Guillaume De Chartres (other)
William of Chartres or Guillaume de Chartres may refer to: *Guillaume de Ferrières (d. ?1204), vidame of Chartres and troubadour * William of Chartres (Templar) (d. 1219), grand master of the Knights Templar *William of Chartres (Dominican) William of Chartres (french: Guillaume de Chartres; la, Guillelmus Carnotensis) was a royal chaplain under King Louis IX of France from 1254 and then a Dominican friar from 1264. He took part in two crusades in 1248 and 1270 and wrote a biography ...

Guillaume De Ferrières
Guillaume de Ferrières, Vidame de Chartres (''c''. 1150 ?April 1204) was a French nobleman, probably the same person as the trouvère whose works are recorded only as by the Vidame de Chartres, his title. Eight songs in total have been attributed to the Vidame, though all but one with conflicting attributions to others. He is not to be confused with Raoul de Ferrières (fl. 1200–10), also a trouvère. Guillaume took part in the Third (1188–92) and Fourth Crusades (1201–4), and died in Romania as part of the latter. A reference in the Vidame's song ''Combien que j'aie demouré'' to a forced sojourn in a "hated land" probably refers to Guillaume's stay in southwestern France in 1188, before the departure of the Crusade, while the leaders ( Richard the Lionheart and Philip Augustus) were squabbling. Further evidence linking the trouvère with Guillaume includes a quotation of two stanzas of the Vidame's most popular song, ''Quant la saison du dous tens s'asseure'' ...
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William Of Chartres (Templar)
William of (Guillaume de Chartres, Guillielmus de Carnoto, Willemus de Carnoto; c. 1178 – 1218) was the grand master of the Knights Templar from 1210 until 26 August 1218. He was the son of Milo IV, the Count of Bar-sur-Seine. In 1210, William assisted at the coronation of Jean de Brienne as King of Jerusalem. In 1211, he arbitrated between Leo I of Armenia and the Templars, regarding the castle of Bagras. During the Reconquista, he sent needed supplies and reinforcements to the Christian armies. He sent Templars to fight in the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa and in the 1217 Siege of Alcázar, leading to the order flourishing in Spain, achieving its zenith of influence in the area. He had contact with the Mongols under Genghis Khan and was accused of treason as a result. When the Fifth Crusade started in 1217, William led his men in battle, beginning with the Crusaders launching a siege of the Egyptian city of Damietta. The siege lasted eighteen months, with multiple failed ...
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