Gastone de Murols explained

Gastone de Murols (died 20 June 1172) was the sixth Grand Master^[1] of the Knights Hospitaller from 1170 until his death in 1172. He succeeded Gilbert of Aissailly as Grand Master and was succeeded by Jobert of Syria.^[2]

Biography

Gastone (Caste) de Murols was from a family having its origin in Murols and was therefore from Auvergne. He began as treasurer of the Order, a position he fulfilled following Géraud de Saint-André. He occupied the post beginning 1163 –1167, a position he held until his election as Grand Master.^[3]

He was appointed by Gilbert of 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 Gastone took place just two years later.^[4]

See also

• Cartulaire général de l'Ordre des Hospitaliers
• List of Knights Hospitaller sites
• Langue (Knights Hospitaller)
• Flags of the Knights Hospitaller

Bibliography

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External links

• Caste de Murols. French Wikipedia.
• Liste des grands maîtres de l'ordre de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem. French Wikipedia.
• Eugène Harot, Essai d’armorial des Grands-Maîtres de l’Ordre de Saint Jean de Jérusalem.
• Cast de Murois . SMOM.
• Seals of the Grand Masters. Museum of the Order of St John.

Notes and References

1. http://www.templiers.org/maitres-hopital-eng.php Masters of the Hospitallers
2. Charles Moeller (1910). "Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem". In Catholic Encyclopedia. 7. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
3. 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.
4. Delaville Le Roulx, J. (Joseph). (1904). Les Hospitaliers en Terre Sainte et à Chypre (1100-1310). Paris: E. Leroux. pp. 183–187