Charles Martel
- Born: 23 Aug 689, Heristal, Austrasia
- Marriage (1): Rotrude Austrasia
- Marriage (2): Sonichilde of Bavaria
- Died: 16 Dec 714, Junille, France at age 25
- Buried: Monastáere De Saint Denis, Saint Denis, France
 General Notes:
The illegitimate son of Pepin II, the Younger. Was Mayor of the Palace and
Duke of Austrasia under Clotaire IV. he repelled invasions of France by
the Frisians and Saxons and defeated the Moors at the Battle of Tours in
732 saving Europe from Islam. He supported St. Boniface and other
missionaries in Germany. At the end of his rule, he confiscated church
lands.
Birth Notes:
26. Charles Martel, the Hammer, born in 689, Mayor of the Palace, King of France, was still famous, because, in the decisive battle of Tours in 732, he utterly routed the Moors who had conquered Spain and the south of France. He fought King Chilperic II., the Merovingian King. He died in 741. He married (1) Rotrude (Rotrudis), who died in 724.
Noted events in his life were:
• He worked as a Mayor Of The Palace Of Austrasia.
Charles married Rotrude Austrasia, daughter of Saint Leutwinus De Treves and Neustria. (Rotrude Austrasia was born about 690 in Moselle, Austrasia and died about 724.)
Charles next married Sonichilde of Bavaria, daughter of Grimaldo Bavaria II and UNKNOWN.
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