Knight Templar in combat uniform, 13th century.

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Knight Templar in combat uniform, 13th century. He wears a white bonnet, hooded cape (showing elite rank) and tunic over chainmail suit of armour. He carries a lance and buckler with red cross, given to the order by Pope Eugene III in 1146. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from French Costumes from King Clovis to Our Days, Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834.

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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
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