10 Medieval Knightly Orders More Feared Than the Templars

#MedievalHistory #KnightsTemplar #Crusades Between the Crusades and the fall of the medieval world, Europe's knightly orders were far stranger and more powerful than the Templars alone. Some conquered kingdoms and ruled states of their own. Some were founded to care for lepers and ended up fighting beside them. This is a countdown of the 10 most powerful and unusual medieval knightly orders — where they came from, the vows that bound them, the wars they fought, and how far each one traveled from the words it began with. ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 — Intro 0:31 — No. 10 Order Of Aviz 6:02 — No. 9 Order Of The Dragon 10:59 — No. 8 Order Of Alcantara 15:52 — No. 7 Livonian Sword Brothers 20:35 — No. 6 Order Of Santiago 25:21 — No. 5 Knights Hospitaller 30:07 — No. 4 Order Of Calatrava 34:51 — No. 3 Order Of Christ 39:34 — No. 2 Knights Of Saint Lazarus 44:10 — No. 1 Teutonic Knights 🔔 Subscribe for more forgotten history and medieval mysteries that never made it into your school textbook. Which of these 10 knightly orders surprised you the most? Drop a comment below — and tell us where you're watching from. #MedievalHistory #KnightsTemplar #Crusades #Knights #MilitaryHistory #KnightsHospitaller #TeutonicKnights #OrderOfTheDragon #Chivalry #HistoryDocumentary