⚔️📍 Troyes, France1128
Council of Troyes Approves the Knights Templar
Pope Honorius II formally approved the Knights Templar at the Council of Troyes, giving the military-religious order its official rule and the blessing of the Catholic Church. Bernard of Clairvaux composed the order's rule and became its chief advocate.
The Templars became the most powerful military order of the Crusades, pioneering banking, logistics, and military architecture across the Christian world.
Outcome
Knights Templar officially established