Auger de Balben explained

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Auger de Balben
Religion:Catholic
Order:Knights Hospitaller
Nationality:French
Birth Place:France
Death Date:c.1163
Grand Master
Successor:Gilbert of Assailly
Predecessor:Raymond du Puy

Auger de Balben (died c. 1163) was the third Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, holding the office from 1160 until his death. He succeeded Raymond du Puy. Many references list an Arnaud de Comps as Balben's successor, which some believe to be incorrect. His successor was Gilbert of Assailly.[1]

Biography

Auger de Balben was believed to be born in Dauphiné, at Risoul, despite the absence of any trace in the Dauphinois armorials. He was a former companion-in-arms of Raymond du Puy whom he accompanied in 1157 to Saint-Gilles in 1157 and to Forez in 1158.

In 1160, Auger would have taken part in the Synod of Nazareth and would have pronounced himself as supporting the pope Alexander III against the anti-pope Victor IV. The date of Auger's access to the magisterium is also uncertain. The first document that has come down to us and that probably comes from Auger of Balben dates from 29 November 1160, and the last known act of his predecessor is from 25 November 1158. His magistracy was short-lived, the last mention is of March 11, 1162. He was succeeded by Gilbert of Assailly.[2]

Arnaud de Comps

Some references list Arnaud de Comps[3] as the successor to Auger and refer to him as the fourth Grand Master. He is today considered to have never existed, his name having appeared in the chronological lists placed at the head of the statutes, but his rank continues to be kept in the lists of grand masters.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Charles Moeller (1910). "Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem". In Catholic Encyclopedia. 7. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  2. Phillips, Walter Alison (1911). "St John of Jerusalem, Knights of the Order of the Hospital of". In Encyclopædia Britannica. 24. (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 12–19.
  3. Web site: Arnaud de Comps - 4th grandmaster of the Order of Malta (SMOM). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20071012001721/http://www.smom-za.org/grandmasters/index.htm . 2007-10-12 .
  4. http://www.templiers.org/maitres-hopital-eng.php The Masters of the Hospital of St-John of Jerusalem

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