Robert of St. Albans

Robert of St. Albans
Robert of St. Albans
Born	1150s/60s; England
Died	c. 1187; Jerusalem, Ayyubid Sultanate
Allegiance	Crusaders (before 1185); Ayyubids (1187);
Service / branch	Saladin's Army
Years of service	c. 1180 – 1187
Rank	Knights Templar, later Army officer of Saladin
Known for	English crusader who, in 1185, converted to Islam and led an army against the Crusaders

Robert of St. Albans (died 1187)^[1] was an English templar knight who converted to Islam from Christianity in 1185.^[2] In 1187, he led an army for Saladin^[3] against the Crusaders during the Battle of Hattin as well as the reconquest of Jerusalem,^[4] which was at the time under the control of the Franks.^[5]

Robert eventually married the niece of Saladin,^[6] but was killed shortly after outside Jerusalem.^[7]

Robert's conversion to Islam caused significant dismay among the Christians and sparked ill-will toward the Knights Templar in general.^[8]

References

^ The experience of crusading, Volume 1 By Jonathan Simon Christopher Riley-Smith, Peter W. Edbury, Jonathan P. Phillips, pg.195
^ English participation in the crusades, 1150-1220, by Beatrice Nina Siedschlag, pg.49
^ The reign of William Rufus and the accession of Henry the First, Volume 2 By Edward Augustus Freeman, pg. 123
^ Pirates and the Lost Templar Fleet, By David Hatcher Childress pg. 94
^ A history of secret societies By Arkon Daraul, pg. 46
^ The experience of crusading, Volume 1 By Jonathan Simon Christopher Riley-Smith, Peter W. Edbury, Jonathan P. Phillips, pg.195
^ Edbury, Peter. The Experience of Crusading, Volume 2. Cambridge University Press. p. 195.
^ Secret Societies of the Middle Ages, pg. 153-154, by Thomas Keightley

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[1] The experience of crusading, Volume 1 By Jonathan Simon Christopher Riley-Smith, Peter W. Edbury, Jonathan P. Phillips, pg.195

[2] English participation in the crusades, 1150-1220, by Beatrice Nina Siedschlag, pg.49

[3] The reign of William Rufus and the accession of Henry the First, Volume 2 By Edward Augustus Freeman, pg. 123

[4] Pirates and the Lost Templar Fleet, By David Hatcher Childress pg. 94

[5] A history of secret societies By Arkon Daraul, pg. 46

[6] The experience of crusading, Volume 1 By Jonathan Simon Christopher Riley-Smith, Peter W. Edbury, Jonathan P. Phillips, pg.195

[7] Edbury, Peter. The Experience of Crusading, Volume 2. Cambridge University Press. p. 195.

[8] Secret Societies of the Middle Ages, pg. 153-154, by Thomas Keightley

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Robert of St. Albans
Born	1150s/60s England
Died	c. 1187 Jerusalem, Ayyubid Sultanate
Allegiance	Crusaders (before 1185) Ayyubids (1187)
Service / branch	Saladin's Army
Years of service	c. 1180 – 1187
Rank	Knights Templar, later Army officer of Saladin
Known for	English crusader who, in 1185, converted to Islam and led an army against the Crusaders

Robert of St. Albans

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