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Robert of St. Albans (died 1187) [1] was an English templar knight who converted to Islam from Christianity in 1185. [2] In 1187, he led an army for Saladin [3] against the Crusaders during the Battle of Hattin as well as the reconquest of Jerusalem, [4] which was at the time under the control of the Franks.
The remaining knights of the order, men, women and children found shelter in the Temple, the great fort of the Templars. Pierre de Severy, Marshal of the Order, Thibaud Gaudin, treasurer of the order, and their knights were the last to defend Acre. After trying to break in for a whole week without success, Al-Ashraf Khalil offered the marshal ...
On 5 June 1249, the French crusader army, combined with de Sonnac and his Templar knights, attempted to land in Egypt. [2] They targeted Damietta , just as the Fifth Crusade had years earlier. Fighting on the Egyptian beaches was heavy and the King fought in waist-high water alongside the troops. [ 2 ]
Castle of Soure - received and reconstructed in March 1128, was the first castle of the Knights Templar. [16] Old town of Tomar, including the Castle, the Convent of the Order of Christ and the Church of Santa Maria do Olival [1] [2]
This is a list of some members of the Knights Templar, a powerful Christian military order during the time of the Crusades. At peak, the Order had approximately 20,000 members. The Knights Templar were led by the Grand Master, originally based in Jerusalem, whose deputy was the Seneschal. Next in importance was the Marshal, who was responsible ...
Templar fortresses in the Outremer. La Roche-Guillaume (perhaps modern-day Çalan Kalesi) [1] was a medieval fortress of the Knights Templar located near the Syrian Gates in what is now the Hatay Province of Turkey.
He joined the Knights Templar and was appointed Preceptor of Saint-Jean-d'Acre in 1240 and Master of France from 1242 to 1249. He was a supporter and comrade-in-arms of Louis IX of France , who helped him be elected Grand Master in place of Guillaume de Sonnac , killed in Egypt at the Battle of Al Mansurah , February 11, 1250.
The Knights Templar had been received with enthusiasm within the Crown of Aragon from their foundation in 1119. King Alfonso I of Aragon, having no direct heir, bequeathed his dominions to be divided among the Knights Templar, the Knights Hospitaller, and the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, but this bequest was annulled by his subjects in 1131.