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Jacques de Molay

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Grand Master of the Knights Templar

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Jacques de Molay was a person from France. He died on March 18, 1314. His musical works have been recorded with a total of 167 plays and 58 listeners.

He is associated with two recorded quotes: "Quar nous navons volu ne volons le Temple mettre en aucune servitute se non tant come il hy affiert." and "Let evil swiftly befall those who have wrongly condemned us - God will avenge us."

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
FR
Active to
1314-03

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
58
Total plays
167

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Quotes

  • Quar nous navons volu ne volons le Temple mettre en aucune servitute se non tant come il hy affiert.
  • Let evil swiftly befall those who have wrongly condemned us - God will avenge us.

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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
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
manner of death
capital punishment
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

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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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jacques de Molay” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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