Brief Biography
Nicolas Lorgne succeeded Hugues de Revel while the Hospitallers still defended possessions on the Syrian coast.
Sources: Order of Malta: The Grand Masters; Wikipedia: Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller.
Life and service to the Order
The Order faced increasing Mamluk pressure during his leadership, shortly before the fall of its fortress of Margat.
In this period the Hospitallers maintained a hospital and defended their communities in the Holy Land. Their base shifted to Acre after the loss of Jerusalem, and to Cyprus after the fall of Acre in 1291.
Historical context: Order of Malta, The Grand Masters; History of the Order.
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