This paper will concern the circumstances of bringing the Templars to Poland, based on medieval written sources. The axis of the discussion will be the analysis of the above-mentioned issues in relation to the prerogatives of power that the district princes had at their disposal. Particular emphasis will be placed on the role of Henry I the Bearded and Władysław Odonic - as those princes who made special contributions to the arrival of the Templars to Poland. The following issues will be analyzed: the princes' motives for bringing the order, the chronology of the arrival of the Templars, the grants made by the princes, as well as the benefits resulting from the arrival of the order to Poland. The summary will include the most important conclusions and research conclusions.
