Garnier de Naplouse (11 May 1147 - 1191) was the Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller from 1190 until his death in 1191, succeeding Armengol de Aspa and preceding Geoffrey de Donjon. He founded the hospital at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Acre, and he was known to be a gentle man. Secretly, however, he was a cruel, callous individual who experimented on his patients until his death at the hands of Altair Ibn-La'Ahad.
Biography[]
Garnier de Naplouse was born in 1147 to the House of Naplouse, a dynasty of Catholic French. Naplouse joined the Knights Hospitaller in 1177, and he moved to court at Ba'albek in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Garnier made company on the road with King Guy de Lusignan on the road from 13-15 February 1187, and they had lively and interesting conversations, becoming friends with each other. Garnier was merely an underling of Grand Master Roger de Moulin at the time, and he had no clue that he would later gain the title of Grand Master in 1190 on the death of Armengol de Aspa.
As the head of the Knights Hospitaller, Garnier de Naplouse was based out of the city of Acre, where he founded the first infirmary in the city at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Garnier was recruited into the Templar Order Grand Master Robert de Sable's plans to take control of the Holy Land for the Templar Order in 1190 and was one of "The Nine" that the Assassin Order Mentor Rashid ad-Din Sinan wanted to eradicate. He sent the assassin Altair Ibn-La'Ahad to carry out his assassination in Acre after gathering enough information on him.
Death[]
Garnier made rounds through his hospital, and found a fleeing patient, so he restrained him. He had the guards break his legs and return him to his quarters. Garnier entered the hospital, followed by Altair, who gained the attention of guards. Although he was faced with many guards, Altair counterattacked against a stroke by Garnier, knocking him to the ground. He jumped and stabbed him in the neck with his two hidden blades. He said that with his death, his patients would be madmen again.
Gallery[]
| Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: Armengol de Aspa |
1190 - 1191 | Succeeded by: Geoffrey de Donjon |