Hugues de Payens

Hugues de Payens
Hugues de Payens
Latin: Hugo de Paganis; Italian: Ugo de' Pagani;
	Portrait by Henri Lehmann, 1841
1st Grand Master of the Knights Templar
	In office; c. 1119–1136
Preceded by	Order established
Succeeded by	Robert de Craon
Personal details
Born	c. 1070; Pagani, formerly part of Nocera dei Pagani (Southern Italy); Troyes, Kingdom of France;
Died	24 May 1136 (aged 66); Kingdom of Jerusalem
Known for	Founding member and first Grand Master of the Knights Templar

Hugo de Paganis,^[6] better known by the French translation Hugues de Payens or Payns (c. 1070 – 24 May 1136), was the co-founder and first Grand Master of the Knights Templar. In association with Bernard of Clairvaux, he created the Latin Rule, the code of behavior for the Order.

^ Baedeker 1869.
^ Benigni 1911.
^ Rotundo 1983.
^ Moiraghi 2005.
^ "Hugues de Payns (1070??-1136)". Archived from the original on 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
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[FOOTNOTEBaedeker1869-1] Baedeker 1869.

[FOOTNOTEBenigni1911-2] Benigni 1911.

[FOOTNOTERotundo1983-3] Rotundo 1983.

[FOOTNOTEMoiraghi2005-4] Moiraghi 2005.

[5] "Hugues de Payns (1070??-1136)". Archived from the original on 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2014-08-20.

[Tyre-6] Cite error: The named reference Tyre was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Hugues de Payens
Latin: Hugo de Paganis Italian: Ugo de' Pagani
Portrait by Henri Lehmann, 1841

1st Grand Master of the Knights Templar
In office c. 1119–1136
Preceded by	Order established
Succeeded by	Robert de Craon

Personal details
Born	c. 1070 Pagani, formerly part of Nocera dei Pagani (Southern Italy)^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Troyes, Kingdom of France^[5]
Died	24 May 1136 (aged 66) Kingdom of Jerusalem
Known for	Founding member and first Grand Master of the Knights Templar