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Charles Martel
Frankish military and political leader (c. 688–741)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 23 August 688
- Died
- 22 October 741
- Conflict
- Battle of Cologne, Battle of Vicy, Battle of the Boarn, Battle of Soissons, Battle of Tours, Battle of the River Berre, Battle of Amblève
- Place of birth
- Herstal
- Place of death
- Quierzy
- Sex or gender
- male
- Father
- Pepin of Herstal
- Mother
- Alpaida
- Spouse
- Rotrude of Trier, Ruodhaid, Swanachild
- Child
- Carloman, Pepin the Short, Hiltrud, Auda of France, Bernard, son of Charles Martel, Grifo, Hieronymus, Remigius of Rouen
- Occupation
- statesperson, military leader
- Position held
- Mayor of the Palace, Mayor of the Palace
- Citizenship
- Francia
- described by source
- Sytin Military Encyclopedia, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition, New International Encyclopedia, The New Student's Reference Work, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
- family
- Arnulfings, Carolingian dynasty, Pippinids
- languages spoken, written or signed
- Latin, Old High German
- name in native language
- Charles Martel, Carolus Martellus
- nickname
- Martellus, Tudes
- noble title
- Duke of the Franks
- place of burial
- Basilica of Saint-Denis
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