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
associatedWith Kingdom of Jerusalem nobility
Knights Templar
birthCentury 12th century
blamedFor contributing to the loss of the True Cross at Hattin
weakening of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
capturedBy Saladin
causeOfDeath killed in battle
conflict Crusades
Third Crusade
campaigns of Saladin in the Levant
countryOfService Kingdom of Jerusalem
deathDate 4 October 1189
deathPlace Acre
Kingdom of Jerusalem
deathYear 1189
endTime 1189
era High Middle Ages
historicalRegion Levant
linked to: Levant region

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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
notableEvent Battle of Cresson
Battle of Hattin
Siege of Acre (1189–1191)
notableWork leadership of the Knights Templar during the Battle of Hattin
opposedBy Raymond III of Tripoli
Saladin
participatedIn Battle of Cresson
Battle of Hattin
Siege of Acre (1189–1191)
placeOfBurial Acre
positionHeld Grand Master of the Knights Templar
predecessor Arnold of Torroja
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
startTime 1184
successor Robert de Sablé

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Knights Templar notableGrandMaster Gerard de Ridefort