Roger de Moulins

Fra ' Roger de Moulins (Latin Rogerius Molinaeus ) ( † May 1, 1187 in Cresson near Nazareth ) was from 1177 to his death in the eighth Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller.

He came from a noble family of Normandy, which later became the castle of Moulins -la -Marche acquired.

Autumn at the latest in 1177, he was elected to succeed the deceased Grand Master Joubert. Right at the beginning of his tenure attended his order at the Battle of Montgisard, in an invasion of Sultan Saladin was repulsed shiny on the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

Against initial resistance of Pope Alexander III. Roger was in the same year the active armed struggle against the Gentiles also record formally as a religious destination in the Rule. The expansion begun by Grandmaster Raymond du Puy of the operating field of the Hospitaller Order of pure Beherberhung and care of pilgrims, sick and poor to a struggling knightly order was completed. The military-strategic ambitions of the Hospitallers made ​​them rivals of the Knights Templar. Pope Alexander III. managed, however, to mediate between Roger and the Templar Grand Master Eudes de Saint- Amand, so they 1179 their disputes attached any contract.

1184 he traveled with Arnold of Toroga, the Grand Commander of the Knights Templar, and Heraclius of Caesarea, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Europe. He established the Hospitallers in England, France and Germany. On the way back he supported in 1185 the Norman King William II of Sicily in his attack on Thessaloniki.

During his term as Grand Master of the Knights were more involved in the politics of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Roger Rainald opposed Chatillon and Guy of Lusignan, and refused at first even to hand over his keys to the royal treasury, as Guido was crowned in 1186. He participated in the Battle of Cresson on May 1, 1187 against a superior force under Saladin's son al - Afdal part. As most of the participants on the Christian side was also Roger in this battle.

In the hectic aftermath, in which Saladin conquered a large part of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, initially took over as acting Rogers William Borel succession. He served a short time in 1187 as overseer of the Hospitallers. This was followed Hermangard d' Asp, which was the same until 1189/90, but is now out in the Order as the ninth Grand Master. A new Grand Master was not until 1189/90, was elected during the Third Crusade, with Garnier of Nablus.

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