- André de Montbard
André de Montbard (c. 1103 –
January 17 ,1156 ) was the fifth Grand Master of theKnights Templar and also one of the new founders of the Order.The Montbard family came from
Hochadel inBurgundy , and André was an uncle of St.Bernard of Clairvaux , being a half-brother of Bernard's mother Aleth de Montbard [Piers Paul Read , "The Templars" (1999), p. 101.] . He entered the Order in 1129 and went toPalestine , where he quickly rose to the rank ofseneschal , deputy and second-in-command to the Grand Master. After the Siege of Ascalon onAugust 22 ,1153 , André was elected Grand Master to replaceBernard de Tremelay , who had been killed during an assault on the city onAugust 16 .He died on January 17, 1156, in
Jerusalem and was succeeded byBertrand de Blanchefort .Notes
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