de Saint-Amand

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1. Almaric de Saint-Amand, I was born in 1190 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England; died in 1241.

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Odo de Saint-Amand was the 8th Grand Master of the Templars. His brother, Godfrey de Saint-Amand and Hugh des Payens founded the group. The following is the story of the Templars.

Odo (Eudes) de Saint-Omer (Saint-Amand)
b. 1110
d. 1180
m. ___
______ de Saint-Amand

ODO (EUDES) DE SAINT-AMAND was born in 1110. He was christened "Eudes de Saint-Omer" in the Artois region of France. His older brother was "Godfrey de Saint-Amand". Odo was recruited into Templars about 1128 by Hugh and Godfrey as "Odo St-Amand", he and Richard de Hastings had the Bible translated into French. Odo, along with Bernard de Blanquefort, was taken prisoner during the Hospitaller fortress battle. In 1167, he was sent as Ambassador to Byzantine Emperor Manual I by King Amalric I. His close friend Bernard de Blanquefort, 6th Grand Master of Templars died on January 14, 1169. Odo became the 8th Grand Master of Templars in 1170 after Phillip became Ambassador. Odo countenanced (approved) the murder of Assassin Envoys by his knight Walter de Mesnil in 1172. He refused the King's demand for Walter, explaining "only the Pope is my superior" but while Odo was busy with the Grand Chapter in Sidon in 1173, Amalric I and a posse took Walter. In the summer of 1174, Odo gave his permission for the coronation of Baldwin IV. In late November of 1177, he defeated Egyptian King Saladin's army southeast of Ramleh. He ordered the building of a new castle at Jacobs Ford on the Jordan in 1178. In 1179 Odo was attacked by Saldin's army during the construction of the castle and Odo was taken prisoner (Battle of Paneas). He was held prisoner at Damascas, Syria and refusing to be ransomed, he died in 1180.
Source: Daspit, Patrick, Coteau de France (Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, August 1999), www.fluckers.com/family/daspit/

Other Events:

• Residence: Saint-Omer, France

Notes:

Lord de Saint-Omer
b. c. 1080
d. c. 1150
m. ___
Geoffrey
Odo (Eudo) (Eudes)
LORD_____DE SAINT-OMER, 1080-1150 was the feudal lord of the Artois (Agincourt) region's fife of St. Omer. The suzeraine (superior feudal lord) was Count William Clito of Flanders. Lord de Saint-Omer had two sons, Godfrey (born 1100) and a younger son named ) Odo (Eudes). Godfrey and Hugh des Payen were the two founders of the "Templers" in 1119.
Guillaume de St. Omer, son of Lord Huston de St. Omer’s son Odo de Saint-Amand (see below) became the 8th Grand Master of the Knights Templar.

Some documents give the Lord de Saint Omer's name as Huston de Saint-Omer and a date of birth of about 1045, however 1080 seems the more likely date. Godfrey appears to have been born "Geoffrey" and changed his name to Godfrey - JPD 1997
Source: Daspit, Patrick, Coteau de France (Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, August 1999), www.fluckers.com/family/daspit/