Templar Families: Landowning Families and the Order of the Temple in France, C.1120-1307

by Jochen Schenk

Book Overview

Founded in c.1120, in the aftermath of the First Crusade in Jerusalem, the Order of the Temple was a Christian brotherhood dedicated to the military protection of pilgrims and the Holy Land, attracting followers and supporters throughout Christian Europe. This detailed study explores the close relationship between the Order of the Temple and the landowning families it relied upon for support. Focussing on the regions of Burgundy, Champagne and Languedoc,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107530482
• ISBN13: 9781107530485
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"