 Abt 676 - 741 (65 years)
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| Name |
Charles Martel [2, 3, 4, 5] |
| Prefix |
Mayor Of The Palace Of Austrasia |
| Suffix |
Mayor Of The Palace Of Austrasia |
| Birth |
Abt 676 |
Of, Heristal, Liege, Belgium  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
22 Oct 741 |
Quierzy, Aisne, France |
| Person ID |
I52897 |
Cecilie Family |
| Last Modified |
8 Dec 2010 |
| Father |
Mayor Pippin II Heristal, Le Gros, Mayor Of The Palace, b. 635, Of, Heristal, Liege, Belgium d. 16 Dec 714, Jupile On The, Junille, Meuse, France (Age 79 years) |
| Family ID |
F10769 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Father |
Mayor Pippin II Heristal, Le Gros, Mayor Of The Palace, b. 635, Of, Heristal, Liege, Belgium d. 16 Dec 714, Jupile On The, Junille, Meuse, France (Age 79 years) |
| Mother |
Concubine Aupais Heristal Alpaide, b. Abt 654, Of, Heristal, Liege, Belgium d. Orplegrandmonast, Brabant, Vosges, France |
| Marriage |
Abt 675 |
Not Married |
| Family ID |
F21817 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Father |
Mayor Pippin II Heristal, Le Gros, Mayor Of The Palace, b. 635, Of, Heristal, Liege, Belgium d. 16 Dec 714, Jupile On The, Junille, Meuse, France (Age 79 years) |
| Mother |
Alpheide Aupais |
| Family ID |
F26056 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Duchess Rotrude Of Austrasia, b. Abt 690, Moselle, Austrasia, France d. 724 (Age 34 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. King Pepin I Of France, b. 714, Austria d. 24 Sep 768, St. Denis, France (Age 54 years) |
| | 2. Barnard (Martel) |
| | 3. Prince Carloman Of France, b. Abt 712, Austrasia d. 4 Dec 755, Cassinimonastery (Age 43 years) |
| | 4. Landrade Of The Franks |
| | 5. Alda Of Austrasia, b. Abt 732, Of Swabia, , Germany d. Bef 804 (Age 72 years) |
| | 6. Landree De Hesbaye, b. Abt 720 d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Family ID |
F21610 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
1 Jan 2010 |
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| Notes |
- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
See also: Charles Martel d'Anjou (1271-1295).
Charles Martel (Charles the Hammer, German: Karl Martell) (August 23, 686- October 22, 741) was born in Herstal, in what is now Wallonia, Belgium, the illegitimate son of Pepin II (635 or 640 - December 16, 714) and his concubine Alpaida or Chalpaida.
Although he was Mayor of the Palace of the kingdom of the Franks, Martel (Martel means "the Hammer") is best remembered for winning the Battle of Tours (more correctly the Battle of Poitiers) in 732, which has been characterized as the salvation of Europe from the Arabs spreading their empire further than the Iberian Peninsula. Martel's Frankish army defeated an Arab army , which had swept through southern Asia and north Africa, before conquering most of the Iberian peninsula and much of southern France. It is instructive to remember that only once, in all of history, did infantry without bows and arrows, or firearms, withstand mounted and amoured cavalry. Martel achieved lasting greatness by inspiring his Franks to do what was thought to be impossible.
It was this battle that earned Charles the surname "Martel," or the hammer, for the merciless way he smote his enemies. Most historians believe that had he failed at Tours, Islam would probably have overun Europe.
Although it took another two generations for the Franks to drive all the Arab garrisons out of what is now France and across the Pyrenees, Charles Martel's halt of the invasion of French soil turned the tide of Islamic advance, and the unification of the Frankish kingdom under Charles Martel, his son Pepin the Short, and his grandson Charlemagne prevented the Umayyad kingdom from expanding over the Pyrenees.
On Pepin II's death in 714, the succession passed to an infant grandson, Theodoald. The faction of Austrasian nobles who supported Theodoald was led by his stepmother, Pepin's widow, Plectrude. Charles, who was already an adult, led a rival faction and prevailed in a series of battles against both invading Neustrian Franks and the forces of Plectrude. Between 718 and 723, Charles secured his power through a series of victories and by winning the loyalty of several important clerics. This he accomplished in part by donating lands and money for the foundations of abbeys such as Echternach.
In the subsequent decade, Charles led the Frankish army against the eastern duchies, Bavaria and Alemannia, and the southern duchies, Aquitaine and Provence (in Avignon, N
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