Guillaume de Chartres

Guillaume de Chartres
Coat of arms of Guillaume de Chartres
Grand Master of the Knights Templar
In office
1210–1218
Personal details
Born c. 1178
Died 1219
Nationality French

Guillaume de Chartres (Guillielmus de Carnoto, Willemus de Carnoto), (c. 1178 – 1219) was a grand master of the Knights Templar from 1210 – 26 August 1218.

He was the son of Nilon III, the Count of Bar-sur-Seine.

In 1210, Guillaume de Chartres assisted at the coronation of Jean de Brienne as King of Jerusalem. In 1211, he arbitrated between Leo I of Armenia and the Templars, regarding the castle of Bagras. During his rule, the order flourished in Spain, achieving important victories against the Moors. He had contact with the Mongols under Genghis Khan and was accused of treason as a result.[1]

Guillaume died in 1219 of pestilence, (possibly endemic typhus), as a consequence of being wounded during the siege of Damietta, in Seborga in the Holy Land.

References

  1. ↑ Cobbold, David. "The Masters of the Templar Order: Guillaume de Chartres". Templiers Org. Retrieved 2015-09-04.

Sources

  • Marillier, Bernard (2000). Armorial des Maîtres de l'Ordre du Temple. Collection "Sinople". Pardès. ISBN 978-2-8671-4222-2.
  • Roy, J. J. E. (1999) [1848]. Histoire des Templiers. Pardès. ISBN 978-2-8671-4188-1.
Religious titles
Preceded by
Phillipe de Plessis		 Grand Master of the Knights Templar
1210–1218		 Succeeded by
Pedro de Montaigu


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