Charles Martel (/ mɑːrˈtɛl /; c. 688 – 22 October 741), [2] Martel being an Old French sobriquet meaning "The Hammer", was a Frankish political and military leader who, as Duke and Prince of the Franks and Mayor of the Palace, was the de facto ruler of the Franks from 718 until his death. [3][4][5] He was a son of the Frankish statesman ...
Charles Martel, mayor of the palace of Austrasia (the eastern part of the Frankish kingdom) from 715 to 741. He reunited and ruled the entire Frankish realm and defeated a sizeable Muslim raiding party at Poitiers in 732. His byname, Martel, means ‘the hammer.’ Learn more about Charles Martel in this article.
The Battle of Poitiers aka the Battle of Tours took place over roughly a week in early October of 732. The opposing sides consisted of a Frankish army led by Charles Martel (r. 718-741) against an invading...
Discover the story of Charles Martel (c. 688–741 CE), the Frankish warlord who crushed the Umayyad invasion at the Battle of Tours in 732 CE, halting Islamic expansion into Western Europe and forging the path for the Carolingian dynasty.
Charles Martel — The Hammer Who Stopped an Empire at the Battle of ...
On 22 October 741, Charles Martel, a prominent Frankish leader, passed away. Widely regarded by historians as a key figure in shaping modern Europe,...
The Frankish prince Charles Martel faced an onslaught of jihad. Through innovation and determination, he scored a string of victories.
That man was Charles Martel, the illegitimate son of a Frankish duke who rose to become the most powerful ruler of his age, laying the foundations for the Carolingian Empire and the medieval social order.