Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller – what’s the difference?

Two intrepid bands of holy warriors - find out what separated them

I get asked this question so many times. What was the difference between the Knights Templar and the Knights Hospitaller? Truthfully, there wasn’t a huge difference between the two other than their uniform, origin and areas of Europe where they were strongest. However, both orders were definitely rivals and when the Knights Templar were crushed after 13…