Richard de Bures

Richard de Bures
Coat of arms of Richard de Bures
17th Grand Master of the Knights Templar
In office 1245–1247
Preceded by	Armand de Périgord
Succeeded by	Guillaume de Sonnac
Personal details
Born	Unknown
Died	May 1247
Nationality	French

Richard de Bures (? – May 1247) may have been seventeenth Grand Master of the Knights Templar, from 1245 to 1247, although many sources make no mention of him.[1][2][3][4] It is possible he simply acted as a Master during Périgord's captivity.

Religious titles
Preceded by Armand de Lavoie	Grand Master of the Knights Templar 1245–1247	Succeeded by Guillaume de Sonnac

References

1. Barber, Malcolm (2012). The New Knighthood: A History of the Order of the Temple. Canto Classics. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-1076-0473-5.
2. Barber, Malcolm (2006). The Trial of the Templars. Canto Classics (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-1076-4576-9.
3. Madden, Thomas F. (2013). The Concise History of the Crusades. Critical Issues in World and International History (3rd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4422-1575-7.
4. Tyerman, Christopher (2009). God's War: A New History of the Crusades (2nd ed.). Belknap Press. ISBN 978-0-6740-3070-1.