The First Crusade ended with the capture of Jerusalem in 1099.

Following this first victory, Godfrey of Bouillon was offered the title of King of Jerusalem; he refused it in favor of accepting the title of attorney of the Holy Sepulchre. This already gives us an idea of his initial goal. He established the Order of Canons of the Holy Sepulchre , an order whose mission was to assist the Patriarch of Jerusalem in his various tasks. A number of men-at-arms, from the crusade, then entered the service of the Patriarch in order to protect the Holy Sepulchre . This institution still exists today.

Godfrey of Bouillon returned to France and offered his mother a precious relic of Christianity, the Holy Blood. In Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais, France), a chapel was dedicated to this relic; everything disappeared during the Revolution in 1789.

It was Godfrey of Bouillon's brother, Baldwin of Boulogne, who was elected King of Jerusalem.

A little later, when the Order of the Hospitaller , recognized in 1113 , was charged with looking after pilgrims coming from the West, an idea was born: to create a militia of Christ (militia Christi) which would only deal with the protection of the community of canons of the Holy Sepulchre and the pilgrims on the roads to the Holy Land, then prey to local brigands. Thus, the canons would deal with liturgical affairs, the Order of the Hospital with charitable functions and the militia of Christ with the purely military function of protecting the pilgrims.

Meanwhile, in France, in 1098
We are witnessing the founding of the Order of Cîteaux (the Cistercians) by Robert de Molesme. This Order would later owe much to a certain Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux, an abbot who would later become Saint Bernard.

1118
Death of Godfrey of Bouillon.

1119
Coronation of Baldwin, King of Jerusalem. At this time the King of Jerusalem was elected.

1119
Foundation of the Order of the Temple by Hugues de Payen (who would be from Champagne?) and Geoffroi de Saint-Omer.
Several historians disagree on the date; some speak of 1118, others of 1119. A change in the calendar, which no longer begins in March but in January, does not facilitate the study. This is of little importance; the true creation took place during a council in Troyes in 1129.

For my part, I will remember 1118, the year of the death of Godfrey of Bouillon, and therefore it is quite probable that the creation of the Order began as soon as the person who was certainly its instigator died.

The most important thing here is the founding of the Poor Knights of Christ (as it was originally called) by two people, namely Hugues de Payen (Hugo de Paganus) and Geoffroi (or Godefroy) de Saint Omer.