It is likely that Hughes de Payens served in the army of Godfroi de Boullion during the First Crusade. After rising to Grand Master, he went on to lead the Order for almost twenty years until his death, helping to establish the Order's foundations as an important and influential international military and financial institution. For example his visit to London in 1128 not only raised men and money for the order, but he also founded their first house there, initiating the history of the Templars in England.
HughesdePayens (died 1136) was the first Grand Master of the Knights Templar, and was one of the original nine knights.
The other knights were Geoffrey de St. Omer[?], Payende Montdidier[?], Archambaud de St. Agnan[?], Andre de Montbard[?], Geoffrey Bison[?], and two men recorded only by the names of Rossal[?] and Gondamer[?].
It is likely that HughesdePayens served in the army of Godfroi de Boullion[?] during the First Crusade.
Marie de France (or de Champagne) lived from 1145 to 1198 and introduced the courtly manners of her mother and the troubadour literature of her great grandfather, William IX of Poitou, to the court of Champagne.
In 1070HughesdePayens was born at the Chateau de Payns in Champagne, 10 kilometers from Troyes.
Hughes was the vassal of Hughes, Count of Champagne who went with HughesdePayens on the first crusade and was one of the knights who with dePayens founded the Knights Templar.
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