An oberster Stelle der Hierarchie stand der Großmeister. Die Brüder hatten dem Großmeister vollen
Gehorsam zu leisten, konnten ihn allerdings auch selber wählen. Dieser wiederrum war laut Artikel
96 verpflichtet, bei Entscheidungen ein Kapitel einzuberufen, das ihn beraten sollte: "Alles tut
der Meister auf den Rat des Konvents hin, er soll die Gemeinschaft der Brüder um ihren Rat bitten
und den Beschluss fassen, auf den sich die Mehrheit der Brüder und er selbst verständigen."

Sein Stellvertreter und zweithöchster Würdenträger des Ordens war der Seneschall, der aber durch
den Marschall in seiner Bedeutung verdrängt wurde. Der Marschall überwachte die Versorgung der
Tiere, den Unterhalt von Material und die Pflege der Waffen. Seine Rolle war besonders wichtig
während der Feldzüge, denn alle "dienenden Brüder und alle Kriegsleute unterstehen im Felde dem
Befehl des Marschalls."
Der Komtur des Königreichs Jerusalem nahm die Funktion des Ordensschatzmeister wahr. Er erhielt die
Beute aus den Feldzügen, außer den Pferden und Waffen, die dem Marschall zustanden. Er zeichnete
für die Verbindung Jerusalems mit den Komtureien im Okzident verantwortlich und verteilte die
Templer auf die verschiedenen Häuser und Festungen des Ordens, je nach ihren Fähigkeiten und den
Erfordernissen des Krieges.

Der nächste in der Hierarchie war der Komtur der Stadt Jerusalem, der für die ursprüngliche
Mission, den Schutz der Pilger, zuständig war.
Zusätzlich wurden Kapitel einberufen, um über die Situation im Orden genauestens Bescheid zu
wissen. Es gab wöchentliche lokale Kapitel, das jährliche Provinzkapitel sowie das Generalkapitel,
zu dem alle fünf Jahre die Würdenträger des Heiligen Landes und des Abendlandes zusammentraten.
Durch die Verzögerung, die eine vorzeitige Einberufung des Generalkapitels bewirkt hätte, wurde der
Großmeister nur von den Templern des Heiligen Landes gewählt.

Die Stellung eines Tempelritters im Orden wurde durch die Anzahl seiner Pferde veranschaulicht.
Während ein Krieger Anspruch auf drei Pferde hatte, mußte ein Knappe mit einem Vorlieb nehmen. Die
höheren Würdenträger besaßen sogar vier Pferde. Dem Großmeister wurde zudem noch ein turkomanisches
Pferd zugesprochen, jenes Pferd orientalischer Herkunft, das im Gefecht seinesgleichen suchte. Der
Marschall wurde auf Grund seiner militärischen Verantwortung ebenso ausgestattet und hatte somit
ein Pferd mehr, wie der eigentlich zweitranghöchste, der Seneschall. Pferde bildeten somit wegen
ihrer Bedeutung für die Kampfkraft der Templer eine entscheidende Rolle im Aufbau des
Templerordens.

Also ich sags gleich, ich bin der Großmeister und habe 7 Pferde

The Monks Of War - Desmond Seward - Penguin Books


If this is true then Bernard's support of the Order, brought to light in his In Praise of The New
Knighthood may well have not only increased the Order's membership, but saved it from an early end.

Theories aside, the Templar knights did survive to grow to huge numbers, which required a larger
hierarchy than the original four divisions.

What follows are some of the ranks that formed the rungs on the Templar ladder:

The Grand Master
The Grand Master was the supreme authority of the Templar Order and answered to none save the pope.
Once elected to the office, the Grand Master served for the remainder of his life. In several cases
that lifetime was cut short. Several Grand Masters were killed in battle, showing that the position
was far more than an administrative one.

While each country had its own Master, the Grand Master was above each of them. In addition to
overseeing military operations, the Grand Master was also responsible for the business dealings of
the Order.

Seneschal
The Seneschal was the right hand man to the Grand Master and in modern terms would be similar to a
vice president of a corporation. The Seneschal also acted as a consigliare or advisor to the Grand
Master and looked after a great deal of the administrative duties.

Along with the Grand Master, the Seneschal ruled over eight Templar provincial Masters. These
provinces were chiefly Aragon, Apulia, England, France, Hungary, Poitiers, Portugal and Scotland.

Marshal
The Marshal of the Order was the Templar in charge of war and anything that was related to it. In
this sense the Marshal could be viewed as the second most important member of the Order after the
Grand Master.

His personal retinue was comprised of two squires, one turcoman, one turcopole and one sergeant. He
also had four horses at his command.

Under Marshal
The Under Marshal was in charge of the footmen and the equipment.

Standard Bearer
The Standard Bearer was one of the sergeants and charged with carrying the Order's banner.

Draper
The Draper was in charge of the Templar garments and linens and while this may seem like a menial
task, the Templar Rule of Order states that after the Master and Marshal, the Draper was superior
to all brethren.

The Templar Rule of Order said of the Draper's responsibilities regarding the robe of the order,
"and the Draper or the one who is in his place should studiously reflect and take care to have the
reward of God in all the above-mentioned things, so that the eyes of the envious and evil-tongued
cannot observe that the robes are too long or too short; but he should distribute them so that they
fit those who must wear them, according to the size of each one."

The Draper had in his personal retinue two squires, a number of tailors and one brother in charge
of the pack animals who would carry supplies. In addition the Draper, like the Marshal, had four
horses at his disposal.

Commanders of the Lands: Jerusalem, Antioch and Tripoli
These Templar officers operated much like a Baillie and operated under the Masters. Commanders were
responsible for all Templar houses, castles and farms in their jurisdiction.

The personal retinue of the Commanders consisted of two squires, two foot soldiers, one sergeant,
one deacon and one Saracen scribe. Like others, the Commander had four horses at his command as
well as one palfrey (riding horse).

Commanders of knights, houses and farms (Casals)

These Templars fell under the Commanders of Lands and were responsible for the day to day
operations of the various estates under their care. Generally speaking, they were knights, but if
no knight resided in the region, the position could go to a sergeant.

If the Commander was a knight he was permitted four horses, but if a sergeant he was allowed only
two.

Provincial Masters
Provincial Masters, who governed the western districts, were similar to the Commanders of Lands,
but seem to have largely been responsible for managing revenue and recruiting new men to the Order.

Knights and Sergeants
The bulk of the Templar's military might was comprised of knights and sergeants. Although both
classes of Templars were as likely to die in battle, the knight had a higher ranking within the
Order.

Knights had to be men of noble birth and wore the white mantle that is the most familiar garment of
the Order. Each knight was permitted one squire and three horses.

Sergeants did not have to be of noble birth and to show their lower rank, sergeants wore a black or
brown mantle. They were given one horse and had no squires under their command.

und habt ihr noch ein jersey das man kriegt. z.B. wenn wer besonders schlecht gespielt hat *gg*