Gastone de Murols
Gastone de Murols (died 20 June 1172) was the 6th Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller from 1170 until his death in 1172. He succeeded Gilbert d'Aissailly as Grand Master and was succeeded by Jobert of Syria.[1]
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Biography
Gastone (Caste) de Murols was from a family having its origin in Murols and was therefore was from Auvergne. He began as treasurer of the Order, a position he fulfilled following Géraud de Saint-André. He occupied the post after 1163 and before 1167, a postion he held until his election as Grand Master.[2]
He was appointed by Gilbert d'Aissailly to succeed him in 1170. His election was recognized by only a part of the knights. The dissidents sided with the authority of a certain Rostang, a character known only by his seal, dividing the Order for the first time. This split was short-lived since the death of Caste de Murols took place just two years later.[3]
He was elected between May and September 1236, and was to hold his post of Grand Master at least until April 1239, when he was last mentioned, perhaps later, since the first mention of his successor Pierre de Vieille-Brioude dates from 1240.[4]
References
- Masters of the Hospitallers. Masters of the Hospitallers (2020).
- Phillips, Walter Alison (1911). "St John of Jerusalem, Knights of the Order of the Hospital of". In Encyclopædia Britannica. 20. (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 12–19.
- Delaville Le Roulx, J. (Joseph). (1904). Les Hospitaliers en Terre Sainte et à Chypre (1100-1310). Paris: E. Leroux. pp. 183–187
- Vann, Theresa M. (2006). Order of the Hospital. The Crusades––An Encyclopedia, pp. 598–605.
Bibliography
- Delaville Le Roulx, Joseph (1904). Les Hospitaliers en Terre Sainte et à Chypre (1100-1310). E. Leroux, Paris.
- Demurger, Alain (2013). Les Hospitaliers, De Jérusalem à Rhodes 1050-1317. Tallandier, Paris. ISBN 979-1021000605.
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- Hardwicke, Mary Nickerson (1969). The Crusader States, 1192–1243 (PDF). A History of the Crusades (Setton), Volume II.
- Josserand, Philippe (2009). Prier et combattre, Dictionnaire européen des ordres militaires au Moyen Âge. Fayard, Paris. ISBN 978-2213627205.
- Murray, Alan V. (2006). The Crusades—An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-57607-862-4.
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- Runciman, Steven (1954). A History of the Crusades, Volume Three: The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521347723.
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- Vann, Theresa M. (2006). Order of the Hospital. The Crusades––An Encyclopedia, pp. 598–605.