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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 ]
This is a list of some members of the Knights Templar, a powerful Christian military order during the time of the Crusades. At peak, the Order had approximately 20,000 members. The Knights Templar were led by the Grand Master, originally based in Jerusalem, whose deputy was the Seneschal. Next in importance was the Marshal, who was responsible ...
The Knights Templar were dismantled in the Rolls of the Catholic Church in 1309. Following the suppression of the Order, a number of Knights Templar joined the newly established Order of Christ, which effectively reabsorbed the Knights Templar and its properties in AD 1319, especially in Portugal.
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 Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III of England in 1348. Dates shown are of nomination or installation; coloured rows indicate sovereigns, princes of Wales, medieval ladies, modern royal knights and ladies, and stranger knights and ladies, none of whom counts toward the 24-member limit.
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The wheat barn at Cressing Temple. Cressing Temple is a medieval site situated between Witham and Braintree in Essex, [1] close to the villages of Cressing and White Notley.It was amongst the very earliest and largest of the possessions of the Knights Templar in England, [2] [3] and is currently open to the public as a visitor attraction.
In Search of the Knights Templar: A Guide to the Sites in Britain. London, England: Orion Publishing Group. ISBN 0-297-84433-4. Archived from the original (Hardback) on 2010-03-08; The Closed Rolls of Henry II; George Smart, The Knights Templar: Chronology, Authorhouse, 2005. ISBN 1-4184-9889-0