Jacques de Molay

Grand Master of the Knights Templar

Key facts

Monarch: King Philip IV
Preceded by: Thibaud Gaudin
Succeeded by: Order Disbanded
Born: c. 1240–1250 , Molay, Haute-Saône , County of Burgundy
Died: 11 or 18 March 1314 (aged c. 70 ) , Paris , Kingdom of France
Allegiance: Knights Templar
Years of service: 1265–1314
Rank: Grand Master (1292–1314)
Battles wars: Siege of Ruad

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Jacques
Gender: male
Citizenship: Holy Roman Empire
Place of birth: Molay
Place of death: Paris
Occupation: Grand Master
Languages spoken: Latin
Religion: Catholicism
Image: JacquesdeMolay.jpg
Convicted of: heresy
Significant event: capital punishment
Religious order: Knights Templar

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Commons category: Jacques de Molay
date of death: 1314-03-18
cause of death: death by burning
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
manner of death: capital punishment
P8168: Vittorio Goretti
name in native language: Jacques de Molay
last words: Seigneurs au moins, laissez-moi joindre un peu mes mains, et vers Dieu faire oraison, Car c'en est le temps et la saison. Je vois ici mon jugement, où mourir me convient librement. Dieu sait qui a tort et a péché, le malheur s'abattra bientôt sur ceux qui nous condamnent à tort. Dieu vengera notre mort. Seigneur sachez que, en vérité, tous ceux qui nous sont contraires par nous auront à souffrir. En cette foi je veux mourir. Voici ma foi, et je vous prie, que devers la Vierge Marie, dont notre Seigneur le Christ fut né, mon visage vous tournerez.

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Encyclopedic overview

Coat of arms of Jacques de Molay

Jacques de Molay ( French: [də mɔlɛ]; c. 1240–1250 – 11 or 18 March 1314), also spelled "Molai", was the 23rd and last grand master of the Knights Templar, leading the order sometime before 20 April 1292 until it was dissolved by order of Pope Clement V in 1312. Though little is known of his actual life and deeds except for his last years as Grand Master, he is one of the best known Templars.

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