Martel, King Charles
686 - 741 (55 years)-
Name Martel, Charles [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
Map of Neustria Title King Birth 23 Aug 686 Herstal, Liege, Belgium 
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] Christening 688 Herstal, Liege, Belgium [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] Gender Male Life Event Between 714 and 741 Kingdom of Austrasia [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia & Neustria; mayor; Hausmeier; Austrasien; 714; 715, 717 Life Event 717 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] Duke and Prince of the Franks, fränkischer Hausmeier, Herzog der Franken, Kuningas, Duc des Austrasiens, Frankish King, Mayor of the Palace Appointments / Titles Between 718 and 741 Kingdom of Neustria (Historical) [4, 9, 10, 11, 12] mayor of the Palace of Neustria Military 10 Oct 732 Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] Led the Franks, Saxons, to victory over 500,000 Moors from Hispania (Spain) on 10-10-732 House House of Pippinid [4, 10, 11, 12] FSID 99KR-KTJ [4, 9, 10, 11, 12] Religion Roman Catholic [4, 9, 10, 11, 12] Death 20 Oct 741 Quierzy, Aisne, Picardie, France [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15] Burial 22 Oct 741 Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] Person ID I33887 The Thoma Family Last Modified 20 Sep 2023
Father von Herstal, Pippin II, b. 635, Herstal, Liege, Belgium d. 16 Dec 714, Jupilles, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France (Age 79 years) Relationship natural Mother von Herstal, Chalpaida, b. 650, Prüm, Bitburg-Prum, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany d. 16 Dec 714, Kingdom of the Franks (Age 64 years) Relationship natural Marriage 677 Kingdom of the Franks [4, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19] Family ID F13461 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family de Trèves, Princess Chrotrude, b. 23 Aug 688, Trier, Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany d. 22 Oct 724, Quierzy, Aisne, Picardie, France (Age 36 years) Marriage 721 Quierzy, Aisne, Picardie, France [4, 9, 10, 11, 12] Children 1. de France, Aude, b. UNKNOWN, France d. 755 [natural]2. of the Franks, King Peppin III, b. 2 Apr 714, Liège, Liege, Belgium d. 24 Sep 768, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France (Age 54 years) [natural]3. von Herstal, Aldana, b. 718, Kingdom of the Franks d. 804, Kingdom of the Franks (Age 86 years) [natural]Family ID F12465 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Sep 2023
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Birth - 23 Aug 686 - Herstal, Liege, Belgium 
Christening - 688 - Herstal, Liege, Belgium 
Life Event - Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia & Neustria; mayor; Hausmeier; Austrasien; 714; 715, 717 - Between 714 and 741 - Kingdom of Austrasia 
Appointments / Titles - mayor of the Palace of Neustria - Between 718 and 741 - Kingdom of Neustria (Historical) 
Marriage - 721 - Quierzy, Aisne, Picardie, France 
Military - Led the Franks, Saxons, to victory over 500,000 Moors from Hispania (Spain) on 10-10-732 - 10 Oct 732 - Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France Death - 20 Oct 741 - Quierzy, Aisne, Picardie, France 
Burial - 22 Oct 741 - Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Charles, more commonly known as Charles Martel, was a formidable warrior and statesmen who thoroughly deserved his nickname of “the hammer.”
Charles was the son of Frankish statesman Pepin of Herstal and his 2nd wife noblewoman Alpaida, he was born about 688. He had a brother named Childebrand, who later became the Frankish dux (Duke) of Burgundy.
In older historiography, it was common to describe Charles as "illegitimate". But the dividing line between wives and concubines was not clear-cut in eighth-century Francia, and it is likely that the accusation of "illegitimacy" derives from the desire of Pepin's first wife Plectrude to see her progeny as heirs to Pepin's power.
Charles Martel, as Duke and Prince of the Franks and Mayor of the Palace, was the de facto ruler of Francia from 718 until his death, 22 October 741 in Quierzy, France.
Charles Martel married twice, his first wife being Rotrude of Treves. They had the following children:
-Hiltrud,
-Carloman,
-Landrade, also rendered Landres
-Auda, also called Aldana or Alane
-Pepin the Short, also called Pippin
Charles married a second time, to Swanhild, and they had one child:
-Grifo
Charles Martel also had a known mistress, Ruodhaid, with whom he had children:
-Bernard
-Hieronymus
-Remigius. Archbishop of Rouen.
Through his son Pepin the Short, Charles Martel was the grandfather of Charles the Great, otherwise known as Charlemagne. Charlemagne was originally named Charles after his grandfather.
- Charles, more commonly known as Charles Martel, was a formidable warrior and statesmen who thoroughly deserved his nickname of “the hammer.”
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