Karl MartelAge: 53 years688–741
- Name
- Karl Martel
- Given names
- Karl
- Surname
- Martel
| Birth | about 688 48 |
| Marriage | Rotrude af Trier — View this family yes |
| Birth of a son #1 | Pipin III af Frankerne 714 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a father | Pipin II af Herstal 16 December 714 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a wife | Rotrude af Trier 724 (Age 36 years) |
| Record ID number | MH:I326 yes |
| Record ID number | Rotrude af Trier — View this family MH:F183 yes |
| Death | 22 October 741 (Age 53 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Pipin II af Herstal Birth: about 640 38 25 Death: 16 December 714 |
| mother |
Alpaida … Birth: Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| himself |
Karl Martel Birth: about 688 48 — Herstal, Belgien Death: 22 October 741 |
| Family with Rotrude af Trier |
| himself |
Karl Martel Birth: about 688 48 — Herstal, Belgien Death: 22 October 741 |
| wife |
Rotrude af Trier Birth: Death: 724 |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
Pipin III af Frankerne Birth: 714 26 Death: 24 September 768 |
| Shared note | Charles Martel (Latin: Carolus Martellus) (ca. 688 – 22 October 741),[1][2][3][4][5] called Charles the Hammer, was a Frankish military and political leader, who served as Mayor of the Palace under the Merovingian kings and ruled de facto during an interregnum (737–43) at the end of his life, using the title Duke and Prince of the Franks. In 739 he was offered the title of Consul by the Pope, but he refused.[6] He is perhaps best remembered for winning the Battle of Tours in 732, in which he defeated an invading Muslim army and halted northward Islamic expansion in western Europe.[7]
A brilliant general—he lost only one battle in his career (the Battle of Cologne)—he is a founding figure of the Middle Ages, often credited with a seminal role in the development of feudalism and knighthood, and laying the groundwork for the Carolingian Empire.[8] [9] |