12 Most Famous Knights Templar | The Knights Templar
2015年5月6日 · 12 Most Famous Knights Templar. This list of 12 most well known knights in the history of the medieval Knights Templar includes heroes, saints, traitors and even one pirate. The order is largely chronological. All thanks and credit for this article go to Author A.A. Grishin. Hugues de Payens – the first Grand Master of the Knights Templar ...
Templar Pirates - The Knights Templar
When the Knights Templar dissolved, with many members forming the Knights of Malta who were equally known for their piracy, they also were known to fly the skull and crossbones. The most famous Templar Pirate was Roger de Flor (1266-1306). He was also the most famous Templar who was a Templar Sergeant, and not a knight.
History of the Crusades - The Knights Templar
To the north other European princes set up the Christian states of Edessa, Tripoli, and Antioch. Many Europeans were attracted to the East, and three religious-military orders – the Knights of St. John {Hospitalers}, the Knights Templar, and the Teutonic Knights – were formed to defend and care for the pilgrims who streamed into the Holy Land.
The Nine Original Knights Templar | The Knights Templar
This gave rise to the famous image on the seal of the Knights Templar, of two men riding a single horse. Godfrey left no descendants. However, William II de Saint-Omer (possibly Godfrey’s younger brother) and Millesende de Picquigny (great-granddaughter of Templar member Guermond de Picquigny) had a son William III and a daughter Matilda ...
Modern Order | The Knights Templar
The Templar revival in the 20th century owed its existence to developments within the Grand Priory of Belgium, which had been founded under Dr. Fabre-Palaprat in 1825. Factional disputes between Catholic and Masonic members, along with European political developments, resulted in its being put to sleep for several years.
Scottish Templars - The Knights Templar
1689 – 1804: Scottish Knights Templar. In 1737, Templar Knight Andrew Michael Ramsay, Prince Charles Edward Stuart’s tutor, held a public speech in Paris. In his speech, he claimed that Freemasonry had spread among the Crusaders and that they had founded the Lodge of St John. Knight Ramsay was a Scott born in Ayr near Kilwinning.
Knighthood | The Knights Templar
Probably the most famous knights in the English speaking world were King Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table. These knights served their king and also went on sacred quests to find the Holy Grai. The German writer Wolfram von Eschenbach, in his immortal medieval work Parzifal, equated the Grail Knights with the Knights Templar. Both the Grail ...
Richard the Lionheart - The Knights Templar
Richard the Lionheart and the Knights Templar Summary This account of King Richard the Lionheart’s experiences with the Knights Templar during the Crusades was based on a journal attributed to Geoffrey de Vinsauf, who accompanied King Richard on his expedition. It was documented in the 1842 book by Charles G. Addison, a member of the Inner
Twelve French Templars Who Escaped | The Knights Templar
Concerning the number of commanderies and Templars in England see, for example, Evelin Lord – The Knights Templar in Britain, Pearson Education Limited, 2001 or Anne Gilmoure-Bryson – The London Templar Trial Testimony. Alain Demurger- Vie et mort de l`ordre du Temple, 1120-1314. P.: Editions du Seuil, 1985 p.278
Videos | The Knights Templar
Templar Videos . Templar Theme Song. Templar Battle Hymn: Before engaging in battles, the Knights Templar responded to the sound of the trumpet by singing the psalm containing the Order’s famous motto: Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed nomini Tuo da gloriam(‘Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but to Thy name give glory’).