Depositions made by French Templars in Clermont, reached English shores, and Humbert Blanc was accused of Blasphemy, a charge he denied, but the Judges didn’t believe his claim to innocence. In 1308 he was arrested according to Canterbury records, and in 1309 was brought forward to testify at the trials against Templar’s in London. By the time the trials of the Knights Templar had started in France, Humbert Blanc was in England. He had seen active duty in the Holy Land, returned to his homeland of France, where he received the appointment of Lieutenant to the master of Auvergne, and in 1299 appointed to the post of Master of Auvergne. One Humbert Blanc (Humbertus Blancus) an old knight of forty years. King Philip IV believed the Order of the Knights Templar was destined to come to an end, however that was not to be… For some leading members of the Order of the French Templar Knights were to escape… With the Knights Templar disbanded, and many put to death, burnt at the stake on trumped up charges of heresy. Philip convinced Pope Clement that these Knights Templar were committing acts of heresy. Philip had to come up with a plan of action, one which would destroy the Order of the Knights Templar, and see their wealth confiscated by the French Monarchy.Īny plan of action had to be undertaken by legal means, and that is where his puppet Pope Clement V, came in. The French Monarchy was in debt to the Order of the Knights Templar, and King Philip IV saw French assets dwindling away.
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