Gerard de Ridefort

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Gerard de Ridefort was a 12th-century Grand Master of the Knights Templar whose aggressive leadership and strategic misjudgments contributed to major Crusader defeats, including the Battle of Hattin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Crusader
Grand Master of the Knights Templar
military leader
person
activityEnd 1189
activityStart before 1180
alliedWith Guy of Lusignan NERFINISHED
associatedWith Kingdom of Jerusalem nobility NERFINISHED
Knights Templar NERFINISHED
birthCentury 12th century
blamedFor contributing to the loss of the True Cross at Hattin
weakening of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
capturedBy Saladin NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath killed in battle
conflict Crusades NERFINISHED
Third Crusade NERFINISHED
campaigns of Saladin in the Levant
countryOfService Kingdom of Jerusalem NERFINISHED
deathDate 4 October 1189
deathPlace Acre NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Jerusalem NERFINISHED
deathYear 1189
endTime 1189
era High Middle Ages
historicalRegion Levant NERFINISHED
Outremer NERFINISHED
knownFor aggressive military leadership
role in the defeat of the Crusader states at Hattin
strategic misjudgments during the Crusades
leadershipStyle aggressive
impetuous
militaryBranch Knights Templar NERFINISHED
notableEvent Battle of Cresson NERFINISHED
Battle of Hattin NERFINISHED
Siege of Acre (1189–1191) NERFINISHED
notableWork leadership of the Knights Templar during the Battle of Hattin
opposedBy Raymond III of Tripoli NERFINISHED
Saladin NERFINISHED
participatedIn Battle of Cresson NERFINISHED
Battle of Hattin NERFINISHED
Siege of Acre (1189–1191) NERFINISHED
placeOfBurial Acre NERFINISHED
positionHeld Grand Master of the Knights Templar NERFINISHED
predecessor Arnold of Torroja NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
startTime 1184
successor Robert de Sablé NERFINISHED

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Knights Templar notableGrandMaster Gerard de Ridefort