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In European history, besides the round table, what other famous knights are there?
There are mainly four.

Knights Templar

Knights who protect pilgrims going to Jerusalem are called "poor knights of Christ and Solomon's Temple". But in the tug-of-war in Jerusalem, they plundered the property of the local people and looted the Orthodox Constantinople, thus becoming extremely rich. Later, the French king Philip IV, who coveted his wealth, banned him for blasphemy, and his members were killed and his property was robbed by the French royal family. This is a typical example of getting rich and getting into trouble.

The original symbols of the Knights Templar were white uniforms and white robes. Since 1 147 after the Second Crusade.

The left shoulder of the white robe is embroidered with a red cross, originally an equilateral cross. After other battles of the horse, it was changed to another cross of the horse, namely the octagonal cross. The badge of the Templars is that two Templars with shields and spears are sitting on a horse, and the shield is painted with the Red Cross. At first, this badge symbolizes that the members of the Templars are poor knights, and later it is interpreted as the friendship of the Templars. But when Philip IV destroyed the Templar, it was said that it was a symbol of homosexuality among the members of the Templar. The slogan of the Templars is "God will", which is their slogan on the battlefield.

Hospital knight

Founded after the First Crusade, it was originally a military organization established by the Benedictine Church in Jerusalem to protect its medical facilities. It was also called the Order of Malta, because its headquarters was later located in Malta. After the Crusade, it continued to play an important role in the Ottoman invasion of Europe. It still exists in name only.

Ceremony costume with red background and white cross.

Knight of San Diego

A knight established by the Spanish king for external expansion. Among several knights, the one with the lowest requirements for birth and the highest requirements for faith. 149 1, Don Alfonso de Cá rdenas, the last big leader in Santiago, was killed when he attacked Granada. Knights of San Diego, like other knights, are regarded as a serious unstable factor by the Spanish royal family. However, the fate of the Knights Templar in San Diego is much better than that of the unfortunate Knights Templar. Its status as a big leader was added to the list of the royal family, and its grange and property were also included in the royal family's finances, which was relatively peaceful. Since then, the knight of San Diego has become a pure honorary title.

The ceremonial costume of the Knights of San Diego is a white cloak with a red sword-shaped cross painted on it, and the grip and armguard are lily-shaped.

German order

Teutonic knights are terrible knights in North Germany. They showed great fighting capacity in the holy land and in the wars with Estonia and Lithuania. They used to only accept Germans, and their racial concept was obvious. Later, under the dual influence of Vatican and realistic geopolitics, they were forced to accept Poles and other non-Germans. Their ideas had a considerable influence on the racial ideas in Germany later.

The dress is black with a white background.