求中古世紀至今的騎士團資料

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卡拉特拉瓦騎士團 (1158)
Calatrava, Order of (1158)

西班牙最古老的軍事和宗教集團，西元1158年由兩名西篤會修士創立，他們宣稱為保衛卡拉特拉瓦城而組成征討摩爾人的神聖十字軍。1164年這個騎士團得到羅馬教宗的正式認可，到1493年，它已擁有二十萬人。收復格拉納達後，費迪南德五世和伊莎貝拉一世認為私人武裝部隊已無用，遂把它併入皇家軍隊。


  Oldest military and religious order in Spain. It was founded in 1158 by two Cistercian monks who proclaimed a holy Crusade to defend the city of Calatrava against the Moors. By the 15th century the order had 200,000 members and became increasingly involved in Castilian domestic politics. In 1489 it was incorporated into the crown by Ferdinand V and Isabella I, who deemed that all private armies had outserved their usefulness. It remained an honorary association of Spanish nobles until its dissolution in the 19th century.

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