Advertisement

Hugues De Payens

Advertisement

Hugues De Payens

Birth
Champagne-Ardenne, France
Death
24 May 1136 (aged 66)
Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: killed in combat Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
Co-founder and first Grand Master of the Knights Templar.
He was among the first 9 Knights of the ordained was charged with Protecting Pilgrims En route to the Holy Lands. He was among the very first of people to excavate the Temple Mount in Jerusalem and finding unknown treasures as well as Fought in the first Crusades.
Co-founder and first Grand Master of the Knights Templar.
He was among the first 9 Knights of the ordained was charged with Protecting Pilgrims En route to the Holy Lands. He was among the very first of people to excavate the Temple Mount in Jerusalem and finding unknown treasures as well as Fought in the first Crusades.


Advertisement