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Jacques de Molay, the 23rd and final Grand Master of the Knights Templar, is burned at the stake.
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Jacques de Molay
Grand Master of the Knights Templar
Jacques de Molay, also spelled "Molai", was the 23rd and last grand master of the Knights Templar, leading the order sometime before 20 April 1292 until it was dissolved by order of Pope Clement V in 1312. Though little is known of his actual life and deeds except for his last…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Knights Templar
Catholic military order, 1118 to 1312
The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, mainly known as the Knights Templar, was a military order of the Catholic faith, and one of the most important military orders in Western Christianity. They were founded in 1118 to defend pilgrims on their way to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)