WThe following is an incomplete list of former Grand Masters of the Order of Calatrava, the current grand master of the order is King Felipe VI of SpainDon García (1164–1169) Fernando Icaza (1169–1170) Martín Pérez de Siones (1170–1182) Nuño Pérez de Quiñones (1182–1199) Martín Martínez (1199–1207) Ruy Díaz de Yanguas (1207–1212) Rodrigo Garcés (1212–1216) Martín Fernández de Quintana (1216–1218) Gonzalo Yáñez de Novoa (1218–1238) Martín Ruiz de Cevallos (1238–1240) Gómez Manrique (1240–1243) Fernando Ordóñez (1243–1254) Pedro Yáñez (1254–1267) Juan González (1267–1284) Ruy Pérez Ponce de León (1284–1295) Diego López de Santsoles (1295–1296) Garci López de Padilla (1296–1322) Juan Núñez de Prado (1322–1355) Diego García de Padilla (1355–1365) Martín López de Córdoba (1365–1371) Pedro Muñiz de Godoy y Sandoval (1371–1384) Pedro Álvarez de Pereira (1384–1385) Gonzalo Núñez de Guzmán (1385–1404) Enrique de Villena (1404–1407) Luis González de Guzmán (1407–1443) Fernando de Padilla Alfonso de Aragón y de Escobar Pedro Girón Acuña Pacheco (1445–1466) Rodrigo Téllez Girón (1466–1482) García López de Padilla (1482–1487) Catholic Monarchs King Juan Carlos I of Spain King Felipe VI of Spain (Incumbent)
WThe article offers an index of the Grand Magistry including Grand Masters and the Lieutenancies of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.
WThis is a list of Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller, including its continuation as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta after 1798. It also includes unrecognized "anti-Grand Masters" and lieutenants or stewards during vacancies.
WThis is a list of Grand Masters of the Constantinian Order of Saint George, a dynastic order of knighthood of the Catholic Church. Although it was founded by Albanian nobles claiming descent from the Byzantine Angelos dynasty in the 16th century, the order has throughout its existence maintained that it has its origin in Ancient Roman times, supposedly founded by Constantine the Great in the 4th century. This is more or less impossible, as there are no Roman or Byzantine records of such an institution ever existing and chivalric orders being completely unknown in the Byzantine world.
WThe Grand Master of the Order of Saint Lazarus was the leader of an order of chivalry that was established by the Holy See in the 12th century. A number of Masters of the order, eventually termed Grand Masters, have been listed by previous historians of the order.
WThis page is a list of the grand masters of the Order of Santiago.
WEach man who held the position of Grand Master of the Knights Templar was the supreme commander of the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, starting with founder Hugues de Payens in 1118. While many Grand Masters chose to hold the position for life, abdication was not unknown. Some masters chose to leave for life in monasteries or diplomacy. Grand Masters often led their knights into battle on the front line and the numerous occupational hazards of battle made some tenures very short.
WThe Grand Master is the holder of the supreme office of the Teutonic Order. It is equivalent to the grand master of other military orders and the superior general in non-military Roman Catholic religious orders. Hochmeister, literally "high master", is only used in reference to the Teutonic Order, as Großmeister is used in German to refer to the leaders of other orders of knighthood.