Knights Templar Renaissance Era

During the Renaissance era there was a secret society known as the Knights Templar which was sponsored by another society by the name of Priory De Scion. They were known as the first International Bank. In order to become an initiated member, you had to take an oath of poverty and chastity. Some of the infamous members are Christopher Columbus, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Sir Isaac Newton.

The Knights Templar was developed to protect the holy land. During this time period pilgrims traveled across Europe in order to do their scriptures in Jerusalem. However, when Muslim emerged bandits of the religion started robbing the Christians. Knights by the name of Infidels begun protecting the pilgrims from the Muslims. The group started off poor but over the years they were able to attain wealth and power. Their force became so great that their power threatened the kings. An astonishing development they were able to create during this time period was the first check. Depending on the section of Europe you were located in a lord could write a check that from his

bank that could be drawn from a bank in another city. They were able to do this by developing safe depositories, where you could drop off your currency while you were traveling back and from Jerusalem. For example, say you deposited money in one city you could withdraw gold in the city you were traveling to, in doing this it kept their possessions safe when traveling.
However, one day the Templar Knights reign came crashing down from the insecurity of a man by the name of King Phillip the 4th, charging every member with Hersey.

This was shocking for many members due to the fact that they were considered a part of the Catholic Church army. This was due to king Phillip having borrowed money to finance his war with England. In the beginning the king asked for a loan to finance his war to but was denied, coming the conclusion that if he could not get a loan he would instead loot the bank through the church and in doing this be would be able to claim all of the Knights Templar assets. The first step he took in doing this was capturing some of pope’s relatives to insure he would make the declaration. The Templars were told that they would be protected if they surrendered however this was not the case. They instead were tortured and burned at the stake in the middle of public

squares.
To retaliate with how they were treated they created the Free Masons, they considered themselves enemies of the catholic church. The Free Masons fled Europe and headed to America where they became a part of the Boston Tea Party. It is believed to this day that if it was not for the free masons, including George Washington himself that America would not exist today. If we put it into perspective without the start of the first International Bank America may not be what it is today or even we could still be a territory of England. The Knights Templar were the first step into modernized international banking all due to some individuals standing up for what was right and protecting the less fortunate.