Pagan the Butler

Pagan, called the butler, (French: le Bouteiller Payen; * before 1105; † around 1148 ) was a French crusaders and from 1126 Lord of Oultrejordain.

Life

Pagan first appeared in 1120 as a cupbearer to King Baldwin I of Jerusalem. After Baldwin's death, he was cup-bearer of the new King Fulk of Jerusalem. Fulk began in 1134 the rebellious Roman of Le Puy as Lord of Oultrejordain from and granted this fief Pagan. However, Pagan remained until 1136 cupbearer Fulkos.

When Mr. Oultrejordain of Pagan resided in the castle Montreal. However, began during his tenure to 1142 the construction of the powerful castle of Kerak, which replaced Montreal as a center of the domain later. He also strengthened the garrisons of its smaller castles in Eilat and Vaux Moise. With these four castles, the lord of Oultrejordain gave the authority over the lands of Edom and Moab, with its rich grain fields and the salt mines at the Dead Sea and also controlled the only usable streets of Egypt and western Arabia to Syria. However, the Crusaders took in Oultrejordain no serious attempts of colonization and let the Bedouin tribes in the barren areas of relatively undisturbed.

Pagan is mentioned as a participant in the Council of Acre in June 1148.

After his death, his nephew Maurice of Montreal ( Maurice) took control Oultrejordain.