Auger de Balben

Auger de Balben was believed to be born in Dauphiné, at Risoul, despite the absence of any trace in the Dauphinois armorials. He was a former companion-in-arms of Raymond du Puy whom he accompanied in 1157 to Saint-Gilles in 1157 and to Forez in 1158.{{sfn|Harot|1911|p=11}}

In 1160, Auger would have taken part in the Synod of Nazareth and would have pronounced himself as supporting the pope Alexander III against the anti-pope Victor IV. The date of Auger's access to the magisterium is also uncertain. The first document that has come down to us and that probably comes from Auger of Balben dates from 29 November 1160, and the last known act of his predecessor is from 25 November 1158. His magistracy was short-lived, the last mention is of March 11, 1162.{{sfn|Delaville Le Roulx|1904|pp=62–73}} He was succeeded by Gilbert of Assailly.Phillips, Walter Alison (1911). "St John of Jerusalem, Knights of the Order of the Hospital of". In Encyclopædia Britannica. 24. (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 12–19.

Some references list Arnaud de Comps{{cite web|title=Arnaud de Comps - 4th grandmaster of the Order of Malta (SMOM)|url=http://www.smom-za.org/grandmasters/index.htm|url-status=live|publisher=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012001721/http://www.smom-za.org/grandmasters/index.htm |archive-date=2007-10-12 }} as the successor to Auger and refer to him as the fourth Grand Master.{{sfn|Riley-Smith|2012|p=243}} He is today considered to have never existed, his name having appeared in the chronological lists placed at the head of the statutes, but his rank continues to be kept in the lists of grand masters.[http://www.templiers.org/maitres-hopital-eng.php The Masters of the Hospital of St-John of Jerusalem] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001194925/http://www.templiers.org/maitres-hopital-eng.php |date=2021-10-01 }}.{{sfn|Nicolle|2001|pp=3–4|loc=Chronology}}{{sfn|Flavigny|2006|pp=317–319}}

• Cartulaire général de l'Ordre des Hospitaliers
• List of Knights Hospitaller sites
• Langue (Knights Hospitaller)
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• Auger de Balben. French Wikipedia.
• Arnaud de Comps. French Wikipedia.
• Liste des grands maîtres de l'ordre de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem. French Wikipedia.
• Eugène Harot, [https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Essai_d%E2%80%99armorial_des_Grands-Ma%C3%AEtres_de_l%E2%80%99Ordre_de_Saint_Jean_de_J%C3%A9rusalem Essai d’armorial des Grands-Maîtres de l’Ordre de Saint Jean de Jérusalem].
• [http://www.smom-za.org/grandmasters/index.htm Auger de Balben]. SMOM.
• [https://museumstjohn.org.uk/seals-of-the-grand-masters/ Seals of the Grand Masters]. Museum of the Order of St John.

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