Charles MARTEL 
Charles was born in 0676 in Heristal, Leige, Belgium. Charles' father was Pepin II MARTEL and his mother was Elphide DE HERISTAL. His paternal grandparents were Anchises MARTEL and St. Beggue DE AUSTRASIA. He was an only child. He died in Quierzy-Sur-Oise, Aisne, France.General Notes
Name Suffix:<NSFX> Duc De Antrim
Charles 'Martel', Mayor Of The Palace Of Austrasia ruled th
e Merovingian Franks from A.D. 719 to 741. He used only th
e title of Mayor of the Palace, but he actually had the pow
er of a king. Most of the lawful Frankish kings of this per
iod were weak. In 732, Charles defeated the invading Moslem
s in the famous Battle of Tours near Poitiers. For repeated
ly attacking the Moslems, Charles later received the titl
e of Martel, meaning the Hammer. He built an army of mounte
d men by seizing church
estates. Charles supported Saint Boniface in his reform o
f the Frankish church.
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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.13 Aug 582 in Heristal, Leige, Belgium d.16 Aug 641 in France
- b.0580 in Saxony, Germany
- b.0635 in Heristal, Leige, Belgium d.16 Dec 714 in Leige, Belgium
- b.Bet 580 and 585 in Landen, Austrasia, France d.0639
- b.0613 in Landen, Leige, Belgium d.Bet 694 and 698 in Ardenne, France
- b.~ 0523
- b.0540
- b.0592 in Landen, Austrasia, France
- b.0676 in Heristal, Leige, Belgium d.22 Oct 741 in Quierzy-Sur-Oise, Aisne, France
- b.0654 in Heristal, Leige, Belgium
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They had a daughter named Aude.
Family Notes
CHAN23 May 2002
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