Martel, Mayor/Palace Charles^[1]

Abt 688 - 741  (~ 53 years)

• Name	Martel, Charles
  Prefix	Mayor/Palace
  Born	Abt 688	of, Heristal, Liege, Belgium
  Gender	Male
  _UID	1BD7EC37D1F27E4FA761555041E92D943DFB
  Died	22 Oct 741	Quierzy, Aisne, France
  Person ID	I23377	NewFranceGenealogy
  Last Modified	14 May 2017

  
  

  Father	d'Heristal, Mayor/Palace Pepin II,   b. Abt 635, of, Heristal, Liege, Belgium ,   d. 16 Dec 714, Jupile, on the Muse  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Mother	or Chalpaida, Alpaide,   b. Abt 654, of, Heristal, Liege, Belgium
  Married	Abt 687
  Family ID	F10146	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Duchess of Austrasia Chrotrudis (Rotrou),   b. Abt 690, of, Treves, , Austrasia ,   d. 724  (Age ~ 34 years)  [1]
  _UID	4BD8CF37511B884BA59CB7BBDBA510B661EB
  Children	+ 1. Prince of Franks Carloman,   b. Abt 712, , , , Austrasia ,   d. 4 Dec 755  (Age ~ 43 years) + 2. King Of Franks Pepin III,   b. 714, , , , Austrasia ,   d. 24 Sep 768, St. Denis, , , France  (Age 54 years)   3. Bavaria, Dutchess of Bavaria Childtrude or Hiltrude,   b. Abt 716, , , , Austrasia ,   d. 754  (Age ~ 38 years)
  Last Modified	27 May 2017
  Family ID	F10060	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  !Colonial and Revolutionary Lineages of America (973 D2ah) Vol. 2 After the death of his father there was a period of anarchy. His nephews, grandchildren of Plectrude, were proclaimed rulers and Charles was thrown into prison. Austrasia (eastern portion of France) and Neustria (western France) were still separate. He escaped and defeated the Neustrians at Ambleve in 716 and at Vincy the following year. He also took the title of mayor of the palace of Austrasia, thus uniting the northern part of the country. In 719 he forced Duke Odo of Aquitaine to recognize his suzerainty. He also became renowned for his victories over the Moors. They had conquered Spain in 711 and later crossed the Pyrenees and advanced on Gaul as far as Tours. His brilliant victory, in Oct 732, over the Moors ended the last of the Arab invasion and led to his being called Martel (the Hammer). He then took the offensive against them in southern France. His victories over the Germans resulted in the annexation of Frisia, the end of the duchy of Bavaria, intervention in Bavaria and the payment of tribute by the Saxons. Pope Gregory III attempted to gain his aid against the Lombards but was unsuccessful. For a few years before his death there was no king of the Merovingian line, and in 741 he divided the kingdom between his two sons as though he were master of the realm. !Md. 2) Swanhilda or Sunhilde or Sonichilde, princess and dutchess of Franks in 725; 3) concubine; 4) Chunehild; 5) Piltrude; 6) Galiana; 7) concubine; 8) concubine. Keiser und Koenig Hist Ahen zu Karl der Grossen, Germ FH G94, p. 28. Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families, by Michael L. Call, Chart 601, 602,.... !Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call, F.G.sheet # 413 and 105. Ancestry and Progeny of Captain James Blount - Inmigrant. by Robert Ffafman p. E- 30, # 28. Frist married Rotrou of Treves, daughter of Leutwinus, St Lievin, Bishop of Treves, who was the son of Cout Warimus and wife Kunga, sister of Bogin, Bishop of Treves. "Martel" was actuallu an apt nickname meaning "Hammer".

  
  

• Sources

  [S353] Adam gedcom from AQ (Reliability: 0).