Charles Martel was born August 23, 686 AD in Herstal, Belgium. It is said Charles got the name Martel By his bravery. Charles Martel was nicknamed “ The Hammer”. Martel was not legally the son of Pippin the second of Herstal. Charles was left nothing because Pippin left everything to his three grandsons. After a while he became King of Franks. He fought against Muslims, and he was the general in the Battle of Tours. He rules the Eastern part of the Frankish Kingdom. Martel cheated on his wife, with his mistress and they ended up having four children in 724. When Martel first married Rotrude of Treves with whom he had five children before her death in 724 AD. Both Charles and Plectrude faced rebellion throughout the Frankish Kingdom when Pippin’s will was made known. Ever since Spain arrived from Africa in 711, the Muslims raided Frankish territory, threatening Gaul.
By 715, he escaped from captivity and the Austrians helped him. Over the next three years he started a war, that ended in the Battle of Soissons against King Chilperic and Duke of Aquitaine. Charles was victorious and was known as the Mayor of the palace and Duke and Prince of the Franks. Both Charles and Plectrude faced rebellion throughout the Frankish kingdom when people knew about Pippin’s will. The king, Chilperic II, was in the power of Ragnfrid, mayor of the palace of Neustria, who joined forces with the Frisians in Holland in order to eliminate Charles. Plectrude captured Charles and tried to govern in the name of her grandchildren, but Charles escaped, gathered an army, and defeated the Neustrians in battles at Amblève near Liège in 716 and at Vincy near Cambrai 717. His success made resistance by Plectrude and the Austrasians useless; they submitted, and by 719 Charles alone governed the Franks as mayor.
Charles was attacking Neustria itself thus freeing himself. His success made resistance by Plectrude and the Austrasians useless; they submitted, and by 719 Charles alone governed the Franks as mayor. Eudes went to Charles for help, and Charles’s Calvary manage to go back to the Muslims with a fierce, destructive attack at the Battle of Tours. The battle itself may have been only a series of small engagements, but after it there were no more great Muslim invasions of Frankish territory. In 735 Charles found out Eudes was dead, and Charles marched rapidly across the Loire River in order to make his power felt around wine. Charles health started getting really bad in the late 730s, and in 741 Charles retired to his palace at Quierzy-sur-Oise, where he died soon after he got there. Before his death he split the Merovingian between his two legitimate sons, Pippin III and Carloman.
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“ The Victor of Tours: Charles Martel.” About. Web. 21 Nov.2014<
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By 715, he escaped from captivity and the Austrians helped him. Over the next three years he started a war, that ended in the Battle of Soissons against King Chilperic and Duke of Aquitaine. Charles was victorious and was known as the Mayor of the palace and Duke and Prince of the Franks. Both Charles and Plectrude faced rebellion throughout the Frankish kingdom when people knew about Pippin’s will. The king, Chilperic II, was in the power of Ragnfrid, mayor of the palace of Neustria, who joined forces with the Frisians in Holland in order to eliminate Charles. Plectrude captured Charles and tried to govern in the name of her grandchildren, but Charles escaped, gathered an army, and defeated the Neustrians in battles at Amblève near Liège in 716 and at Vincy near Cambrai 717. His success made resistance by Plectrude and the Austrasians useless; they submitted, and by 719 Charles alone governed the Franks as mayor.
Charles was attacking Neustria itself thus freeing himself. His success made resistance by Plectrude and the Austrasians useless; they submitted, and by 719 Charles alone governed the Franks as mayor. Eudes went to Charles for help, and Charles’s Calvary manage to go back to the Muslims with a fierce, destructive attack at the Battle of Tours. The battle itself may have been only a series of small engagements, but after it there were no more great Muslim invasions of Frankish territory. In 735 Charles found out Eudes was dead, and Charles marched rapidly across the Loire River in order to make his power felt around wine. Charles health started getting really bad in the late 730s, and in 741 Charles retired to his palace at Quierzy-sur-Oise, where he died soon after he got there. Before his death he split the Merovingian between his two legitimate sons, Pippin III and Carloman.
Duckett, Eleanor.” Charles Martel.” web. 19 2014< http:// www.britannica.com/ EB checkesd/ topic/107383/ Charles-Martel>.
“ The Victor of Tours: Charles Martel.” About. Web. 21 Nov.2014<
"Famous Men of the Middle Ages." Web. 10 Dec. 2014. <http://www.authorama.com/famous-men-of-the-middle-ages-11.html>.
http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/charlesmartel.html