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CHAPTER III. | |
1187—1230. | |
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Description of the ruins of the Hospital at Jerusalem—Its establishment at Margat—Retirement of the ladies of the Order to Europe —The third Crusade—Siege and capture of Acre—Guy do Lusignan made king of Cyprus—Reforms of Aiphonso of Portugal—..His resignation and death—Fourth Crusade—Capture of Constantinople by the Latins—Dissensions between the Templars and Hospitallers—Andrew, king of Hungary, admitted into the Order—Fifth Crusade—Siege and capture of Damietta—Advance into Egypt—Fatal results of the expedition—Marriage of the emperor Frederic with Violante—Treaty with the Saracens—Coronation of Frederic at Jerusalem—His return to Europe and persecution of the military Orders—Accusations brought against the knights of St. John
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CHAPTER IV. | |
1230—1291. | |
Re-occupation of Jerusalem by the Christians—Their expulsion by the Korasmins—Battle of Gaza—Death of Vilebride, and election of Chateauneuf—Reforins in the Order—Crusades of St. Louis—Sanguinary combat between the Hospitallers and Templars—Siege of Margat—Siege and fall of Acre 80 CHAPTER V. 1291—1311. Establishment of the Order in Cyprus—Its first naval armaments—Death of John do Villiers, and election of Odon de Pins—His monastic seclusion— Dissatisfaction of the Order—His death, and accession of William do Villaret—Expedition into Palestine—Project for the capture of Rhodes—Preparations for that operation—Death of Willism de Villaret, and accession of Fulk de Villaret—Capture of Rhodes—Destruction of the Order of the Temple
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CHAPTER VI. | |
1311—1365. | |
Villaret establishes his Order at Rhodes—His arrogance—Plots against him—His flight to Lindos —Appeals to the Pope—His resignation—Appointment of Elyon de Vilanova—Division of the Order into Zangucs—Deodato do Gozon and the Dragon of Rhodes—War against the Turks—Capture of Smyrna—Election of Deodato do Gozon—His resignation—Intrigues of Heredia the Castellan of Emposta—Eleetion of Cornillan and Roger de Pine.
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