Dieudonné de Gozon - Ippoton - Rhodes, Greece - Coats of Arms on Waymarking.com

Arms of Dieudonné de Gozon, Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes from 1346 to 1353, on the Street of The Knights (Ippoton), Rhodes.

Also on the lintel the arms of:
1. (left) King Richard the Lionheart, used by his successors until 1340: three golden lions passant gardant, on a red field.
2. Helion de Villeneuve: Gules six tilting spears in fretty, in-between the spears semy of escutcheons, all or
3. Dieudonné de Gozon
4. (right) King Henry IV, the French arms modern version, three fleurs-de-lis on a blue field.

"Dieudonné de Gozon was the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes from 1346 to 1353. He was born to a noble family in Languedoc, France. He carried the nickname Extinctor Draconis which means "The Dragon Slayer" in Latin.

It is so told that there was a dragon in the island of Rhodes, Greece, hiding in the local swamp, and killing the cattle of the local farmers. Despite the orders of the previous Grand Master not to disturb the beast, Gozon slew the dragon, and hung the head on one of the seven gates of the medieval town of Rhodes. The head was on display until around 1837, when it was disposed of by workers responsible for repairing the castle.

In 1347 and 1348 the Grand Master proved his gallantry when the Order marched to the help of King Constantine V of Armenia, threatened by the army of the Sultan of Egypt."

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Ópla tou Dieudonné de Gozon, Megálo Dáskalo ton Ippotón tis Ródou apó to 1346 éos to 1353, stin odó ton Ippotón tis Ródou.

Epísis sto pátoma ta chéria:
1. (aristerá) O vasiliás Richárdos o Leontókardos, pou chrisimopoíisan oi diádochoí tou méchri to 1340: tría chrysá liontária perikykloména, se éna kókkino pedío.
2. Helion de Villeneuve: Ftyária éxi akoumpisména dórata se triví, metaxý ton stíchon ton skoinión, óla í
3. Dieudonné de Gozon
4. (dexiá) O vasiliás Erríkos IV, i gallikí montérna ékdosi óplon, tría fleurs-de-lis se éna ble pedío.

"O Dieudonné de Gozon ítan o Megálos Didáskalos ton Ippotón tis Ródou apó to 1346 éos to 1353. Genníthike se mia evgení oikogéneia sto Languedoc tis Gallías kai metéfere to psevdónymo Extinctor Draconis pou simaínei" The Dragon Slayer "sta Latiniká.

Légetai óti ypárchei énas drákos sto nisí tis Ródou stin Elláda, pou krývetai sto topikó válto kai skotónei ta vooeidí ton topikón agrotón. Pará tis entolés tou proigoúmenou Megálou Didaskálou na min enochleí to thirío, o Nkozón skótose ton dráko kai kremátise to kefáli se mia apó tis eptá pýles tis mesaionikís pólis tis Ródou. To kefáli ektíthetai méchri to 1837, ótan aporrífthike apó tous ergazómenous pou ítan epifortisménoi me tin episkeví tou kástrou.

To 1347 kai 1348 o Megálos Didáskalos apodeíchtike charoúmenos ótan i táxi odigíthike pros ti voítheia tou vasiliá Konstantínou V Armenías, apeiloúmenos apó ton strató tou soultánou tis Aigýptou ".

PIGI - (sýndesmos epískepsis)