Which was the first religious order of knights to establish its own territory in the early 13th century even before the Teutonic Order?

In the early 13th century, the Knights Hospitaller became the first religious military order to control their own territory. Originally founded to help pilgrims in Jerusalem, they grew into a powerful force and eventually ruled lands like Rhodes and later Malta as independent sovereigns. This happened before the Teutonic Order established its own state in Prussia. Unlike the Templars, who were influential but never truly sovereign, the Hospitallers held real political and military power over their domains.

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