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The Military Orders
TemplarsHospitallers (Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) Knights of St. Mary of Acre (Teutonic Knights)
Fighting Monks
The white mantle with a red cross was the distinctive form of dress for knights; sergeants wore a black mantle.
Demise of the Templars
• Philip IV of France coveted their wealth
• Their international character and exemption from local rulers made them a “state within a state”
Resurging interest in the Templars
“The Templars Face the Inquisition: The Papal Commission and Diocesan Tribunals in France, 1308–1311”By Dale Streeter
How my research changes previous ideas about the Templar trials
Arrest, Trial, & Suppression
• Why were the Templars targeted?
• For their wealth or power?
• Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master, burned in Paris in 1314, his curse