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    Knights Templar: Medieval Banking Empire to Fiery End

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    From nine impoverished warrior monks to Europe's first multinational corporation, the Knights Templar revolutionized medieval banking before their dramatic destruction by a debt-ridden French king in 1314.

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    The Templars were religious revolutionaries who transformed from nine impoverished warriors into medieval Europe's first multinational corporation, creating the foundations of modern banking before vanishing in one of history's most dramatic political takedowns.

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