King Philip IV of France, after years…

King Philip IV of France, after years of persecution of the Knights Templar that he had originally colluded in starting in 1307, finally succeeds in having Clement suppress the Templars by papal bull, though outside the Council of Vienne, on March 22, 1312.

Furthermore, Clement is obliged to dissolve the Templars himself so as not to leave their extinction to Philip and to erase from the papal registers all apostolic letters against Philip and his agents.

The order's property throughout Europe is transferred to the Hospitalers or confiscated by the state.

Many Templars are executed or imprisoned.