Charles Martel 
Charles was born in 0686. Charles' father was Pippin The Younger and his mother was Alpaida. His paternal grandparents were Ansegisel and Begga. He had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named Drogo, Grimoald II and Childebrand. He died at the age of 55 in 0741.General Notes
Known as Charles The Hammer.
Mayor of the Austrasian Palace - de facto ruler of France.
732 Battle of Tours & Battle of Poitiers - Led a Frankish army against the Saracens invading Europe and halted them. He was hailed as the salvation of Europe.
It was left to his grandson Charlemagne to totally drive the Saracens back behind the Pyrenees, and to totally defeat the Saxons and incorporate them into the Frankish empire.
Charles Martel began the unification of France, further expanded by his son Pepin The Short, and completed by his grandson Charlemagne..
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