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Knights Hospitalers
Knights Hospitalers members of the military and religious Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, sometimes called the Knights of St. John and the Knights of Jerusalem. The symbol of the Order of St. John came to be a white cross worn on a black robe; thus the Hospitalers were the Knights o... Read more
knight
knight in ancient and medieval history, a noble who did military service as a mounted warrior. The Knight in Ancient History In ancient history, as in Athens and Rome, the knight was a noble of the second class who in military service had to furnish his own mount and equipment. In Roman s... Read more
Knights Templars
Knights Templars , in medieval history, members of the military and religious order of the Poor Knights of Christ, called the Knights of the Temple of Solomon from their house in Jerusalem. Origins Like the Knights Hospitalers and the Teutonic Knights , the Templars were formed during t... Read more
Clontarf
Clontarf , suburb of Dublin, Co. Dublin, E Republic of Ireland. It was the scene of a decisive defeat (1014) of the Danes by the Irish under Brian Boru , who himself was killed in the fighting. Clontarf Castle was built (1835) on the site of an ancient castle that belonged successively to the Knigh... Read more
Valletta
Valletta , city (1994 est. pop. 9,129), capital of Malta, NE Malta. It is strategically located on a rocky promontory between two deep harbors. Dockyards line the harbors and employ more workers than any other industry. Tourism is also an important industry. A 16th-century town, with many relics of ... Read more
Treaty of Amiens
Treaty of Amiens 1802, peace treaty signed by France, Spain, and the Batavian Republic on the one hand and Great Britain on the other. It is generally regarded as marking the end of the French Revolutionary Wars and setting the stage for the Napoleonic Wars (see Napoleon I ). By its terms Engl... Read more
Rhodes
Rhodes or Ródhos , island (1990 est. pop. 90,000), c.540 sq mi (1,400 sq km), SE Greece, in the Aegean Sea; largest of the Dodecanese , near Turkey. Land and Economy The island has fertile coastal strips where wheat, tobacco, cotton, olives, wine grapes, oranges, and vegetables... Read more
Akko
Akko or Acre , Fr. Saint-Jean d'Acre, Arab. Acca, city (1994 pop. 45,300), NW Israel, a port on the Bay of Haifa (an arm of the Mediterranean Sea). Its manufactures include iron and steel, chemicals, and textiles. The city was captured (AD 638) by the Arabs, who developed its natural harbor.... Read more
Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem feudal state created by leaders of the First Crusade (see Crusades ) in the areas they had wrested from the Muslims in Syria and Palestine. In 1099, after their capture of Jerusalem, the Crusaders chose Godfrey of Bouillon king; he declined the title, preferring that o... Read more
Banat
Banat , region extending across W Romania, NE Serbia, and S Hungary. The term banat originally referred to any of several frontier provinces of Hungary and Croatia that were ruled by bans (governors). The Banat region is bordered on the E by Transylvania and Walachia, on the W by the Tisza River, ... Read more

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Hospitaller
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Hospitaller See Knights Hospitallers
Barbara, Agatha
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...that had fought in the Crusades—the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta, known in shorter form as the Knights of Malta—who lost it to forces commanded by Napoleon...

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Knights Hospitaller
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Knights Hospitaller; Knights of Malta ; and Knights of Rhodes . See HOSPITALLERS .
hospitaller
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable hospitaller a member of a charitable order, originally the Knights Hospitallers.
Knight Hospitaller
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Knight Hospitaller A member of a military religious order, formally the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem...Baptist. From 1310 they were known as the Knights of Rhodes, from 1530 the Knights of Malta. They began in c. 1070 with...
Hospitallers
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Hospitallers, also Knights Hospitaller . Their full title, ‘Knights of the Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem...11th cent. After 1310 they were also known as the Knights of Rhodes and from 1530 as the Knights of Malta...

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The Knights Hospitaller of the English Langue 1460-1565.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 12/22/2006; ; 700+ words ; Gregory O'Malley. The Knights Hospitaller of the English Langue 1460-1565...The English langue was composed of knights born in Britain and Ireland. O...order was dissolved in 1540, the knights came out rather well: their pensions...
Knights on a unique quest
Newspaper article from: Western Daily Press (Bristol UK); 1/11/2008; 700+ words ; ...Church and their lands were handed over to the Knights Hospitaller, giving rise to stories of hidden treasure which...McManamon, of Tiverton, tells me there are Knights Templar and Hospitaller connections at Bampton, Clayhanger and Uffculme...
Saints or sinners? The Knights Templar in medieval Europe.
Magazine article from: History Today; 12/1/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...1307, by order of Philip IV of France, all the Knights Templar within the French domains were arrested...about the other military orders, such as the Knights Hospitaller and the Teutonic Knights? The Order of the Temple was a military order...
Knights of Jerusalem.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Newspaper article from: Internet Bookwatch; 10/1/2008; 412 words ; Knights of Jerusalem David Nicolle Osprey Publishing...25.95 www.ospreypublishing.com KNIGHTS OF JERUSALEM: THE CRUSADING ORDER OF...considers the lives and military roles of the Knights Hospitaller in detail from their origins to their...
Knights of Jerusalem.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Bookwatch; 10/1/2008; 413 words ; Knights of Jerusalem David Nicolle Osprey Publishing...25.95 www.ospreypublishing.com KNIGHTS OF JERUSALEM: THE CRUSADING ORDER OF...considers the lives and military roles of the Knights Hospitaller in detail from their origins to their...
Rhodes, Malta or Jerusalem... the Knights always toast with style; TALK OF THE TOWN.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 7/1/2009; 628 words ; ...THE full title really does say it all: the Knights and Dames of the Sovereign, Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta. More commonly referred to as the Knights of Malta, the organisation convened at the...
President Reagan to receive award from 900 year-old Knights of Malta order.
PR Newswire; 12/29/1988; 700+ words ; ...American Association of the Knights of Malta, "The President...American Association of the Knights of Malta, at which the...founding of the Order. The Knights of Malta, whose full name is the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem...
President Reagan receives award from 900 year-old Knights of Malta Order.
PR Newswire; 1/13/1989; 700+ words ; ...American Association of the Knights of Malta, at which the...founding of the Order. The Knights of Malta, whose full name is the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem...diversity of membership of the Knights of Malta in the United...
City's link with famous Da Vinci Code Templars.
Newspaper article from: Wakefield Express (Wakefield, England); 6/2/2006; 669 words ; ...Malta." The entire wealth of the Knights Templar was subsequently passed onto the Knights Hospitaller by decree of the pontiff - land...other land and property held by the Knights Templar and Hospitaller, including wealth and property...
Illuminating ancient art; Richard Edmonds marvels at the beauty of medieval painted manuscripts.
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 6/27/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...commissioned by Jean de Villiers, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller who held office around 1285-93 AD. The evidence for...kneeling before John the Baptist. The Hospitaller's were Knights of the Crusades, dedicated to freeing the Holy Land...