Guillaume de Beaujeu
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Guillaume de Beaujeu, aka William of Beaujeu, was the 21st Grand Master of the Knights Templar, from 1273 until his death during the siege of Acre in 1291.
At one point during the siege, he dropped his sword and walked away from the walls. His knights remonstrated. Beaujeu replied: "Je ne m'enfuis pas; je suis mort. Voici le coup." ("I'm not running away; I am dead. Here is the blow.") He raised his arm to show the mortal wound he had received.
[edit] In fiction
- Guillaume de Beaujeu is one of the main characters of Robyn Young's book Crusade.
[edit] See also
- Grand Masters of the Knights Templar
- Templar of Tyre, William's assistant and chronicler
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| Preceded by Thomas Bérard |
Grand Master of the Knights Templar 1273–1291 |
Succeeded by Thibaud Gaudin |
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