Everard des Barres (also Eberhard von Barres or Eberhard De Bären) (died c.1176) was the third Grand Master of the
Knights Templar from 1147 to 1152.
Everard was Master of the Templars in
France
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and accompanied
Louis VII of France on the
Second Crusade. Upon the death of
Robert de Craon in 1147, he was elected Grand Master of the Templar Order. His election was clearly influenced by the connection he had with Louis VII, since the Order needed to exploit those contacts and resources within France to maintain its military presence in the
Holy Land. Everard later saved Louis during a battle with the
Seljuk Turks
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by the Turk ...
in
Pisidia
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.
According to the chronicler
Odo of Deuil Odo of Deuil (1110 – 18 April 1162), his first name also spelled Odon, Eude or Eudes, was a French historian of and participant in the Second Crusade (1147–1149).
Born at Deuil to a modest family, he became a monk and was a confidant of Suger ...
, Everard was extremely pious and valiant. He seems to have had a strong influence on Louis. After the failure of the
crusade at the
Siege of Damascus in 1148, Louis returned to France, followed by Everard, who was in charge of the king's treasury. Everard's Templars stayed behind and helped defend
Jerusalem
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against a Turkish raid in 1149.
Back in France, Everard resigned in 1152 and became a monk at
Clairvaux. He was succeeded by
Bernard de Tremelay. He died some time after 1176.
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Grand Masters of the Knights Templar
Christians of the Second Crusade
12th-century French people
Year of birth unknown
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