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The Knights Templar, once the most powerful military order in medieval Europe, faced a shocking betrayal that would echo through centuries. On October 13, 1307, King Philip IV of France orchestrated mass arrests of Templars across his kingdom.
These warrior monks had evolved from humble crusader protectors into Europe's premier bankers. The Order managed vast financial networks, handling money for pilgrims, nobles, and even kings. Their wealth and influence grew to rival that of monarchs.
But Philip IV owed them an enormous debt he couldn't repay. His solution? Destroy the Order entirely. Through torture, his inquisitors extracted false confessions of heresy and blasphemy from captured Templars.
Pope Clement V, under intense pressure from Philip, officially dissolved the Order in 1312. Two years later, the Templars' Grand Master Jacques de Molay was burned at stake in Paris. Legend says that as the flames rose, he cursed both the king and pope to face divine judgment within the year. Both men died shortly after.
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