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Hugues de Payens approaches King Baldwin II of Jerusalem to start the Templars. They Agree and the Templars is formed
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The Templars are officially funded by the Chruch at the Council of Troyes. This ended their poverty.
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This document made it that the Templars answer to none other than the Pope. They were freely able to travel between states and not pay taxes.
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The Templars started using early forms of banking. People could give the Templar items in one city and then recieve a check-like piece of paper letting them collect the same ammount in the next city.
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In this Battle. 500 Templar soldiers, along with several thousand infantry, defeated one of Saladin's army of 26,000 soldiers. This was one of the Templars greatest victories
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Saladin's armies were able to retake the city. The Templars, weak from conflict between other Christian organisations, were unable to help the Crusaders hold back Saladin.
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This is due to the growing power of the Muslim and Turkish armies. They were forced from their main bases to seaports such as Acre
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The Templars at the time were being prosecuted by King Philip IV of France. This is due to Philip being deeply in debt to the Templars. He decided to seize this chance to destroy the Templars, in the process, removing his debt to them.
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The Last Templar Grand Masters, Jacques de Molay and Geoffroi de Charney are burnt at the stake. This was the end of the Templars.