Arms of the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem — OSMTH OSMTH Regional Magistracy

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General Charter Versailles (1705)

Statuts des Chevaliers de l’Ordre du Temple — The General Charter (Statutes), adopted by the General Chapter at Versailles in 1705 (year of the Order 586), under Grand Master Philippe, Duke of Orleans.

The historical edition of Brussels 1840 (Imprimerie de l'Ordre du Temple) is published: the French text of the rule book of the Convention of Versailles, with reference to the Latin Rite of Saint Bernard and the Charter of Transmission (Carta Transmissionis). Public domain edition (Google Books/HathiTrust).

It is this body of statutes which refers to the General Statutes of 1705; reprints from the Second Renaissance (early 19th century) were based on the same code. The year 1804 is associated primarily with the promulgation of the Charter of Transfer and the revival of the structure under Fabre-Palaprat.

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