This is where the most famous medieval knight was burned at the stake

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[mbryson]

Truly cursing your tormentors is one hell of a power move.

[OtakuUnitedStudio]

There's more! King Philip's decision to have them persecuted was shortly after he had been protected by the knights from an unruly mob. Their execution wasn't just unwarranted, it was an act of betrayal.

[christianeaster]

King Phillip also owed other people too. He hoped to raid that Templar Knights' holdings to pay off the rest of his debts, but the Knights had managed to hide and remove most of their wealth to somewhere. Nobody knows where.

[Ash.Crow.Goddess]

Moral of the story: Never lend anyone money.

[detroxx]

That curse worked out suspiciously well 🤔

[tntkff]

King: (owes a debt he can not repay)

Also king: "It smells like WITCH IN HERE!"

[spazmcat]

Imagine burning the guy that looked like the average wizard and then get actually cursed

[GwynEllisHughes]

Strictly speaking you're correct. But to be factually correct, Grand Master de Molay was roasted (not in a comedy fashion) over a slow burning fire. He was still conscious to see his legs burn and drop off his blistering thighs. This was considered a better way to teach a lesson to the Templar Knights, that were still waiting to be tortured.

In the usual way of being burnt alive, you'd most likely pass out from smoke inhalation. And so wouldn't be conscious of the pain of burning. But poor Jacques' fire was purposely kept low, to ensure he would undergo unbelievable pain, the King had hoped that the Grand Master would be screaming in pain. But all de Molay gave out was his curse, and a slight whimper. BTW Jacques was 69yo & considered to be an old man at this time in history. 😢

[FHSlipKnotEver]

The greatest part, is that roughly 14 years after Philip the Fuckboy died, his lineage was gone too. His sons never produced male heirs, and they all died relatively young. Makes you wonder if dude really did get cursed.

[TheCoolerReaper]

The prosecution of the Knights Templar could’ve also been the origin of Friday the 13th being a day of bad luck.

[ndeaster]

Oh so this is the opening of Assassin's Creed Unity was about

[lorenzodacquino]

Even funnier, Jaques de Molay cursed the king's dinasty up to his 13th generation. Yes, his 13th generation was Louis XVI

[AlshainFR]

Philip IV's death started the sequence of events that led to the eradication of his line in civil war and the English branch gaining a claim, which led in turn to the Hundreds Year War. This is the plot of the historical novel series The Cursed Kings, which was adapted for French TV in the 70s and was a major inspiration for GoT

[Guitaristmalakian]

He also cursed the king "to the 13th Generation", and all 3 of the king's sons died after him within a year, thus eradicating the "Capétiens" branch of the royalty

[LeGuy]

So moral of the story is that if you cant pay your debt just unalive the person.

[NorthSeaRaider]

Ah hell nah my boy was not falsely executed by Lord Farquaad.

[ajdez]

Fun fact: The prosecution of the Knights Templar was the inspiration for both the fall from grace of the Jedi order and the execution of order 66 in Star Wars. 🤓

[Big-Chungus]

A lot of what happened to the Knights Templar was similarly awful - some of the most terrible acts of betrayal in history. Sent them off to fight in wars and protect pilgrims, came home with the wealth they earned, and were promptly murdered and tortured en mass, and forced to confess to blasphemy or being satanic. That last part is what they would be remembered for, for centuries.

[smeRandm]

"cursed the king and pope to die after a year"

it wasn't a curse, it was an order and someone executed it

[malperdis]

Oh, Philip deserved that curse. Molay and the Knights didn't deserve to die.