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<blockquote data-quote="Rhialto" data-source="post: 333813" data-attributes="member: 630">About the Templar/Hospitaler Rivalry--The (primarily French) Templars were viewed as the greatest, most glorious example of holy knighthood.&nbsp; They were the wealthiest and most prestigious of the orders.The Hospitalers (mostly Italian and English) were a close second, nearly as wealthy and important their rivals.&nbsp; As the years went on, they won the rule of Malta--but never quite eclipsed the Templars.&nbsp; The source of their rivalry had many causes--nationality, one-upmanship, attempts to gain wealth, even the occasional theological difference.&nbsp; It mostly resulted in rivalry and grandstanding, with little real harm coming about.Mostly.As for the Teutonic Knights--they were a third order, founded in imitation of the Templars, for Germans.&nbsp; They maintained good relations with both of the other two orders, and went on to conquer Poland (rather bloodily, at that...).&nbsp; Essentially neutral parties, who came on the scene late enough to not be seen as a threat...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rhialto, post: 333813, member: 630"] About the Templar/Hospitaler Rivalry-- The (primarily French) Templars were viewed as the greatest, most glorious example of holy knighthood. They were the wealthiest and most prestigious of the orders. The Hospitalers (mostly Italian and English) were a close second, nearly as wealthy and important their rivals. As the years went on, they won the rule of Malta--but never quite eclipsed the Templars. The source of their rivalry had many causes--nationality, one-upmanship, attempts to gain wealth, even the occasional theological difference. It mostly resulted in rivalry and grandstanding, with little real harm coming about. Mostly. As for the Teutonic Knights--they were a third order, founded in imitation of the Templars, for Germans. They maintained good relations with both of the other two orders, and went on to conquer Poland (rather bloodily, at that...). Essentially neutral parties, who came on the scene late enough to not be seen as a threat... [/QUOTE]

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