{"id":2432,"date":"2025-09-19T17:55:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/history\/bernard-de-tremelay\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:48:15","slug":"bernard-de-tremelay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/en\/history\/bernard-de-tremelay\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernard de Tremelay"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2432\" class=\"elementor elementor-2432 elementor-1504\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a7515f9 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"3a7515f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-519633d1\" data-id=\"519633d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-154381a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"154381a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bernard de Tremelay<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43950f86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43950f86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Those who are soldiers of the temple are of <b>God<\/b>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7afeca90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7afeca90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dutch-order-v2-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1601\" alt=\"Cena de Seder medieval con s\u00edmbolos de P\u00e9saj, flanqueada por dos Caballeros Templarios como guardianes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dutch-order-v2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dutch-order-v2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dutch-order-v2.png 687w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51f144e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51f144e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;triangle&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M500.2,94.7L0,0v100h1000V0L500.2,94.7z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-faab179\" data-id=\"faab179\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f8f8cc elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"4f8f8cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-grip-lines\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4871e44a elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4871e44a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1100-1153<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e3cc42a elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"5e3cc42a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-grip-lines\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be2a3d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6be2a3d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The man with sword and soul<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-403df7c4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"403df7c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb32a61 elementor-hidden-tablet\" data-id=\"cb32a61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7e555a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7e555a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"441\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1618\" alt=\"Drawing by Bernard de Tremelay in Templar attire, with a sword in his hand and his red and yellow coat of arms next to him.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-1.jpg 441w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72d7588\" data-id=\"72d7588\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-783640eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"783640eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bernard de Tremelay<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c10b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10c10b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Born around 1100 \u2013 1118 in the castle of Tramelay, near Saint-Claude in France. Died 16 Aug 1153 in Ascalon <\/p><p>His father was Humbert, Lord of Tremelay. No information is known about his mother. As well as his brothers and sisters.  <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Around the<sup>age<\/sup> of 20 he entered the Order, where he quickly worked his way up to Preceptor of Temple-l\u00e8s-Dole. To become a commander, or: Preceptor, you needed at least 5 to 10 years of experience. Temples-l\u00e8s-Dole literally means: Knights Templar at Dole. Not that far from his hometown.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cea3c12 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cea3c12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"441\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1618\" alt=\"Drawing by Bernard de Tremelay in Templar attire, with a sword in his hand and his red and yellow coat of arms next to him.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-1.jpg 441w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d2ccef elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d2ccef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f7ec84 elementor-hidden-tablet\" data-id=\"9f7ec84\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b142442 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b142442\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"304\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2437\" alt=\"Map of Eastern France showing the route from Dramelay to Temple-l\u00e8s-Dole\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-2.jpg 304w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-2-217x300.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f24f97e elementor-hidden-tablet\" data-id=\"f24f97e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbad307 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dbad307\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2438\" alt=\"Map of Israel with coastal town of Ascalon circled in red\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-3.jpg 233w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-3-166x300.jpg 166w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6910ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6910ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-670c1578\" data-id=\"670c1578\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-155dc1ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"155dc1ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After the abdication of Evrard des Barres in 1152, Bernard de Tramelay took office as the fourth Grand Master of the Order of the Temple. Bernard was described as a knight of nobility, courage and spiritual devotion. His reign was short, but intense and dramatic.  <\/p><p>The political and military situation in the Holy Land was tense. The Order was hit hard, not only by attacks by Muslim fighters, but also by internal power relations and increasing expectations from the papal and royal powers. Bernard de Tramelay was known for his fervent faith and intransigence, something that eventually proved fatal to him.  <\/p><p>But why was he so fervent in his faith?  <br>He lived at the time of Bernard Clairvaux. At a time when <strong>Bernard still spoke, wrote, had influence<\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>  <\/p><p>And you can feel it, because Bernard de Tramelay:<\/p><ul><li>was<strong>unyielding<\/strong>,<\/li><li>stood<strong>without hesitation before the Holy City<\/strong>,<\/li><li><strong>went to war<\/strong>where others wanted diplomacy,<\/li><li>and<strong>gave his life<\/strong> in the attack on Ascalon \u2014 purely out of faith and honor.<\/li><\/ul><h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\">  That fervor comes from somewhere&#8230;<\/h2><p>And yes, it came from his <strong>zeitgeist \u2014 and from Bernard himself.<\/strong><br>For Bernard was at that time:<\/p><ul><li>the spiritual force behind the Knights Templar (he wrote their &#8220;Rule&#8221;)<\/li><li>the preacher of the Second Crusade<\/li><li>the voice that linked faith to knighthood<\/li><\/ul><p>In early August 1153, he decided to lead a daring attack on the fortress of Ascalon (a coastal town in the far south of present-day Israel), which had long been besieged by the Crusaders. In 1153 Ascalon was still in the hands of the Egyptian Fatimids. The siege of this city brought Bernard de Tramelay far from home \u2014but close to his goal. It shows the scope of his conviction: he fought for the safety of Jerusalem up to the very borders of the Christian sphere of power.According to eyewitnesses, a small group of Knights Templar managed to break through a breach in the walls and force their way in. Bernard, full of fire, personally led them into the city \u2014 without waiting for reinforcements.    <\/p><p>It turned out to be a fatal error of judgment. The gate behind them was closed and the group was cut off. What then unfolded was a tragedy: Bernard de Tramelay was steadfast, to the last breath, and his fellow knights were overpowered in the narrow streets of Ascalon and later he was beheaded on August 16, 1153.  <\/p><p>His body <strong>was dragged away and hung on the city walls of Ascalon<\/strong>, as a warning.<\/p><p>His death shocked the entire Order and marked the danger of hubris, even in the service of the highest ideals.  <\/p><p>A few days later, Baldwin III captured the fortress and the Knights Templar chose Andr\u00e9 de Montbard as their new Grand Master.  <br>Bernard was posthumously honored for his courage, but also criticized for his impulsiveness. His successor, Andr\u00e9 de Montbard, would take a more calculated course. His life was short, his death violent, but his spirit lives on and became the symbol for the fire of the Order that preferred to fall rather than flee.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b297d4 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b297d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75acb54 elementor-hidden-tablet\" data-id=\"75acb54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd3352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7fd3352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"513\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2439\" alt=\"Coat of arms of Grandmaster Bernard de Tremelay, with red above and gold (yellow) below\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-4.jpg 513w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-4-277x300.jpg 277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e2eff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e2eff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tramely&#8217;s coat of arms<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce44958\" data-id=\"ce44958\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb2224f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb2224f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f3a8.svg\" alt=\"\ud83c\udfa8\">  Colors and their symbolism:<br>Gold (yellow) stands for nobility, steadfastness, faith and divine light<\/p><p>Typical of old noble families and often linked to a vocation or duty<br>Red (heraldically: &#8220;gueules&#8221;) stands for courage, combativeness, sacrifice and martyrdom<br>This was widely used by crusaders, military-religious orders and families with a military tradition.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/2796.svg\" alt=\"\u2796\">  The red belt (chief) <br>The horizontal band at the top of the shield is called a &#8220;chief&#8221; in heraldry.<br>It symbolizes: 1) authority (at the top of the hierarchy) 2) honor or distinction.    <br>Often awarded to warriors or leaders who had distinguished themselves in battle  <\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f50e.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd0e\">  What does this say about Bernard de Tramelay? <br>A lot: a man with a calling from above (gold), who did not shy away from battle (red)<br>and bore his responsibility (chief) \u2014 literally until his death in Ascalon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd79fb9 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd79fb9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af5ca1c\" data-id=\"af5ca1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57dc2d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57dc2d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Castle of Bernard de Tremelay<\/p><p>Built by his father Humbert de Tremelay, it was located on a raised rock above the Valouse valley, near present-day Dramelay. What remains is an impressive square keep-tower, with walls of more than two meters thick. The ruin is located in a hilly, wooded landscape at an altitude of about 460 m, and is surrounded by the abandoned settlement and chapel \u2014 silent witnesses to the place where Bernard de Tramelay, fourth Grand Master of the Knights Templar, had his roots.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dd5bb6\" data-id=\"3dd5bb6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7516012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7516012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"441\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2433\" alt=\"Illustration of the castle of Bernard de Tremelay, a walled medieval fortress with gate, round towers and a central keep.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-5.jpg 441w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-5-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cede750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cede750\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This reconstruction is based on the available descriptions of the castle and shows what it may have looked like.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92e7121 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92e7121\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9af054\" data-id=\"c9af054\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4911a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4911a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"441\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2434\" alt=\"Vegetated ruins of the 12th century keep of the castle of Bernard de Tremelay, with high stone tower wall and surrounding greenery.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-6.jpg 441w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-6-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-100fb82\" data-id=\"100fb82\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79025df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79025df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>keep-tower<\/strong> of the castle, dates from the <strong>12th or 13th century. The<\/strong> walls are approximately <strong>2.20 m thick <\/strong>on three levels<\/p><p>Only <strong>three sides of the square tower<\/strong> remain \u2013 the remains of the medieval fortified structure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4292efe elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4292efe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc1418f\" data-id=\"bc1418f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6960196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6960196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The area also shows <strong>ruins of the old fortified village<\/strong> and the nearby <strong>chapelle de Dramelay<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>once the church at the castle<\/p><p>The castle was located on a <strong>promontoire<\/strong> above the Valouse valley, strategically placed for defensive tasks. The village, including the settlement and church, was located on its flank. <\/p><p>The tower is now a protected monument and has been included in the <strong>Inventaires des Monuments Historiques since 2002.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07a0888 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07a0888\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b78c88\" data-id=\"1b78c88\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdb13c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cdb13c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2435\" alt=\"Ruin of the 12th-century Chapelle de Dramelay, with stone walls and dense vegetation in a wooded area.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-7.jpg 488w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-7-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d95566d\" data-id=\"d95566d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0378425 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0378425\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2436\" alt=\"Ruins of the keep tower of the Ch\u00e2teau de Bernard de Tremelay, with collapsed stone walls and vegetation, 12th C.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-8.jpg 526w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bernard-de-Tremelay-8-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1d4018 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1d4018\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6404eae\" data-id=\"6404eae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-571d6be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"571d6be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What is a Donjon Tower?<\/p>\n<p>The term &#8220;keep&#8221; comes from medieval French, derived from the Latin&nbsp;<em>dominionem (dominion<\/em> \/ authority). It literally means: &#8220;the main tower of a castle&#8221; or: &#8220;the place of supreme power and last refuge&#8221; <\/p><p><strong>In Bernard de Tremelay&#8217;s time, &#8220;Donjon&#8221; meant something powerful,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\" role=\"img\" class=\"emoji\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd0e\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f50e.svg\">  Characteristics of a Donjon are<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is the most secure place in the entire castle.<\/li>\n<li>Usually the tallest tower, with thick walls and few windows.<\/li>\n<li>Served as the lord&#8217;s residence, but also as a last place of defense in case of siege.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bernard de Tremelay Those who are soldiers of the temple are of God. 1100-1153 The man with sword and soul Bernard de Tremelay Born around 1100 \u2013 1118 in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":1626,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2432","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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