Dan Seitz

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In the invasion of Mallorca the Templars provided around one hundred knights, several transport boats and plenty of strategic advice, for which they were rewarded with a share in the island as it was divided up between the many groups who helped conquer it—although this was not equal to the one fifth of all lands they helped conquer that had been promised to them in 1143 when Alfonso I’s will was finally settled.
The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors
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