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, Jochen Schenk investigates the religious expectations
that guided noble and knightly families to found and support
Templar communities in the European provinces, and examines the
social dynamics and mechanisms that tied these families to each
other. The book illustrates the close connection between the
presence of Cistercians and the incidence of crusading within
Templar family networks, and offers new insights into how
collective identities and memory were shaped through ritual and
tradition among medieval French-speaking social elites.
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