Includes bibliographical references (p. [391]-430) and index.

Preliminary Materials / E. Bellomo -- Introduction / E. Bellomo -- Chapter I. The Templar Order In North-West Italy (Twelfth-Thirteenth Centuries) / E. Bellomo -- Chapter II. Settlement Strategies And Types Of Houses / E. Bellomo -- Chapter III. Hierarchical Organisation / E. Bellomo -- Chapter IV. Taking Root In Local Society: Recruiting The Nobility And Relations With Ecclesiastical And Communal Institutions / E. Bellomo -- Chapter V. From The Early Fourteenth Century To The End Of The Order / E. Bellomo -- Conclusion. The Temple In North-West Italy: Local Reality And Mediterranean Vocation / E. Bellomo -- Templar Houses Known To Have Existed / E. Bellomo -- Unconfirmed Houses / E. Bellomo -- Appendix I. List Of Houses That Definitely Existed (Ordered By Date Of Attestation) / E. Bellomo -- Appendix II. Prosopographical Catalogue 1: Templar Masters Of Lombardy And Italy (In Chronological Order) / E. Bellomo -- Appendix III. Prosopographical Catalogue 2: Templar Brethren And Lay Associates (In Alphabetical Order) / E. Bellomo -- Figures / E. Bellomo -- Bibliography / E. Bellomo -- Index / E. Bellomo.

Available to subscribing member institutions only.

This book provides the first reconstruction of the Templar presence in North-west Italy. Based on extensive archival searches, it gives general insights into the development and organization of the Order in this area, also examining the links between the Templar houses and the Latin East and their involvement in the struggle between Papacy and Empire. Recruitment, relations with lay and ecclesiastical institutions and the activities of the Templar settlements are highlighted as significant factors in shaping the particular development of the Order in the region. The trial records also confirm the special nature of the Temple’s establishment in North-west Italy where the vicissitudes of the Templars on trial were intertwined with local factionalism, and positive relations with lay and ecclesiastical authorities continued and in some places even defeated the charges leveled against the Order.