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The Hospitallers, known officially as “Knights of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem,” was founded at Jerusalem during the first Crusade. It has been known also as “Knights of Rhodes”, and as the “Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta.” It was at first a charitable Order, while the…

The Knights Hospitaller – Templar History MENU Home About History Crusades Mysteries Modern KT Reviews & Interviews KT Store Contact Home About History Crusades Mysteries Modern KT Reviews & Interviews KT Store Contact December 29, 2022 Search for: HomeThe CrusadesThe Knights Hospitaller The Knights Hospitaller June 7, 2020 admin-templar The Crusades 4 The Hospitallers, known officially as “Knights of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem,” was founded at Jerusalem during the first Crusade. It has been known also as “Knights of Rhodes”, and as the “Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta.” It was at first a charitable Order, while the Templars was from the first a military one. With the fall of the Latin kingdom of Jerusalem in 1291, the Knights retired to the island of Rhodes. In 1522 the Turks finally took Rhodes, and the Hospitallers removed to Malta. Here they remained till 1793, when Napoleon took Malta, and added it to the French Republic. This ended it as a sovereign power. While the Knights had to leave Malta, shorn of their old power and great wealth, they still continued on in different countries. The Knights took with them from Malta their precious relics–chief among them being the hand of St. John the Baptist, the miraculous image of Our Lady of Pherlemon, and a fragment of the true cross. Some of the Knights went to Russia and elected the Emperor Paul I Grand Master, and the then Grand Master, Hompesch, resigned in his favor. A chapter of the Knights granted the Pope of Rome authority to name a Grand Master, which he did. When this Grand Master died the head of the Order was called a Lieutenant Grand Master till 1879, when Leo XIII restored the ancient title of Grand Master. The Order of St. Anthony and St. Lazarus were united to the Hospitalers in 1782. The oldest house of the Order was in France. It is still occupied by the Order. In Italy and Germany it is now called the “Sovereign Order of Malta.” Applicants for knighthood must have sixteen quarterings of nobility and in Austria, before the Great War, also, the consent of the Emperor. The Grand Cross of the Order is a gold white enameled Maltese cross surmounted by a crown. There are two Protestant Orders of St. John of Jerusalem, branches of the parent Order –one in Germany and the other in England. These chapters joined in the Reformation, but for a long time continued their contributions to the head of the Order. In Prussia members of the Order must be Protestants of noble birth and belong to the Evangelical Church. The Grand Cross there is a Mallese cross of white enameled gold with four black eagles between the arms. Since the Great War the Order has worked for the restoration of the monarchy. In 1924 von Hindenburg officiated at the knighting ceremonies of the Knights of St. John, but after he was elected president of the German Republic he told the Knights that he “resigned his functions.” In 1925 as president of the republic he forbade the former kaiser s son, Eitel Frederick, to officiate at the knighting ceremonies and ordered that they be held in a small chapel at Sonnenberg, instead of in the monarchist church at Potsdam, as usual. In England the Order was never formally suppressed, and in 1888 Queen Victoria granted it a charter. In 1889 King Edward VII, then Prince of Wales was made Grand Prior. In Great Britain, as in Prussia, the sovereign is the head of the Order, and the heir to the throne Grand Prior. In England it is an aristocratic Order, but not to the extent that it is in Prussia. While members do not have to be Protestants they must believe in Christianity. The Grand Cross in Great Britain is, of course, the gold white enameled Maltese cross, but between the arms are placed two lions and two unicorns. The first photograph ever taken of a chapter in session appeared in the London Graphic of Sept. 13, 1924. It was one of a meeting of the Priory of Wales at Powis Castle, Welshpool. It shows Knights and Esquires on the steps of the castle in full regalia, including the Right Honorable Lord Kylsant, Sub-Prior for Wales, who deputized for the Prince of Wales, who is Grand Prior. Grand Masters Of The Hospitallers 1070-1120 – Peter Gerard 1120-1160 – Raymond de Puy 1160-1163 – Auger de Balben 1163-1163 – Arnaud de Comps [Brooke] 1163-1170 – Gilbert d’Assailly Abdicated 1170-1170 – Rostang Rival Grand Master 1170-1172 – Gaston de Murols 1172-1177 – Joubert of Syria 1177-1187 – Roger des Moulins 1187-1188 – William Borrell 1188-1190 – Ermengard d’Asp 1190-1192 – Garnier de Naplous 1190-1201 – Geoffroy de Donjon 1202-1206 – Alphonse de Portugal 1206-1207 – Geoffrey Le Rat 1207-1228 – Garin de Montaigu 1228-1231 – Bertrand de Thessy [Coxi] 1231-1236 – Guerin Brooke 1236-1240 – Bertrand de Comps 1240-1242 – Pierre de Vieille-Bride 1239-1241 – William de Senlis 1242-1258 – Guillaume de Chateauneuf 1244-1250 – John de Ronay 1258-1277 – Hugues de Revel 1278-1284 – Nicolas Lorgne 1284-1294 – Jean de Villiers 1294-1296 – Odon de Pins 1296-1305 – Guillaume de Villaret 1305-1319 – Foulques de Villaret crusadeshospitallersknights hospitaller PreviousThe Causes of the Crusades NextThe Teutonic Knights Related Articles Templar History The Battle of Arsuf June 7, 2020 admin-templar Templar History 1 by Stephen Dafoe Within a week of the Muslim victory at Hattin on July 4, 1187 the port city of Acre had surrendered to Saladin’s army. 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