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Foulques de Villaret

25th Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
Years: 1265 - 1327

Foulques de Villaret (Occitan: Folco del Vilaret, Catalan: Folc del Vilaret) (died September 1, 1327), a native of Languedoc-Roussillon, France, is the 25th Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, succeeding his paternal uncle Guillaume de Villaret in 1305.

His uncle does much to foster his early career in the Order.

He is appointed Admiral in 1299, and Grand Commander two years later.

By 1303 he is Lieutenant of the Master, and so advances to Master on his uncle's death.