Maria Thorpe (1161 – 1228) was an English noblewoman living during the Middle Ages, who joined the Knights Templar prior to the Third Crusade. She is an ancestor to Noa Kim[3] and Desmond Miles, the latter through the maternal line.[4] After developing a strong relationship with the Grand Master Robert de Sablé, she was eventually given a high-ranking position within the Order. In 1191, once the Levantine Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad had assassinated eight Templar agents spread throughout...