After the start of the Crusades and after the failure of several campaigns by the Templar, for example the defeat at the Battle Of The Horns Of Hattin, they began to lose signficance across Christendom. Support for them dwindled.
King Philip IV, indebted to the Templars after the war with the English decided to try to get Pope Clement to take action against the Order of the Templars because of rumours of heresy. Though it can be argued he merely pushed the topic because of his debt. Whatever his reasons on Friday 13th October, 1307 - Philip ordered de Molay and scores of other French Templars to be simultaneously arrested.
Under continued pressure from Philip, Pope Clement then issued the papal bull Pastoralis Praeeminentiae on November 22, 1307, which instructed all Christian monarchs in Europe to arrest all Templars and seize their assets. Captured and tortured, at their hearing some templars surrendered to confession, others had sufficient legal experience to defend themselves in the hearings however Philip (1310) blocked these attempts and many Templars were burnt at the stake.
With further threats from Philip, Clement disbanded the order of the Knights Templars at the Council of Vienne - 1212.
Knights Templar Cartel was created in 2011.
Knights Templar School was created in 1939.
The Templar primarily fought the Muslims, but were infamous for declaring war on anyone that opposed them.
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No Columbus was an Italian born sailor he had nothing to do with the Knights Templar
the Templar Knights have never been unmade. There are still many orders of the Knights Templar, mostly now involved in charity work, not fighting.
The Knights Templar had squires to serve them. Their squires differed from those of other knights, because they were not in an apprenticeship and did not normally become knights, but were just servants. Also associated with the Knights Templar were sergeants, who were members of lower social classes who served as light cavalry. They rendered military service. The Knights Templar had their own clergy as well.
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The Degree of Knights templar is conferred at the 14th Degree of York Rite Masonry.
You must be a Freemason to be a Knight Templar.
They never ended, there is still a society now. But very secret.