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Richard arrived at Cyprus with the
other English ships he was outraged at
what had happened and immediately laid
siege to the island. The siege was a
complete slaughter, as the Cypriots were
ill prepared to stave the attack of a
trained army. Isaac eventually surrendered
the island to Richard on the condition
that he not be bound in irons. Richard
accepted the terms and, instead, bound him
in fetters of silver
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In Kyrenia there are four
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Richard is known to history as the Absent
King and with regard to Cyprus there was little
difference, for he was soon off to do other things.
Without Richard on the island, the Cypriots sought
to regain control and there were threats and rumors
of uprising. Richard soon began to see his captured
island as a liability rather than an asset. This
allowed Templar Master, Robert de Sable to
enter the picture. Robert is best known for
lobbying the pope to write the bull Omne Datum
Optimum, which would benefit the Templars for many
years to come. The Templars, who had wanted to
carve out a nation for themselves for some, offered
to buy the island from Richard.
Richard was quick to agree and the price was
100,000 bezants of which De Sable gave a down
payment of 40,000 with the rest to be paid from
profits made on the island. The fact that the
Templars were able to pay even 40,000 bezants so
quickly after striking losses suffered during
Hattin and its aftermath indicates just how wealthy
the Order was. Of course part of this wealth was
being generated by commerce that the Templars
excelled at. Cyprus would be a key part in this
endeavor, due to its key location in the
Mediterranean.
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Unfortunately, De Sable was not able to leave a
huge garrison on Cyprus, as the army was needed to
do battle elsewhere. All that remained on Cyprus
were 14 Templars - some accounts claim that there
were as high as 20. Still this small garrison under
the command of Armand Bouchart was scarcely enough
to properly occupy the island. The men sent to look
after the island were warriors and not
administrators. Soon after arriving on Cyprus,
Templar arrogance raised its head. The men began
taking what they wanted and generally showed
disrespect for the island's barons and citizens.
This ill treatment soon came to a head and the
populace revolted. Bouchart and his knights sought
shelter in the Templar castle in order to regroup.
They bolted out of the castle in full armor and
assaulted the Cypriots. The massacre was over in
minutes and the revolt was halted for the time
being. Bouchart told De Sable that his small number
of men was insufficient to hold the island and that
another revolt must surely be around the corner. It
was decided that the island of Cyprus would have to
go. De Sable approached Richard about selling the
island back to the English king. Richard was not
interested in regaining the liability, but was able
to find a solution. He took back the island and
sold it to Guy of Lusignan. The funding for the
venture came from Italian merchants eager to
support Guy on the purchase in return for future
favors in trade. Although the Templars did not
recoup their 40,000 bezant deposit, they were
however, permitted to keep their castles and other
properties on the island. This allowed the order to
maintain a presence on the island. They also had
quarters at Famagusta and Limassol as well as
castles at Gastria, Khiokitia, Yermsoyia and
Limassol. After the fall of Acre in 1291, the
island of Cyprus would become the central base for
the Templar Order and would remain the home of
Grand Master Jacques de Molay until his
imprisonment in 1307. While Henry, a descendant of
Guy of Lusignan, permitted both the Hospitallers
and the Templars refuge and sanctuary on the
island, he would not permit them to own any
additional land either through gift or purchase. As
there were few battles left to be fought, the
Templars largely used Cyprus as a base for their
financial and commercial endeavors. In July of
1296, Pope Boniface VIII issued a Papal Bull, which
gave the Templars a tax-free status on exports and
imports to and from Cyprus. This was a status that
they held virtually everywhere else. The history of
the Templars and their connection with the island
of Cyprus ends in the year 1571, long after the
Order had vanished as a formal institution. It was
in this year that Ottoman Turks overran the island
and the Templar archives were destroyed
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