The Other Orders

Warrior monks who packed a punch

The Order of St Lazarus

As its name may suggest, This order found its origins and recruits from various leper hospitals around the holy land. A knight who contracted the deadly and feared disease was expected to join their military ranks until his condition deteriorated.

Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John

Also known as the Knights Hospitaller, or the Order of St John, this order was originally created to care for sick pilgrims en route to the Holy Land. After being expelled from the Middle East the order focused on attacking Islamic shipping in the Mediterranean.

The Knights of St Thomas

Another order of hospitallers, this order was founded during the Third Crusade to minister to the sick and wounded and bury Crusader dead, but only recruited English knights. Unsurprisingly, this meant the order’s numbers were never very high.

The Order of Mountjoy

This military order named itself after Montjoie, the hill where the first crusaders set their eyes on Jerusalem. Originally charged with protecting pilgrims in Spain, the order received donations from King Baldwin IV and fought with the Christian army at the horns of Hattin.

The Teutonic Order

More commonly known as the Teutonic knights, this German order was established after the siege of Acre in

1191. Tasked with protecting pilgrims the Teutonic knights were very active in both the holy land and the eastern European crusades against Baltic pagans.