Cyprus and the Knights Templar
Cyprus was dominated by the Knights Templar who bought the island from Richard the Lionheart as Tony McMahon discovers
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Knights Templar massacre in Cyprus
The Knights Templar had an unhappy time trying to rule Cyprus faced with a revolt they had to crush with a massacre of the local population
Jacques de Molay – last Templar grand master
Jacques de Molay was the last Templar Grand Master burnt at the stake in 1314 after the Knights Templar were crushed by the King of France
Creation of the Knights Templar
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