Charles Martel 
Charles was born in 0676 in Heristal, France.1 Charles' father was Pepin II de Duc de Austrasia & Brabant and his mother was Elphide (Chalpaida) (de Heristal). His paternal grandparents were Anchises (Ansegisel) Mayor of Austrasia and St. Beggue de Austrasia. He had a brother named Childebrand. He died in France.1 General Notes
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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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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 0532 d.> 0598
- b.~ 0562 d.0588 in Carthage, Africa
- b.13 AUG 582 in Heristal, France d.16 AUG 640 in France
- b.~ 0562 in of Austrasia
- b.0602 in Austrasia, France d.0685 in Andene Monastery
- b.0580 in Old Saxony, Germany d.0611
- b.0635 in Heristal, Liege (Belgium) d.16 DEC 714 in Villa de Jupille, on the Meuse River, near Leige, Belgium
- b.0570 d.0615
- b.BET. 580 - 585 in Landen, Austrasia, France d.0639
- b.0613 in Landen, Liege, Belgium d.BET. 694 - 698 in Ardenne, France
- b.~ 0523 d.0570
- b.~ 0540 d.0601
- b.0592 in Landen, Austrasia, France d.0652
- d.0640
- b.0676 in Heristal, France d.22 OCT 741 in France
- b.0654 in Heristal, France d. in Orplegrandmonast, Brabant, Vosges, France
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Details of Charles' family with Suanhilde
Details of Charles' family with Chrotrud of Allemania Dss of Austrasia
Details of Charles' family
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Further sources/citations:
L' Arts de Verifier Les Dates, PrenticeNet: A Lineage to Caesar, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760 @ line 190, large-G675.FTW, large-G675.FTW, large-G675.FTW, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760 @ line 50 p 51, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760 @ line 50 p 51
Further sources/citations:
L' Arts de Verifier Les Dates, PrenticeNet: A Lineage to Caesar, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760 @ line 190, large-G675.FTW, large-G675.FTW, large-G675.FTW, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760 @ line 50 p 51, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760 @ line 50 p 51
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