Charles 'Martel', Mayor Austrasia

b 0676, Of Heristal, Liege, , Belgium
d 22 Oct 0741, Quierzy, Aisne, , France
bur Monastery, St Denis, Seine, France			Bodegisel II 'Dux'	>
61 31 Mar 1927,		St Arnoul 'De_Heristal' Metz	Oda
	Ansigise, Mayor Of Austrasia	b 13 Aug 0582
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Charles 'Martel', Mayor Austrasia	d 0689	b 0597
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Notes

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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