List of Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller
Knights Hospitaller (Kingdom of Jerusalem)

List of Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller

Section Title: Knights Hospitaller (Kingdom of Jerusalem)
Table Section Text: None

Nr	Title	Picture	Name	Time in office	Notes

—/1	Founder and Rector of the Hospital	-	Blessed Gerard	1099/1113–1118/20	Order established in 1099 and given papal recognition in 1113 by Paschal II

1/2	Custos	-	Raymond du Puy	1118/21/23–1160

2/3	Custos	-	Auger de Balben	1160–1163

3/4	-	Arnaud de Comps	1162–1163	Historicity uncertain

4/5	Custos	-	Gilbert d'Aissailly	1163–1169

5/6	Gastone de Murols	c. 1169

6/7	Custos	-	Jobert of Syria	c. 1169/72–1177	Acted as regent for king Manuel I in 1172. In 1174 opposed Miles of Plancy in favour of Raymond III of Tripoli.

7/8	Custos	-	Roger de Moulins	1177–1187

8/9	Provisor	Armengol de Aspa (Ermengard d'Aps)	1187–1190	Loss of Jerusalem in 1187, headquarters moved to Acre. In the crisis following the loss of Jerusalem, Ermengard was not elected as custos and acted only ad interim.

9/10	Custos	-	Garnier de Nablus	1190–1192	Battle of Arsuf 1191

10/11	Custos	-	Geoffroy de Donjon	1193–1202

11/12	Custos	-	Afonso de Portugal	1202–1206	Fourth Crusade, resigned in 1206

12/13	Custos	-	Geoffrey le Rat (Gothofredus Mus)	1206–1207	First structured the order by nationality, or langues.

13/14	Custos	-	Guérin de Montaigu	1207–1228	Fifth Crusade, Siege of Damietta (1218–1219)

14/15	Custos	-	Bertrand de Thercy	1228–1231	Re-conquest of Jerusalem in 1228/9

15/16	Custos	Guerin Lebrun	1231–1236	Captured in battle, and died in captivity in Egypt

16/17	Custos	Bertrand de Comps	1236–1240	Headquarters moved to Jerusalem

17/18	Custos	-	Pierre de Vielle-Bride	1240–1242

18/19	Custos	-	Guillaume de Chateauneuf	1242–1258	Fall of Jerusalem in 1244, headquarters at Acre, Krak des Chevaliers and Margat

19/20	Custos	-	Hugues de Revel	1258–1277

20/21	-	Nicolas Lorgne	1277–1285	Loss of Margat 1285

21/22	-	Jean de Villiers	1285–1294	Siege of Acre (1291)

22/23	Odon de Pins	1294–1296	Headquarters moved to Limisso, Cyprus

23/24	-	Guillaume de Villaret	1296–1305

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Auger de Balben was the third Grand Master, holding the office from 1160.

final_sentence: Auger de Balben was the third Grand Master, holding the office from 1160.