Pierre de Corneillan
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Pierre de Corneillan (died 24 August 1355) was the Grand Prior of Saint-Gilles and the 4th Grand Master of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in Rhodes, serving from1353 to 1355. His Blazon was: "Gules on a bend argent three Cornish choughs sable".
De Corneillan spent most of his brief rule (18 months) successfully resisting Pope Innocent VI's plans to relocate the Order’s seat from Rhodes to a location closer to Palestine and the Mamluk territories. His marble sarcophagus is preserved in the main hall of the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes.[1]
Further reading
- Jean-Christian Poutiers, "Rhodes et ses Chevaliers, 1306-1523", Imprimerie Catholique, ahmed gayre 1989
- Lt. Col. G. R. Gayre of Gaure and Nigg., "The Heraldry of the Knights of St. John", India 1956
- Vangelis Pavlidis, "Rhodes 1306 - 1522, a Story", Kasseris Publications, Rhodes 1999
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