The Knights Templar wasn't disbanded during the reign of King Philip.
 Templar knights, in their distinctive white mantles with a red cross, were amongst the most skilled fighting units of the Crusades
Relenting to Phillip's demands, Pope Clement then issued the papal bull Pastoralis praeeminentiae on 22 November 1307, which instructed all Christian monarchs in Europe to arrest all Templars and seize their assets

