of internal policies, a Lieutenant is also part of the Grand Master's Rite meetings to plan the direction of their own nation, were they would discuss their plans with their subordinates.[2] They are Seneschals, Advisors, Commanders, Preceptors, Knights, Warriors, Clerics, and finally, the Disciples.[3] Being themselves a subordinate of a Grand Master, a Lieutenant would also [2]
Corruption
Élise de la Serre: "Arno... François Germain was my father's lieutenant."
Arno Dorian: "What?"
—Élise de la Serre and Arno Dorian, discussing her father's lieutenant, 1791.[src]
History
Age of Enlightenment
Élise de la Serre: "Arno... François Germain was my father's lieutenant."
Arno Dorian: "What?"
—Élise de la Serre and Arno Dorian, discussing her father's lieutenant, 1791.[src]
Afterwards, Germain came to view the Templar Order as corrupted by wealth and power of the nobility, church and state. first attempted to convince Grand Master de la Serre of [5]
![François-Thomas Germain[4][2] Parisian Rite(c.1760s - c.1770s)](/wiki/File:ACU_Fran%C3%A7ois-Thomas_Germain_Render.png)
![Julie de la Serre[2] Parisian Rite(c.1770s – 1778)](/wiki/File:Wiki_noimage.jpg)
