Pontius de Cruce
Pontius de Cruce, also Pons of the Cross,[1] was a Master of the Templars.
Andrew II of Hungary was extremely favorably disposed towards the Templars.[2] During his participation in the Fifth Crusade he appointed Pontius de Cruce, Master of the Order in the Hungarian Kingdom, as a regent in Croatia and Dalmatia.[2]
References
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Van Cleve 1969, p. 387.
- ^ a b Hunyadi & Laszlovszky 2001, p. 137.
Bibliography
[edit]- Hunyadi, Zsolt; Laszlovszky, József (2001). The Crusades and the Military Orders: Expanding the Frontiers of Medieval Latin Christianity. Central European University Press. Dept. of Medieval Studies. ISBN 963-9241-42-3.
- Van Cleve, Thomas C. (1969). "The Fifth Crusade". In Setton, Kenneth M.; Wolff, Robert Lee; Hazard, Harry (eds.). A History of the Crusades, Volume II: The Later Crusades, 1189-1311. The University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 377–428. ISBN 0-299-04844-6.
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