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The '''Persecution of the Templars''' was a purge of the [[France|French]] [[Templars]] by the combined forces of the [[French Assassins]] and King [[Philip IV of France]]. | The '''Persecution of the Templars''' was a purge of the [[France|French]] [[Templars]] by the combined forces of the [[French Assassins]] and King [[Philip IV of France]]. | ||
On | On 13 October 1307, the French Assassins, through their agent in the King's court, [[Guillaume de Nogaret]], manipulated the Crown into declaring the Templar Order as heretical; something made all the easier by the fact that Philip IV was heavily indebted to the Templars' at the time. Led by the future [[Mentor]] [[Thomas de Carneillon]], the French Assassins, disguised as Flemish [[mercenaries]], assaulted the [[Temple (Paris)|Temple]] - headquarters to the Templar Order at the time - just outside of [[Paris]], and either killed or arrested all who were present. | ||
[[Jacques de Molay]], the Templar [[Grand Master]] and a [[Sage]] was apprehended by the Assassins, though not before ordering [[Jacques de Molay's advisor|his advisor]] to hide the ''[[Codex Pater Intellectus]]'' and a [[Sword of Eden 1|Sword of Eden]]. | [[Jacques de Molay]], the Templar [[Grand Master]] and a [[Sages|Sage]], was apprehended by the [[Assassins]], though not before ordering [[Jacques de Molay's advisor|his advisor]] to hide the ''[[Codex Pater Intellectus]]'' and a [[Sword of Eden 1|Sword of Eden]]. | ||
The purge finally drew to a close on 18 March 1314, when Jacques de Molay and [[Geoffroi de Charney]] were burned at the stake, charged with heresy and worship of the idol Baphomet. | The purge finally drew to a close on 18 March 1314, when Jacques de Molay and [[Geoffroi de Charney]] were burned at the stake, charged with heresy and worship of the idol [[Father of Understanding|Baphomet]]. | ||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
Recognized as a possibility even before its execution, the purge destroyed the public image of the Order of the Knights Templar, and drove the Order to adopt the same tactics as its bitter rivals, the Assassins, by moving underground. Operating in secret, the Templars survived and gradually rebuilt their Order, which spread across [[Europe]]. | |||
By 1776 the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order]] had grown such that it once again challenged the strength of the | By 1776, the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order]] had grown such that it once again challenged the strength of the Assassins in France. | ||
In 1789 the Paris Rite, led by [[François-Thomas Germain]], another Sage who shared memories with Jacques de Molay, instigated the [[French Revolution]] in order to | In 1789, the Paris Rite, led by [[François-Thomas Germain]], another Sage who shared memories with Jacques de Molay, instigated the [[French Revolution]] in order to avenge themselves against the French crown. This vengeance was obtained when, in 1793, King [[Louis XVI of France]] was guillotined in the public gardens outside the [[Louvre]]. | ||
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The Persecution of the Templars was a purge of the French Templars by the combined forces of the French Assassins and King Philip IV of France.
On 13 October 1307, the French Assassins, through their agent in the King's court, Guillaume de Nogaret, manipulated the Crown into declaring the Templar Order as heretical; something made all the easier by the fact that Philip IV was heavily indebted to the Templars' at the time. Led by the future Mentor Thomas de Carneillon, the French Assassins, disguised as Flemish mercenaries, assaulted the Temple - headquarters to the Templar Order at the time - just outside of Paris, and either killed or arrested all who were present.
Jacques de Molay, the Templar Grand Master and a Sage, was apprehended by the Assassins, though not before ordering his advisor to hide the Codex Pater Intellectus and a Sword of Eden.
The purge finally drew to a close on 18 March 1314, when Jacques de Molay and Geoffroi de Charney were burned at the stake, charged with heresy and worship of the idol Baphomet.
Legacy
Recognized as a possibility even before its execution, the purge destroyed the public image of the Order of the Knights Templar, and drove the Order to adopt the same tactics as its bitter rivals, the Assassins, by moving underground. Operating in secret, the Templars survived and gradually rebuilt their Order, which spread across Europe.
By 1776, the Parisian Rite of the Templar Order had grown such that it once again challenged the strength of the Assassins in France.
In 1789, the Paris Rite, led by François-Thomas Germain, another Sage who shared memories with Jacques de Molay, instigated the French Revolution in order to avenge themselves against the French crown. This vengeance was obtained when, in 1793, King Louis XVI of France was guillotined in the public gardens outside the Louvre.
Reference
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