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| '''Charles Martel''' (b. ca ]- d. October 22 ]) was Mayor of the Palace of the kingdom of the ]. | '''Charles Martel''' (''Martel'' means "the Hammer") (b. ca ]- d. October 22 ]) was Mayor of the Palace of the kingdom of the ]. | ||
| ⚫ | He was the son of ], Mayor of the Palace of ], and his concubine, Alpaida. On the Pippin's death in ], the succession was passed to an infant grandson, Theodoald. The faction of Austrasian nobles who supported that grandson were led by his stepmother, Pippin's widow, Plectrude. Charles, who was already an adult, led a rival faction and prevailed in a series of battles against both invading ] Franks and the forces of Plectrude. Between ] and ], Charles secured his power through a series of victories and by winning the loyalty of several important clerics. This he accomplished in no little way by donating lands and money for the foundations of abbeys such as ]. | ||
| Martel is best remembered for winning the ], which has been romanticized as the salvation of ] from the ] menace. Although it took another two generations for the Franks to drive all the Arab garrisons out of what is now France and across the ], Martel's Frankish army defeated an Arab army fighting a holy cause that for more than a century had swept through Asia and Africa conquering most of the ] and much of southern France. | |||
| ⚫ | In the subsequent decade, Charles led the Frankish army against the eastern duchies of ] and ], and the southern duchies of ] and ]. He dealt with the ongoing conflict with the ] to the northeast with some success, but full conquest of the Saxons and their incorporation into the Frankish empire would wait for his grandson Charlemagne. | ||
| 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 ], and his grandson ] successfully prevented the ] kingdom from expanding over the Pyrenees. | |||
| ⚫ | Charles Martel's wives were (1) Chrotrud or Rotrude (690-724)(mother of Pippin & Carloman), and (2) Swanachild. | ||
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| ⚫ | Charles Martel died October 22, 741 at ]. | ||
| ⚫ | In the subsequent decade, Charles led the Frankish army against the eastern duchies |
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| ⚫ | He was succeeded by his sons, ], ] and ]. | ||
| ⚫ | Charles Martel's wives were (1) |
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| ⚫ | Charles Martel died October 22, 741 at Quierzy |
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| ⚫ | He was succeeded by his |
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Charles Martel (Martel means "the Hammer") (b. ca 688- d. October 22 741) was Mayor of the Palace of the kingdom of the Franks.
He was the son of Pippin of Herstal, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia, and his concubine, Alpaida. On the Pippin's death in 714, the succession was passed to an infant grandson, Theodoald. The faction of Austrasian nobles who supported that grandson were led by his stepmother, Pippin'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 no little way 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 of Bavaria and Alamania, and the southern duchies of Aquitaine and Provence. He dealt with the ongoing conflict with the Saxons to the northeast with some success, but full conquest of the Saxons and their incorporation into the Frankish empire would wait for his grandson Charlemagne.
Charles Martel's wives were (1) Chrotrud or Rotrude (690-724)(mother of Pippin & Carloman), and (2) Swanachild.
Charles Martel died October 22, 741 at Quierzy. He was succeeded by his sons, Carloman, Pippin the Short and Grifo.