Jobert of Syria
Jobert of Syria (also known as Gilbert, Josberto, or Joubert)[1] was the seventh Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, in Syria from 1172 to his death,[2] which is thought to have occurred in 1177.[3]
Career
Jobert succeeded Gastone de Murols (1170–1172), while Gastone's predecessor Gilbert d'Aissailly had been deposed while still living. The memory of Gilbert must have informed Jobert of how not to waste the Order's funds, for he seems to have been a responsible steward of the order's assets. He set aside property for the production of white bread for the poor at the hospital in Jerusalem.[4]
In August 1174, he refused to commit, along with the other military orders, to aiding the Sicilian navy in attacking Egypt with Miles de Plancy, the regent of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. In December he joined the new regent Raymond III of Tripoli in a planned attack on Saladin. He and his forces were with the army that menaced Homs after Saladin had taken it. No battle was fought and the Franks left in exchange for the release of hostages and remission of ransoms.[5]
In 1176, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem confirmed a grant of lands in Egypt to the Order in exchange for assistance from Jobert in the planned campaign there. Though Jobert supported the Egyptian policy, he is last mentioned in January 1177, and his successor, Roger de Moulins, did not agree with the plan, which was abandoned.[6] One of two surviving letters written by Jobert is one to the people of Savona.[7]
References
- "Joubert of Syria - 7th grandmaster of the Order of Malta (SMOM)".
- Vann 2006, p. 604, Table: Masters of the Order of St. John.
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "St John of Jerusalem, Knights of the Order of the Hospital of". Encyclopædia Britannica. 20. (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 12–19.
- Delaville Le Roulx 1904, pp. 83–96, Josbert et Roger des Moulins.
- Josserand 2009, p. 984, Bertrand de Thessy.
- "Jobert of Syria".
- Bellomo 2016, pp. 376–386, Master Jospert's letter to the consuls and commune of Savona.
Bibliography
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- 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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- Lock, Peter (2006). The Routledge Companion to the Crusades. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-39312-4.
- Murray, Alan V. (2006). The Crusades—An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-57607-862-4.
- Nicholson, Helen J. (2001). The Knights Hospitaller. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 978-1843830382.
- Runciman, Steven (1952). A History of the Crusades, Volume Two: The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East, 1100-1187. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521347716.
- Tyerman, Christopher (2006). God's War: A New History of the Crusades. Belknap Press. ISBN 978-0-674-02387-1.
- Vann, Theresa M. (2006). Order of the Hospital. The Crusades––An Encyclopedia, pp. 598–605.