Auger de Balben

Auger de Balben (died c.1163) was a French Knight Hospitaller.[1][2] He was the order's third Grand Master, holding the office from 1160 until his death.[1][2]

Auger de Balben
TitleGrand Master
Personal
Born
France
Diedc.1163
ReligionCatholic
NationalityFrench
OrderKnights Hospitaller
Senior posting
Period in officec.1160-c.1163
Coat of arms of Auger de Balben

References
  1. "The development of the order of St John in Jerusalem under Grandmaster Auger de Balben" (fan site?). Brotherhood of Blessed Gerard. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  2. "Grandmasters of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta" (fan site?). Brotherhood of Blessed Gerard. 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2014.

Further reading
  • "Auger de Balben". Portraits of the Grand Masters of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem (fan site?). The British Association, Russian Grand Priory The Order of St John of Jerusalem. 2002. Retrieved 11 February 2014. (Note that this is not a contemporary portrait.)
  • Moeller, C. (1910). "Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem". The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved 11 February 2014. (This is for background in the order - does not mention the subject by name.)
Preceded by
Raymond du Puy		 Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
1160–1163		 Succeeded by
Arnaud de Comps
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