| 1095 | Appeal for a Crusade by Pope Urban II |
| 1099 | Taking of Jerusalem by the Crusaders - 1st Crusade |
| 1146 | Preaching of the 2nd by Saint Bernard |
| 1190 - 1192 | 3rd Crusade - Richard the Lionheart conquers Cyprus |
| 1204 | 4th Crusade - taking of Constantinople |
| 1217 | 5th Crusade |
| 1229 | 6th Crusade led by Frederic II |
| 1248 - 1254 | 7th Crusade led by Saint Louis |
| 1271 | 8th Crusade - fall of Krak |
(Source : Guide Aide Mémoire - Brève histoire des Ordres religieux militaires - A. Demurger - Editions Fragile)
| 1120 | A few knights establish themselves at Jerusalem on the esplanade of the Temple - Hugues de Payns founds the Order of the Temple |
| 1129 | The Council of Troyes recognises the foundation of the Order and of the Rule of the "Poor Knights of Christ" |
| 1307 | Arrest of the French Templars on the orders of Philippe le Bel |
| 1312 | At the Council of Vienna, Pope Clement V abolishes the Order of the Temple and grants its property to the Order of the Hospital, except in part of the Iberian peninsula |
| 1314 | The grand-master Jacques de Molay and the other leaders are burnt on the Ile de la Cité in Paris |
| c. 1070 | Merchants from Amalfi create an hospice at Jerusalem to lodge and treat the sick and pilgrims |
| 1099 | Conquest of Jerusalem by the crusaders |
| 1113 | The religious Order of the Hospitallers is recognised by Pope Pascal II |
| 1130 - 1140 | The Order takes on a military aspect |
| 1187 | Jerusalem re-taken by the Muslims. The Hospitallers retreat to Acre |
| 1291 | With the loss of Acre, the Hospitallers retreat to Cyprus |
| 1306 - 1309 | The Hospitallers conquer Rhodes |
| 1522 | The Hospitallers are expelled from Rhodes by the Ottomans |
| 1530 | Charles V gives the isle of Malta to the Hospitallers |
| 1565 | Siege of Malta by the Ottomans. The Hospitallers emerge victorious |
| 1571 | The Order distinguishes itself in the naval battle of Lepante against the Ottomans. |
| 1792 | In France, the Order's property is seized and becomes State Property |
| 1798 | Napoleon Bonaparte takes Malta and expels the Hospitallers |
| 1834 | The Order re-establishes itself in Rome It abandons its military functions and devotes itself to its charitable vocation of treating the sick |
| 1924 | The Order is once again recognised by the French government |
| Today | The Order numbers 11,000 members divided among 6 grand priories and 41 associations. It has ambassadors in 82 nations |
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