Following Orders

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

Today in Medieval Crusading History:

6 December

1285 – Birth of King Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312) (interesting connection to Templars)

1185 – Death of King Afonso I of Portugal (b. 1109)

See more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_IV_of_Castile
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afonso_I_of_Portugal

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

Today in Medieval Crusading History:

8 December

1432 – the first battle between the forces of Švitrigaila and Sigismund K?stutaitis is fought near the town of Oszmiana (Ashmyany), launching the most active phase of the civil war in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

See more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashmyany#History

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

Today in Medieval Crusading History:

11 December

1121 – Death of Al-Afdal Shahanshah, Caliph of Egypt (b. 1066)

1241 – Death of Ogedei Khan, Emperor of the Mongol Empire

See more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Afdal_Shahanshah
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogedei_Khan

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

Today in Medieval Crusading History:

12 December

1098 – First Crusade: Massacre of Ma'arrat al-Numan – Crusaders breach the town's walls and massacre about 20,000 inhabitants. After finding themselves with insufficient food, they resort to cannibalism.

1408 – The Order of the Dragon a monarchical chivalric order was created by Sigismund of Luxembourg, then King of Hungary.

See more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Ma%27arrat_al-Numan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Dragon

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

Today in Medieval Crusading History:

13 December

1124 – Death of Pope Callixtus II

1250 – Death of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1194)

See more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Callixtus_II
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor

[GalleryGuy]

You are cordially invited to view the Historical Figures of artist and historian George Stuart at http://www.galleryhistoricalfigures.com/index.html.

The armor, weapons and costumes were all carefully researched for his quarter life size creations. Stuart designs and fabricates everything.

Here is his Gilles de Rais, mentor of Joan of Arc and murderer of young boys!


Henry IV, Sire of the Bourbon Dynasty

Historical Figures are on display now at several museums.

See out blog at http://www.historicalfiguresfoundation.blogspot.com

Enjoy!

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

These are indeed masterful pieces of art , but I don't see any of the legendary Masters of the Christian Military Orders of the Crusades in your link?  

What's up with that?  

We might like to see some key figures of this focus, such as......

Masters of the Hospital:
The Blessed Gerard (1099-1120)
Roger de Moulins (1177-1187)
Garnier of Nablus (1190-1192)
Jean de Villiers (1284-1294)

Teutonic Masters:
1198–1200 Heinrich Walpot von Bassenheim
1209–1239 Hermann von Salza

Masters of the Temple:
Hugues de Payens 1119-1136
Robert de Craon 1136-1149
Everard des Barres 1149-1152
Bernard de Tremeley 1153-1153
Andrew de Montbard 1154-1156
Bertrand de Blancfort 1156-1159
Philip de Milly (Nablus) 1169-1171
Odo de St Amand 1171-1179
Arnold de Torroja 1181-1184
Gerard de Ridefort 1185-1189
Robert de Sable 1191-1192/3
Gilbert Erail 1194-1200
Philip de Plessis 1201-1209
William de Chartres 1210-1218/9
Peter de Montaigu 1219-1230/2
Armand de Perigord 1232-1244/6
William de Sonnac 1247-1250 1247-1250
Reginald de Vichiers 1250-1256 1250-1256
Thomas Berard 1256-1273 1256-1273
William de Beaujeu 1273-1291
Theobald Gaudin 1291-1292/3
Jacques de Molay 1293-1314


Or at the very least Knight Templar Jakelin de Maille .

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

Today in Medieval Crusading History:

14 December

1476 – Death of Vlad III the Impaler (b. 1431) Here because of his fight against the expansion of the Ottoman Turks. Still viewed by many as a state hero.

See more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_III_the_Impaler

[Lord Clisto of York]

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

Today in Medieval Crusading History:

15 December

1256 – Hulagu Khan (sacks Baghdad in 1258) captures and destroys the Hashshashin (Famous for their struggle against the Templars) stronghold at Alamut in present-day Iran as part of the Mongol offensive on Islamic southwest Asia.

See more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulagu_Khan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashshashin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamut

[GalleryGuy]

Today in Medieval Crusading History:

14 December

1476 – Death of Vlad III the Impaler (b. 1431) Here because of his fight against the expansion of the Ottoman Turks. Still viewed by many as a state hero.

See more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_III_the_Impaler

Here is George Stuart's take on Vlad Tepes -  
http://www.galleryhistoricalfigures.com/Figurefull.php?abvrname=VladTepes

[GalleryGuy]

These are indeed masterful pieces of art , but I don't see any of the legendary Masters of the Christian Military Orders of the Crusades in your link?  

Stuart concentrates on 16th to 19th politics. Gilles de Rais is part of a special group called "Really Awful People".
He occasionally does a commission of Figures of other times, e.g. the Norman knight below -




More views at http://www.galleryhistoricalfigures.com/figuredetail.php?abvrname=NormanKnight

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

Today in Medieval Crusading History:

16 December

1325 – Death of Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270) [Brother to Philip the Fair. Opposed the treatment of Templar Master in prision]

See more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_of_Valois

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

Today in Medieval Crusading History:

17 December

1187 - Death of Pope Gregory VIII

See more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gregory_VIII

[Sir William Marcus]

It looks as Stephen Dafoes NEW book "Illustrated History of the Knights Hospitaller" has finally made it to Amazon as a pre-order

Hospitaller Book