Bertrand de Comps
Bertrand de Comps , also Bertrandus de Compis or Bertraundus de Cons , (* 12th century; † 1239 ) was the 17th Grand Master of the Order of St. John .
He came from a noble family from Comps-sur-Artuby in Provence . He was first mentioned in a document in February 1216, when he was a simple brother of the Order of St. John in the Holy Land . In 1231 he is documented as prior of Saint-Gilles . After the death of Grand Master Guerin in 1236, Bertrand was his successor.
After his death in 1239, Pierre de vielle-Bride was elected as his successor as Grand Master.
literature
- Joseph Marie Antoine Delaville Le Roulx: Les Hospitaliers En Terre Sainte Et Chypre. 1100-1310. BiblioBazaar, LLC, 2009, ISBN 978-1-113-15960-1 , p. 179 ff.
- Pierre d'Avity / Johann Ludwig Gottfried : Archontologiae Cosmicae. Book III, Frankfurt am Main 1628, p. 35 (online here)
Web links
- Bertrand de Comps at cilialacorte.com ( This link contains incorrect dates )
- Bertrand de Comps at smom-za.org
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Guérin Lebrun |
Grand Master of the Order of St. John 1236–1239 |
Pierre de vielle-Bride |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bertrand de Comps |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Grand Master of the Johanniter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th Century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Comps-sur-Artuby |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1239 |