Roger de Flor Was a former Templar. “envious people told the Master [of the Templars] that he had cheated the Templars, since he had still more.” He also extorted money from Christians he rescued during the fall of Acre. The Master ordered Roger seized, but he escaped from the ship at Marseilles and went on to found the notorious mercenary “Catalan Company,” which fought for (and sometimes against) the Byzantine Emperor at Constantinople for pay and booty, and recovered a significant part of Ana... moreRoger de Flor Was a former Templar. “envious people told the Master [of the Templars] that he had cheated the Templars, since he had still more.” He also extorted money from Christians he rescued during the fall of Acre. The Master ordered Roger seized, but he escaped from the ship at Marseilles and went on to found the notorious mercenary “Catalan Company,” which fought for (and sometimes against) the Byzantine Emperor at Constantinople for pay and booty, and recovered a significant part of Anatolia from the Turks.”
So there weren’t Templar pirates, but a former Templar became a pirate.
