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Geoffrey de St. Omer
Geoffrey de St Omer (also known as Gaufred, Godefroi, or Godfrey de St Omer, Saint Omer, or Saint-Omer) was a Flemish knight, one of the founding members of the Knights Templar in 1118. He is said to have also come from the family of the Lords of Saint-Omer (in today's northern France): William I, Lord of Saint Omer, and his son Hugh by Melisende de Piquigny, participated in the First Crusade as vassals of Robert II of Flanders.
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