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  2. Charles Martel - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Umayyad invasion of Gaul - Wikipedia

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    With the death of Odo in 735 and after putting down the Aquitanian detachment attempt led by duke Hunald, Charles Martel went on to deal with Burgundy (734, 736) and the Mediterranean south of Gaul (736, 737).

  4. Carolingian Empire - Wikipedia

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    In this victory, Charles earned the surname Martel ("the Hammer"). [6] Edward Gibbon, the historian of Rome and its aftermath, called Charles Martel "the paramount prince of his age". Pepin III accepted the nomination as king by Pope Zachary in about 741. Charlemagne's rule began in 768 at Pepin's death.

  5. Charlemagne - Wikipedia

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    Pepin was eventually succeeded by his son Charles, later known as Charles Martel. [18] Charles did not support a Merovingian successor upon the death of King Theuderic IV in 737, leaving the throne vacant. [19] He made plans to divide the kingdom between his sons, Carloman and Pepin the Short, who succeeded him after his death in 741. [20]

  6. Battle of Tours - Wikipedia

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    The Age of Charles Martel. Pearson Education. ISBN 0-582-06476-7; Gibbon, Edward The Battle of Tours [permanent dead link ‍], The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire; Grant, Michael History of Rome; Grunebaum, Gustave von (2005). Classical Islam: A History, 600 A.D. to 1258 A.D. Aldine Transaction. ISBN 0-202-30767-0; Hanson ...

  7. Port Charles’ David Gail Dead at 58: Official Cause of Death ...

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    David Gail, the actor best known for playing Dr. Joe Scanlon (No. 2) on the General Hospital spinoff Port Charles, died on Jan. 16 at age 58. According to a new release shared by a rep for Gail ...

  8. Liam Payne's preliminary cause of death revealed: Officials ...

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    Prosecutors say that minutes before the death of Payne, one-fifth of the famed British boy band, hotel workers "called the 911 emergency line to ask for help for a guest who was under the ...

  9. Charles Martel of Anjou - Wikipedia

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    Charles Martel died of the plague in Naples. His son, Charles (or Charles Robert), later succeeded in winning the throne of Hungary. [2] Charles was known personally to Dante: in the Divine Comedy, the poet speaks warmly of and to Charles's spirit when they meet in the Heaven of Venus (in Paradiso VIII–IX).