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Did Zadar County records mention Templar land at Vrana, before or after 1307?
Research question: Do any medieval records from Zadar County or Dalmatia mention Templar holdings at Vrana, and were those holdings held before or after 1307?
The records show that the Templars gained the Vrana monastery around the 1160s 1 and established a presence there between 1165 and 1169 6. These holdings were held before 1307, as the Priory of Vrana was transferred from the Templars to the Knights Hospitaller following events in 1308 and 1312 2.
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The Templars gained the Vrana monastery around the 1160s, a period when they established the 'province of Hungary and Slavonia' covering Croatia and Hungary.
"The Templars established the "province of Hungary and Slavonia" in the 1160s, which covered Croatia and the Kingdom of Hungary . Around this period, the Templars gained the Vrana monastery."Priory of Vrana
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Following the Chinon Parchment in 1308 and the Vox in excelso in 1312, the Priory of Vrana was transferred from the Templars to the Knights Hospitaller.
"After the Chinon Parchment in 1308 and Vox in excelso in 1312 the houses and other property of Templars were transferred to the Knight Hospitalers, including the Priory of Vrana, which gained a predominant role among Hungarian priories."Priory of Vrana
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The seat of the priory was located in the Dalmatian town of Vrana only for a short period before the town fell under Venetian control in 1409.
"The seat of the priory was in a short period in the Dalmatian town Vrana . After the town fell into Venetian hands in 1409, the priory had nothing to do with Vrana and all of its estates were limited to Hungarian territory."Priory of Vrana
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Francesco Antonio Bertucci served as the titular prior of the commandry of the Order of the Knights Hospitaller at the monastery in Vrana.
"served as the titular prior of the commandry of the Order at the monastery located in Vrana , a town in present-day Croatia."Francesco Antonio Bertucci
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The Vrana priory was held by the Order of St. John (Knights Hospitaller) in the early 17th century, following a long line of previous administrators.
"Nakon duga reda svjetskih upravljatelja priorata vranskog pojavljuje se početkom 17 stoljeća opet jedan prior vranski reda sv. Ivana jerusolimškog."Francesco Antonio Bertucci
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The Knights Templar established a presence in Vrana between 1165 and 1169, incorporating the nearby settlement of Zablaće into the Vrana preceptory.
"When the Knights Templar appeared in nearby Vrana between 1165 and 1169, Zablaće became part of the Vrana preceptory"Grob 75 s lokaliteta Pakoštane-Crkvina (2013)
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From the 13th century, Zablaće was recognized as a separate preceptory distinct from Vrana, with specific preceptors named in 1280 and 1284.
"from the 13th century was mentioned as the separate Zablaće preceptory (1280 – frater Robertus, 1284 – frater Johannes de Foys in Zablata preceptor)."Grob 75 s lokaliteta Pakoštane-Crkvina (2013)