Geoffrey le Rat
Geoffrey le Rat (German Gottfried , Latin: Gothofiedus Mus ; † 1207 ) was the 13th Grand Master of the Order of St. John from 1206 until his death .
He was castellan of Krak des Chevaliers at least since 1204 , when he was elected Grand Master in 1206. Presumably he was a French from the Touraine , in any case a noble family is documented there, which had the surname "le Rat" (Eng. "The rat").
He was a supporter of his predecessor Alfonse de Portugal , who had resigned from office due to internal disputes, and continued his efforts to restore discipline in the order.
Geoffrey divided the order, which had grown steadily, into national groups. From this the system of the order with national associations, called tongues, developed . The tongues were again divided into priories and these into balleien , to which the coming were subordinate.
He died in the summer of 1207.
literature
- Pierre d'Avity / Johann Ludwig Gottfried : Archontologiae Cosmicae Buch III, Frankfurt am Main, 1628, p. 34 (online here)
- Louis de Boisgelin: Ancient and Modern Malta, and the History of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem . G & J Robinson, London 1804.
- Sebastiano Pauli: Codice diplomatico del sacro militare ordine gerosolimitano . Salvatore e Giandomenico Marescandoli, Lucca 1733. Volume 1, p. 92.
Web links
- Geoffroy le Rat at cilialacorte.com ( This link contains incorrect dates )
- Geoffrey le Rat at smom-za.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Edwin James King: The Knights Hospitallers in the Holy Land. Methuen & Company Limited, London 1931, p. 181.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Alfonse de Portugal |
Grand Master of the Order of St. John 1206–1207 |
Garin de Montaigu |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Geoffrey le Rat |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gottfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Grand Master of the Order of St. John |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1207 |