Pere de Thous
Pere de Thous (c. 1295–1374) was a Valencian friar of the Order of Montesa, born at Peñíscola, who became its third grand master in 1327. The order was a young one, founded in 1317 by James II of Aragon.
In August 1330, during the War of the Strait, he and Arnau d'Alós led the heavy cavalry on a raid launched from Lorca into Granada. He remained loyal to Peter IV of Aragon in the War of the Union, when much of the Maestrat rose against him.
A notable builder, he fortified San Mateo, founded the Dominican convent there in 1360, and promoted works at the order's castles until his death in 1374.