1070 - 1136 (66 years)| Name | Sir Hugh de Payens [1, 2] | |
| Title | Grand Master | |
| Birth | 9 Feb 1070 | Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England  [1] |
| Gender | Male | |
| Military - Old World | Crusader [2] | |
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| Occupation | co-founder and first Grand Master of the Knights Templar [2] | |
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| Death | 24 May 1136 | Israel |
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| Person ID | I9148 | A Tree Called Smith |
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |
| Father | Tibaud de Payen, b. 1035, Normandy, France d. 1094, Normandy, France (Age 59 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Elizabeth Payen, b. 1038, Normandy, France d. 1092, England (Age 54 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F3261 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Lady Catherine Elizabeth de Clair de Chappes, b. 1109, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1171, Normandy, France (Age 62 years) | |||||
| Marriage | 1129 [1, 2] | |||||
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| Family ID | F3170 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |||||
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| Arms Icons & Insignia |  | Arms-PAYNE Paine /Payne /de Payen Coat of Arms |
| Old World | | _Hugh de Paynes Hugues de Payens or Payns (9 Feb 1070 – 24 May 1136) was the co-founder and first Grand Master of the Knights Templar. In association with Bernard of Clairvaux, he created the Latin Rule, the code of behavior for the Order. As Grand Master, Hugues de Payens led the Order for almost twenty years until his death, helping to establish the Order's… |
| Wars & Battles | | War-Crusades (Knights Templar) |
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