ISIS mocks American troops, calling them ‘Crusaders’. No doubt my ancestor, Gottschalk Rosemondt, discussed ‘The Last Crusade’ his good friend. Pope Adrien, tried to launch against the caliphate.
““This news did not surprise Grand Master Fra’ Philippe de Villiers de
l’Isle-Adam. He had
at his disposal six hundred brethren and five thousand men.
Foreseeing danger, he had
requested help from all the other Catholic Sovereigns but nobody was
willing to help
with troops and this meant that the Order was alone to battle against
the Turkish Empire.
Adrian VI urged the princes to bring help to the Hospitallers but his
appeals were not
heard. Meanwhile, a storm was brewing in the last Christian
stronghold.”
The late Grand Master of the Knights of Malta, Baron Marcello Maria
Marrocco Trischitta., said this about Pope Adrian VI, who may have
tried to launch the last crusade.
“After many difficulties the fleet of the Order landed at
Civitavecchia at the end of July.
Adrian VI was alone in offering them refuge and protection. A
triumphant welcome
awaited the defenders of Rhodes. The naval squadron of the Pope
formed a guard of
honour for their arrival at the dock. The Pope put the entire city at
the disposal of the
Grand Master in order to allow the Knights a provisional home. This
was a generous and
unexpected gesture on the part of the Order’s host which gave great
hope for the future.
Fra’ Philippe de Villiers de l’Isle-Adam established the Convent and
Hospital at
Civitavecchia and the Papal naval base became the first residence of
the “Sacra Milizia”
after the loss of Rhodes”
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