Charles Martel
Charles Martel (c. 688 – 22 October 741) wis a Frankis statesman an militar leader who, as Duke an Prince o the Franks an Mayor o the Palace, wis de facto ruler o Francia frae 718 till his daith.[1]
Charles Martel | |
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Duke an Prince o the Franks Mayor o the Palace | |
![]() The statue o Charles Martel at the Palace o Versailles in Paris | |
Duke an Prince o the Franks | |
Ring | 718–741 |
Coronation | 718 |
Predecessor | Pepin o Herstal |
Successor | Pepin the Short |
Mayor o the Palace o Austrasie | |
Ring | 715–741 |
Coronation | 715 |
Predecessor | Theudoald |
Successor | Carloman |
Keeng o the Franks (Actin) | |
Reing | 737–741 |
Coronation | 737 |
Predecessor | Theuderic IV |
Successor | Childeric III |
Born | 688 Herstal |
Dee'd | 741 Quierzy |
Buirial | Basilica o St Denis |
Spouse | Rotrude o Trier Swanhild |
Issue | Carloman Pepin Grifo Bernard Remigius Hiltrud Ithers |
Hoose | Carolingian |
Faither | Pepin o Herstal |
Mither | Alpaida |
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ Schulman, Jana K. (2002). The Rise of the Medieval World, 500–1300: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 101. ISBN 0-313-30817-9.