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.
Statements (47)
| 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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