General Notes

Duke of Aquitaine

# Event: Titled BET 714 AND 731 King of Aquitaine
# Event: Titled King of Toulouse
# Event: Titled BET 714 AND 736 Duc (Duke) de Gascogne (Gascony)
# Event: Titled BET 731 AND 736 Duke of Aquitaine (suzerainty to Charles Martel)
# Event: Event ABT 684 His elder brother Hubert gave him his birthright (the Duchy of Aquitaine) and guardianship of his infant son Floribert after the death of his wife.
# Event: Event 720 The Moors took Narbonne (which had been held by the Visigoths)
# Event: Event 9 JUL 721 Defeated the Moorish forces near Toulouse 1
# Event: Event AFT 9 JUL 721 Drove the Moors back to Spain.
# Event: Event 725 Moors occupy Carcassonne
# Event: Event 725 Moors return and penetrate as far as Burgundy, where they destroyed Autun.
# Event: Event 731 Defeated by Charles Martel. Becomes vassal of the Frankish ruler
# Event: Event 732 Requested assistance from Charles Martel to fight back the Moorish invastion.
# Event: Relationship Documented Descendant of the Merovingian Kings

721 Toulouse
A mixed force of Aquitanians and Franks (Duke Eudo) defeat an Arab army (al-Samah) near Toulouse (Collins, 1983; Heath, 1980). The Franks quickly surround and kill Al-Samah and most of his force for the loss of only 1,500 men. .

729
The Berber leader Munnus rebels in Cerdanya, but despite being allied with Duke Eudo of Aquitaine, the rebellion is suppressed (Collins, 1983).

732 Tours and Poitiers
Tours
An Arab Army (Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi) defeats a Aquitanian force (Duke Eudo) on the Garonne near Bordeaux (Collins, 1983; Heath, 1980). The Arabs then set about pillaging Aquitaine.
Poitiers
Eudo rallies Frankish reinforcements (Charles Martel) who catch the Arab raiders near Poitiers (Collins, 1983; Heath, 1980). Abd al-Rahman covers the retreat of his baggage train for some days, but eventually has to stand and fight to protect the loot. In the subsequent battle, the Franks, fighting mainly as infantry, defend high ground against repeated Arab Cavalry attacks. Toward evening Eudo and his Aquitanian Nobles ride around the flank of the Arabs and start looting the baggage train. Some Arab Cavalry move to defend the baggage, but other units, believing the Cavalry are retiring, break. Confusion spreads and Abd al-Rahman is killed by Austrasian spearmen. the Arabs break when they discover are leaderless, and leave the field. There is no Frankish pursuit. (Arab sources record this as a 2 day battle.)