Pierre de Corneillan

Tombstone of Pierre de Corneillan, Musée de Cluny, Paris.

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

References

1. Mosig, Linda (2023-06-16). "Rhodes and the Knights Hospitaller – my internship with GRAPH-EAST". ERC GRAPH-EAST. Retrieved 2024-07-26.

Preceded by Dieudonné de Gozon	Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller 1353–1355	Succeeded by Roger de Pins