Thibaud Gaudin
Thibaud Gaudin , also Theobald Gaudin († April 16, 1292 ) was the twenty-second and penultimate Grand Master of the Knights Templar from summer 1291 until his death.
He probably came from Spanish nobility (French sources also name Blois or Chartres). At the beginning of 1260 he took part in an attack on the Muslim cities of Tibnin and Tiberias as a Knight of the Templar Order . The attack was repulsed, Thibaud was taken prisoner and after a neutrality agreement with the Mamluks had been concluded in mid-1260 in view of the threat from the Mongols , he was released for a ransom.
Thibaud was Grand Commander of the Order since around 1281 . He fought in the siege of Akon by the Mamluks in 1291. When his predecessor, Grand Master Guillaume de Beaujeu , was fatally wounded on May 18, 1291, the Templars decided to send their Grand Commander Thibaud to Sidon . He was supposed to evacuate the order's treasure and relics and organize the defense of Sidon. In Acre, the Marshal of the Templars Pierre de Sevry took command. On the same day, Thibaud embarked for Sidon on a Venetian galley. A few weeks later, after Akkon fell to the Mamluks at the end of May, Thibaud himself was elected Grand Master in Sidon.
The last possessions of the Crusaders in Syria fell into the hands of the Mamluks at this time. Sidon was besieged and had to be evacuated in July. The last positions of the Templars on the mainland, Tartus and Château Pèlerin , had to be given up in August.
As a grand master, Thibaud tried to give the order new tasks in the Iberian region and Morocco after the loss of the mainland, in addition to moving to Cyprus . This met with internal resistance from the other order provinces , especially the French (Champagne, Auvergne, Bourgogne). He died on April 16, 1292 without having put his goals into practice.
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Demurger: The last Templar. P. 57
- ↑ See Demurger: The last Templar. P. 94 f.
- ↑ See Demurger: The last Templar. P. 95 ff.
literature
- Alain Demurger: The last Templar. The life and death of the Grand Master Jacques de Molay. CHBeck, Munich 2005.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Guillaume de Beaujeu |
Grand Master of the Knights Templar 1291–1292 |
Jacques de Molay |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gaudin, Thibaud |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gaudin, Theobald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Grand Master of the Templars |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 16, 1292 |