Geoffroi de CharneyW
Geoffroi de Charney

Geoffroi de Charney, also known as Guy d'Auvergne, was Preceptor of Normandy for the Knights Templar. Charney was accepted into the Order of Knights Templar at a young age by Amaury de la Roche, the Preceptor of France. Present at the ceremony was brother Jean le Franceys, Preceptor of Pédenac. In 1307 de Charny was arrested, along with the entire Order of Knights Templar in France, and in 1314 was burned at the stake.

Pontius de CruceW
Pontius de Cruce

Pontius de Cruce, also Pons of the Cross, was a Master of the Templars.

Gilbert de LacyW
Gilbert de Lacy

Gilbert de Lacy was a medieval Anglo-Norman baron in England, the grandson of Walter de Lacy who died in 1085. Gilbert's father forfeited his English lands in 1096, and Gilbert initially only inherited the lands in Normandy. The younger de Lacy spent much of his life trying to recover his father's English lands, and eventually succeeded. Around 1158, de Lacy became a Templar and went to the Holy Land, where he was one of the commanders against Nur ad-Din in the early 1160s. He died after 1163.

Julian GrenierW
Julian Grenier

Julian Grenier was the Count of Sidon from 1239 to 1260, then becoming merely titular. He was the son and successor of Balian Grenier and Ida of Reynel. He did not exhibit the wisdom of his father in his dealings with the Saracens.

Hugh, Count of ChampagneW
Hugh, Count of Champagne

Hugh was the Count of Champagne from 1093 until his death.

André de MontbardW
André de Montbard

André de Montbard was the fifth Grand Master of the Knights Templar and also one of the founders of the Order.

Gualdim PaisW
Gualdim Pais

Dom Gualdim Pais, a Portuguese crusader, Knight Templar in the service of Afonso Henriques of Portugal. He was the founder of the city of Tomar.

Hugues de PayensW
Hugues de Payens

Hugues de Payens or Payns was the co-founder and first Grand Master of the Knights Templar. In association with Bernard of Clairvaux, he created the Latin Rule, the code of behavior for the Order.

Godfrey de Saint-OmerW
Godfrey de Saint-Omer

Godfrey of Saint-Omer was a Flemish knight and one of the founding members of the Knights Templar in 1119.