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The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Latin: Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Salomonici and French: Pauvres Chevaliers du Christ et du Temple de Salomon) are also known as the Order of Solomon's Temple, and mainly the Knights Templar (French: Les Chevaliers Templiers), or simply the Templars (French: Les Templiers).
Robert de Craon or Robert Burgundio (died 13 January 1149) was the second Grand Master of the Knights Templar from June 1136 until his death. He was instrumental in getting papal sanction for the Templar Order, making it independent from ecclesiastical and secular authorities.
The Knights Templar were an elite fighting force of their day, highly trained, well-equipped, and highly motivated; one of the tenets of their religious order was that they were forbidden from retreating in battle, unless outnumbered three to one, and even then only by order of their commander, or if the Templar flag went down. Not all Knights ...
In the County of Tripoli, now in Northern Lebanon and coastal Syria: Chastel Blanc , 1117–1271 [ 3 ] Tartus ( Tortosa ) and its fortress , Templars headquarters 1152–1188 and fortress held until 1291, including the Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa [ 1 ] [ 3 ]
10th Grand Master of the Knights Templar; In office 1184–1189: Preceded by: Arnold of Torroja: Succeeded by: Robert IV of Sablé: Personal details; Born: c. 1140: Died: October 4, 1189 (aged 48–49) Acre: Nationality: Flemish: Military service; Allegiance: Kingdom of Jerusalem Knights Templar: Rank: Marshal of Jerusalem (1179-1184) Templar ...
It ordered the arrest of all Knights Templar and to seize their properties on behalf of the church. Clement was forced to support the campaign against the Templars by Philip IV of France , who owed them a great deal of money and had initiated the first arrests against the Templars on 13 October 1307.
Hugo de Paganis, [6] better known by the French translation Hugues de Payens or Payns (c. 1070 – 24 May 1136), was the co-founder and first Grand Master of the Knights Templar. In association with Bernard of Clairvaux , he created the Latin Rule , the code of behavior for the Order.
Later on, he was appointed as Grand Master of the Knights Templar to succeed Thomas Bérard in 1273. [4] During his tenure the new Mamluk Sultan, Qalawun , easily conquered Latakia , after an earthquake in March 1286, which was the only remaining port in the Principality of Antioch, [ 11 ] [ 12 ] followed by the County of Tripoli in 1289, which ...