Military Orders in the Crusader States
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- Created on: 18-05-16 10:14
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- Military Orders in the Crusaders States
- Growth
- Wealth
- Bankers
- Power of Lords - on par with nobility
- Growing dependence and support from Crusader States
- Crusading less popular before 3rd Crusade
- Many just made donations to MO's instead
- Wealth
- Encouraged immigration to Outremer
- Funded and defended conveys
- Banks along trade/travel routes
- Defence
- Built borders around Outremer
- Created / supplemented garrisons
- Manpower to defend cities + towns
- Provided expert, elite support to 2nd/3rd Crusaders
- Provided stability by garrisoning key castles
- Survival
- Relied on donations / support from Western Europe
- Castles - needed somewhere to base defence
- Forced to cooperate with Crusader States rulers
- Church Support + preachers like Bernard of Clairvaux
- Military Campaigns
- Templars sent 120 knights + 1000 soldiers to Antioch against Nur ad-Din
- 1167 Hospitallers offered 500 knights + 500 turcopoles for invasion of Egypt
- 80 Templars fought against Saladin at Montgisard
- Castles
- 1178 received Jacob's Ford from Baldwin III
- 1185 - Raymond's castles taken over by MO to keep balance of power
- Growth
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