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The Military Orders
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History (The Crusades) Mind Map on The Military Orders, created by Alex Rob1nson on 02/05/2015.
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The Military Orders
The Hospitallers
knights of the hospital of St John
in 1099 when the crusaders captured Jerusalem there was a small Christian hospital of St John the Almoner
grew in size when it fell into crusader hands
allowed men with military skill to dedicate themselves to a religious life
semi-monastic, semi-military
The Templars
aimed to protect pilgrims from attackers and Muslims while on their way to the holy land
acted as escorts and patrolled the routes of the pilgrims
recruited from knights in the holy land and pilgrims making their way to the holy land
devoted themselves to the service of the poor
Structure of orders
the knights
chose a grand master who was of noble blood and rules with aristocratic authority
the sergants
from less aristocratic families
the clergy
under direct authority from the pope
acted as chaplains
Importance of the orders
Not important
caused the king problems
Ascalon 1153
knights templar insisted on entering city themselves which delayed it's capture for a month
Hattin 1187
grand master urged king to battle with the Muslims rather than use traditional defence tactics
alliance between Franks and assassins was proposed but grand master didn't like it so killed Rashid's envoys
King Amalric arrested the grand master and asked the pope to remove the order of the templars
self-important and gained a reputation for greed and brutality
kept their interests above that of the church
their allegiance was to the papacy and not the king
Important
protected the poor and pilgrims by policing pilgrims routes
being a Hospitaller allowed men to live a semi-military and semi-monastic lifestyle
important to king
a permanent force of highly trained men with a good knowledge of the counrty
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