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Charles Martel (/ m ɑːr ˈ t ɛ l /; c. 688 – 22 October 741), [3] Martel being a sobriquet in Old French for "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.
Charles I of Naples (or Anjou) Tomb of Charles Martel Henry I in background, Robert II, John I d. 1316 and Jeanne d. 1349 At top are Effigies on the tomb of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici, carved by Germain Pilon [68] Drawing of tomb of Henry II and his wife, showing the Effigies at top and the double tomb below Tombs of Henry II of France ...
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Under Charles Martel's leadership, the Franks defeated the Moors at the Battle of Tours in 732. After the victory of 718 of the Bulgarian Khan Tervel and the Emperor of Byzantium Leo III the Isaurian over the Arabs led by Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik prevented the attempts of Islam to expand into eastern Europe, the victory of Charles Martel at ...
Pepin's father Charles Martel died in 741. He divided the rule of the Frankish kingdom between Pepin and his elder brother, Carloman, his surviving sons by his first wife: Carloman became Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia, Pepin became Mayor of the Palace of Neustria.
Wintour, the longest-serving editor-in-chief of Vogue, received the Order of the Companions of Honour from King Charles III. She was appointed to the prestigious order as part of the King’s ...
Eventually, however, Charles prevailed and compelled the Frisians to submit. Radbod died in 719, [ 6 ] : 90 but for some years his successors struggled against the Frankish power. As an example of how powerful King Radbod still was at the end of his life, the news that he was engaged in assembling an army was reportedly enough to fill the ...