Guillaume de Beaujeu
Guillaume de Beaujeu (German also Wilhelm von Beaujeu , * after 1243 ; † May 18, 1291 ) was the twenty-first Grand Master of the Knights Templar from 1273 until his death .
He came from the House of Beaujeu and thus the French high nobility .
He died defending Acre in 1291 . According to legend, during the fight against the Mameluk attackers, he dropped his sword and stepped back from the wall parapet. He answered the reproachful looks of his comrades: “Je ne m'enfuis pas; je suis mort. Voici le coup. ” (I'm not running away - I'm dead. Here's the sting.) He raised his arm and showed the fatal wound he had suffered.
His successor was the Grand Master Thibaud Gaudin .
literature
- Alain Demurger: The Templars. Rise and Fall 1118-1314 . Munich, Beck, 1991, pp. 235-236
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Bérard |
Grand Master of the Knights Templar 1273–1291 |
Thibaud Gaudin |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Guillaume de Beaujeu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | William of Beaujeu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Grand Master of the Templar Order |
| DATE OF BIRTH | after 1243 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 18, 1291 |
| Place of death | Acre |