A General Timeline of the Order
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The First Crusade preached by Pope Urban II
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The First Crusade initiated
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Jerusalem captured from Muslims
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Knights Templars founded (some sources cite 1118)
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The Council of Troyes, the Rule of the Order adopted
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Second Crusade preached
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Second Crusade initiated, then crushed in 1148 outside Damascus in Syria
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Templars firmly established in Jerusalem and other major towns of
Palestine, as well as Europe
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Jerusalem recaptured by Muslims, led by Saladin
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Pope Gregory VIII preaches the Third Crusade in his letter Audita
Tremendi
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Third Crusade fails to relieve Jerusalem; Richard I of England and Philip
II of France depart for the Holy Land
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Richard I enters treaty with Saladin; Jerusalem opened for Christian pilgrims
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Fourth Crusade preached
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Fifth Crusade preached
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Jerusalem somewhat surprisingly liberated by Frederick II's treaty with the
Sultan of Egypt; held until 1244, during which time the Templars reinstated
themselves on the Temple Mount
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St Louis's Egyptian Crusade, the last large-scale offensive of its type
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Acre falls as the last bastion on the Crusader state in Palestine
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Philip the Fair arrests
Templars on October 13th
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54 Templars burned at stake to harass remaining Templars into confession
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Jacques de Molay and Geoffroi de Charnay burned at stake
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Death of Philip the Fair
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Death of Clement V
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Espoo Virtual Preceptory founded
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Espoo Virtual Preceptory re-launched by a fan
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