Robert of St. Albans

Crusader templar knight who, in 1185, converted to Islam from Christianity

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]

## See also

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* List of converts to Islam

## References

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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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