Name |
Charles Martel [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] |
Suffix |
The Hammer Duc De Antrim |
Birth |
676 |
Heristal, Liege (Belgium) [4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] |
Gender |
Male |
Alt. Birth |
676 |
Heristal, France [7, 8, 9] |
Alt. Birth |
Fact 3 |
732 |
Tours & Drove Them Back To Iberia. [4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14] |
Halted The Advance Of The Moors At Poitiers |
Alt. Death |
22 Oct 741 |
France [7, 8, 9] |
Alt. Death |
Fact 1 |
"Savior Of Christiandom". Bastard. Succeded His Father Via Winning A Civil War. [4, 5, 6, 8, 9] |
Fact 1 |
Fact 10 |
Used Only The Title Of Mayor Of The Palace, But Had The Power Of A King. [4, 5, 6, 8, 9] |
Fact 10 |
Fact 11 |
For Repeatedly Attacking The Moslems He Recd The Title Of Martel, Meaning Hammer [4, 5, 6, 8, 9] |
Fact 11 |
Fact 12 |
Built An Army Of Mounted Men By Seizing Church Estates. [4, 5, 6, 8, 9] |
Fact 12 |
Fact 13 |
Supported Saint Boniface In His Reform Of The Frankish Church. [4, 5, 6, 8, 9] |
Fact 13 |
Fact 2 |
Mayor Of The Palace & Chief Minister To The Merovingian King Of The Franks. [4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 15] |
Fact 2 |
Fact 4 |
Provided Army For Boniface To Convert The Saxons In Germany. [4, 5, 6, 8, 9] |
Fact 4 |
Fact 5 |
Advanced Christiandom Eastward To The Elbe River. [4, 5, 6, 8, 9] |
Fact 5 |
Fact 6 |
Leader Of The Tall Frankish Swordsmen. "Savior Of The West". [4, 5, 6, 8, 9] |
Fact 6 |
Fact 7 |
The Defeat Of The Saracens At Tours In 732 Saved Europe. [4, 5, 6, 8, 9] |
Fact 7 |
Fact 8 |
Buried: Monastery, St Denis, Seine, France. [4, 5, 6, 8, 9] |
Fact 8 |
Fact 9 |
Ruled The Merovingian Franks From A.D. 719 To 741. [4, 5, 6, 8, 9] |
Fact 9 |
Name |
Charles Martel The Hammer Duc De Antrim [8, 9] |
Death |
22 Oct 741 |
Quierzy-Sur-Oise, Aisne, France [4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 16, 17, 18] |
Origins  |
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Patriarch & Matriarch |
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Notes |
- [large-G675.FTW]
Charles 'Martel', Mayor Of The Palace Of Austrasia ruled the Merovingian Franks from A.D. 719 to 741. He used only the title of Mayor of the Palace, but he actually had the power of a king. Most of the lawful Frankish kings of this period were weak. In 732, Charles defeated the invading Moslems in the famous Battle of Tours near Poitiers. For repeatedly attacking the Moslems, Charles later received the title of Martel, meaning the Hammer. He built an army of mounted men by seizing church
estates. Charles supported Saint Boniface in his reform of the Frankish church.
Source: 'The World Book Encyclopedia', 1968, C295. 'Royalty for Commoners', Roderick W. Stuart, 1993, p 129, 196.
'Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants', Langston & Buck, 1986, p cvi.
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Person ID |
I21093 |
ktree |
Last Modified |
4 Mar 2024 |