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Castle of Pombal [2] Castle of Soure - received and reconstructed in March 1128, was the first castle of the Knights Templar. [16] Old town of Tomar, including the Castle, the Convent of the Order of Christ and the Church of Santa Maria do Olival [1] [2]
Their severity of rule in Cyprus quickly incurred the hatred of the native population. On Easter Day in 1192, the Cypriots attempted a massacre of their Templar rulers; however, due to prior knowledge of the attack and limited numbers of troops, the Knights had taken refuge in their stronghold at Nicosia.
The citadel of Atlit having been dismantled by the Mamluks in 1291, Tortosa remained the most likely stronghold on the mainland which had the potential to be recaptured. From Cyprus, King Henry and members of the three military orders (Knights Templar, Knights Hospitaller and Teutonic Knights), attempted to retake Tortosa in 1300. The plan was ...
The Knights Hospitaller operated a wide network of properties in the Middle Ages from their successive seats in Jerusalem, Acre, Cyprus, Rhodes and eventually Malta. In the early 14th century, they received many properties and assets previously in the hands of the Knights Templar.
The castle was part of the defensive line controlled by the Knights Templar, a stronghold used during the Portuguese Reconquista, and adapted during the Restoration War to defend the frontier. The castle is located in a unique landscape due to the proximity of salt and mouth of the Guadiana River .
In 1168 King Amalric I purchased the castle, reinforced its defenses, and instructed the transfer of the stronghold to the care of the Knights Templar, who held it for two decades. [3] [4] In 1187, Salah ad-Din ascended to the Galilee, annihilating the crusader army in the Battle of Hattin. Nevertheless, the Templars continued to hold the ...
Templar Knights. The Templar Knights were created in 1119 when King Baldwin II gave permission for eight knights to start a new military order to protect pilgrims on their way to the Holy land. They never retreated from battle and as a result, only a tenth of the Templars survived battle. The Order had to constantly spend large sums of money ...
The Knights Templar built a dungeon after 1117, [1] then they possessed the tower by 1152. [2] Later on, the tower was attacked by Nur ad-Din in 1167, [1] to be recaptured by the Templars in the same year, [3] and was rebuilt after the 1170 earthquake, then in 1188 after Saladin's invasion, [4] and after the 1202 earthquake. [1]