
While history certainly shows that the Templars were dissolved in 1312 with the papal bull Vox in Excelso, there exists a manuscript – largely discredited by historians – which purports to be a list of the Grand Masters of the Templars following the death of Jacques de Molay in 1314. This document, referred to as the Larmenius Charter or Carta Transmissionis, suggests that de Molay transferred the reins of the Order to Jean-Marc Larmenius while in prison. According to those who believe the legitimacy of the document and its claims, Larmenius carried on the duties of Grand Master in secret until the Order was made public in 1804.
Larmenius Charter List of Grand Masters
1313-1324 – John-Marc Larmenius
1324-1340 – Thomas Theobald of Alexandria
1340-1349 – Arnaud de Braque
1349-1357 – Jean de Claremont
1357-1381 – Bertrand du Guesclin
1381-1392 – Bernard Arminiacus
1419-1451 – Jean Arminiacus
1451-1472 – Jean de Croy
1472-1478 – Bernard Imbault
1478-1497 – Robert Leononcourt
1497-1516 – Galeatius de Salazar
1516-1544 – Phillippe Chabot
1544-1574 – Gaspard de Galtiaco Tavanensis
1574-1615 – Henri de Montmorency
1615-1651 – Charles de Valois
1651-1681 – Jacques Ruxellius de Granceio
1681-1705 – Jacques Henri Duc de Duras
1705-1724 – Phillippe, Duc d’Orleans
1724-1737 – Louis Augustus Bourbon
1737-1741 – Louis Henri Bourbon Conde
1741-1776 – Louis-Francois Boubon Conti
1776-1792 – Louis-Hercule Timoleon, Duc de Cosse Brissac
1792-1804 – Claude-Mathieu Radix de Chavillon
1804-1838 – Bernard Raymond Fabre Palaprat
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