Questions tagged [templars]
The Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon was a Christian military order of knighthood established at the time of the Crusades and that became a model and inspiration for other military orders. Originally founded to protect Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land, the order assumed greater military duties during the 12th century.
4 questions
0
votes
0
answers
106
views
Could a Sergeant become a Knight Templar?
I know being noble was one of the requirements (not the only) to be a Knight Templar, and the commoners would end up being Sergeants or a lower range, but, could a non-noble be promoted to Knight ...
5
votes
1
answer
760
views
What would have kept Clement V from instigating a popular revolt against Philip V?
I am reading this book, "Trial of the Templars" by Malcolm Barber.
I am not a historian, so I do not know to what extent Barber's thesis is right - that the Templars were arrested because ...
- 397
4
votes
0
answers
922
views
Did the Kayı tribe fight the Templars at any point?
The highly popular Turkish TV drama series Diriliş: Ertuğrul has Ertuğrul and his Kayı tribe fighting the Templars based in a "castle" which apparently should be identified with the real-...
- 25.9k
23
votes
2
answers
3k
views
When did the Knights Templar dissolve and why?
The Knights Templar were a medieval chivalric organization within the Roman Catholic Church.
When did they dissolve, and what ultimately led to the dissolution of the Templars?
- 2,240