The downfall of the Knights Templar was initiated by King Philip IV of France. Philip, who was heavily in debt due to his lavish policies and military endeavours, saw eliminating the Templars as a way
Templars being burned at the stake, illustration from an anonymous German chronicle, Von der Schöpfung der Welt bis 1384
The first headquarters of the Knights Templar, on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The Crusaders called it the Temple of Solomon and it was from this location that the Knights took their name of Templar.
Two Templars burned at the stake; illustration from a 15th–century French manuscript
Templar building at Saint Martin des Champs, France
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The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, mainly known as the Knights Templar, was a military order of the Catholic faith, and one of the most important military orders in Weste
Trials of the Knights Templar
…The downfall of the Knights Templar was initiated by King Philip IV of France. Philip, who was heavily in debt due to his lavish policies and military endeavours, saw eliminating the…
A Seal of the Knights Templar
King Baldwin II presiding over a council with the Templars
Battle of Hattin in 1187, the turning point leading to the Third Crusade. From a copy of the Passages d'outremer, c. 1490