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Areimeh Castle, from the early 1150s to 1187 with interruption 1171–1177. Arwad island (Ruad), occupied in 1300–1302 [4] In the Principality of Antioch, now in Turkey: Roche-Guillaume, 12th century–1203 and 1237–1298. Trapessac, in the 12th century until 1188. Bagras (Gaston), 1153–1189 and 1216–1268.
(the same authors identify one of the 9 founders of the Knights Templar, the Knight Gondemare, as having Portuguese origin – possibly from medieval Gundemar; also spelled Gundemari or Gondemare, present-day Gondomar, in the County of Portugal)) [14] King Afonso I of Portugal, Templar Brother (13.03.1129); First King of Portugal (1139–1185)
Military order (religious society) Catholic orders of chivalry. Militia Templi. Catholic Church portal. v. t. e. The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, mainly known as the Knights Templar, was a French military order of the Catholic faith, and one of the wealthiest and most popular military orders in Western Christianity.
Jacques de Molay. Jacques de Molay (French: [də mɔlɛ]; c. 1240–1250 [1] – 11 or 18 March 1314 [2]), also spelled " Molai ", [3] was the 23rd and last grand master of the Knights Templar, leading the order sometime before 20 April 1292 until it was dissolved by order of Pope Clement V in 1312. [4][5] Though little is known of his actual ...
In 1300, the Templars, along with the Knights Hospitaller and forces from Cyprus attempted to retake the coastal city of Tortosa. They were able to take the island of Arwad, near Tortosa, but lost it soon after. With the loss of Arwad, the Crusaders had lost their last foothold in the Holy Land.
Godfrey of Saint-Omer (also known as Gaufred, Godefroi, or Geoffrey de St Omer, Saint Omer) was a Flemish knight and one of the founding members of the Knights Templar in 1119. He is said to have come from the family of the Lords of Saint-Omer (in today's northern France ), possibly the son of William I, Lord of Saint Omer and Melisende de ...
The grand master of the Knights Templar was the supreme commander of the holy order, starting with founder Hugues de Payens. Some held the office for life while others resigned life in monasteries or diplomacy. Grand masters often led their knights into battle on the front line and the numerous occupational hazards of battle made some tenures ...
Nazario Moreno González. $2.2 million dollar reward was offered. Nazario Moreno González (8 March 1970 – 9 March 2014), commonly referred to by his aliases El Chayo ('Nazario' or 'The Rosary') and El Más Loco ('The Craziest One'), was a Mexican drug lord who headed La Familia Michoacana before heading the Knights Templar Cartel, a drug ...