Auger de Balben
Auger de Balben (also Otogerius , Augerius Balbensis , Rogerus Balben ) († 1162 in Jerusalem ) was the third Grand Master of the Order of St. John .
After the death of Grand Master Raymond du Puy , Auger was elected as his successor. Like his predecessor, he probably came from Provence .
Auger successfully contributed to peace between church and state by uniting the Church of Palestine and Pope Alexander III. against antipope Viktor IV. (Octavian) supported. After King Baldwin III. Death in 1162, he prevented a civil war with his diplomatic intervention when his brother Amalrich I ascended the throne.
Under his rule and that of his two successors, the Order established branches in Spain.
He died in Jerusalem in 1162 and was buried there. His successor was Arnaud de Comps .
literature
- Joseph Marie Antoine Delaville Le Roulx: Les Hospitaliers en Terre Sainte Et Chypre, 1100-1310. BiblioBazaar, Charleston 2009, ISBN 1-113-15962-6 , pp. 62-64
- Adolf von Winterfeld: History of the knightly order St. Johannis from the hospital in Jerusalem. Martin Berendt, Berlin 1859, p. 58 f.
- Pierre d'Avity / Johann Ludwig Gottfried : Archontologiae Cosmicae Buch III, Frankfurt am Main, 1628, p. 33 (online here)
Web links
- Auger de Balben at blessed-gerard.org
- Auger de Balben at cilialacorte.com
- Auger de Balben at smom-za.org
- The 79 grandmasters at orderofmalta.int
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Raymond du Puy |
Grand Master of the Order of St. John 1158 / 60–1162 |
Arnaud de Comps |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Auger de Balben |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Auger de Otogerius; Augerius Balbensis; Rogerus Balben |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | third Grand Master of the Order of St. John |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century or 12th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1162 |
| Place of death | Jerusalem |