Charles Martel

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Charles Martel was an 8th-century Frankish statesman and military leader best known for halting the Muslim advance into Western Europe at the Battle of Tours and laying the foundations for the Carolingian Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Carolingian ⓘ
Frankish ruler ⓘ
human ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 741 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 715 ⓘ
alternateName Charles the Hammer ⓘ
Karl Martell ⓘ
birthDate c. 688 ⓘ
birthPlace Frankish Kingdom ⓘ
Herstal ⓘ
burialPlace Basilica of Saint-Denis ⓘ
child Carloman I ⓘ
Grifo ⓘ
Pepin the Short ⓘ
conflict Frankish civil wars ⓘ
Umayyad invasion of Gaul ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Frankish Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 22 October 741 ⓘ
deathPlace Frankish Kingdom ⓘ
Quierzy ⓘ
dynasty Carolingian dynasty ⓘ
era Early Middle Ages ⓘ
father Pepin of Herstal ⓘ
influenced Charlemagne ⓘ
Pepin the Short ⓘ
knownFor halting the Muslim advance into Western Europe at the Battle of Tours ⓘ
laying the foundations of the Carolingian Empire ⓘ
strengthening the Frankish cavalry ⓘ
supporting missionary work of Saint Boniface ⓘ
languageSpoken Latin ⓘ
Old Frankish ⓘ
militaryRank commander ⓘ
mother Alpaida ⓘ
movement Carolingian consolidation of power ⓘ
name Charles Martel ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Amblève ⓘ
Battle of Poitiers (732) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Tours

Battle of Tours ⓘ
Battle of Vincy ⓘ
Battle of the River Berre ⓘ
notableWork Consolidation of Frankish realms ⓘ
Patronage of Christian missions in Germania ⓘ
Reorganization of Frankish cavalry ⓘ
positionHeld Duke and Prince of the Franks ⓘ
linked to: Duke of the Franks

Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia ⓘ
Mayor of the Palace of Neustria ⓘ
predecessor Theuderic IV (nominal Merovingian king) ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Christianity ⓘ
spouse Rotrude of Trier ⓘ
Swanachild ⓘ
successor Carloman I ⓘ
Pepin the Short ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carolingian dynasty → namedAfter → Charles Martel ⓘ
Carolingian dynasty → notableMember → Charles Martel ⓘ
Battle of Tours → commander → Charles Martel ⓘ
Franks → notableRuler → Charles Martel ⓘ
Kingdom of the Franks → notableRuler → Charles Martel ⓘ
Charles Martel → name → Charles Martel ⓘ
Pepin the Short → father → Charles Martel ⓘ
Pepin of Landen → hasDescendant → Charles Martel ⓘ
Pippinids → notableMember → Charles Martel ⓘ
Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi → opponent → Charles Martel ⓘ
Austrasia → notableMayorOfThePalace → Charles Martel ⓘ
Mission of Saint Boniface → supportedBy → Charles Martel ⓘ
subject linked to: mission of Saint Boniface
Saint Boniface → workedWith → Charles Martel ⓘ
Christianization of Frisia → supportedBy → Charles Martel ⓘ
Karl Martell → nameInEnglish → Charles Martel ⓘ
Alpaida → child → Charles Martel ⓘ
Alpaida → relative → Charles Martel ⓘ
Alpaida → motherOf → Charles Martel ⓘ
Grifo → father → Charles Martel ⓘ
Swanachild → spouse → Charles Martel ⓘ
Reorganization of Frankish cavalry → pointInTime → reign of Charles Martel ⓘ
linked to: Charles Martel
Frankish civil wars → hasMainParticipant → Charles Martel ⓘ
Battle of Vincy → belligerent → Charles Martel's forces ⓘ
linked to: Charles Martel
Battle of Vincy → commander → Charles Martel ⓘ
Battle of Vincy → commandersSide → Charles Martel as de facto leader of Austrasia ⓘ
linked to: Charles Martel
Battle of Vincy → notableFigure → Charles Martel ⓘ
Theuderic IV → realPowerExercisedBy → Charles Martel ⓘ
Theuderic IV → contemporaryOf → Charles Martel ⓘ
Rotrude of Trier → spouse → Charles Martel ⓘ
Rotrude of Trier → partnerOf → Charles Martel ⓘ
Rotrude of Trier → spouseOf → Charles Martel ⓘ
Rotrude of Trier → associatedWith → Charles Martel ⓘ
Battle of Amblève → belligerent → Charles Martel ⓘ
Battle of Amblève → commander → Charles Martel ⓘ
Battle of Amblève → notableFigure → Charles Martel ⓘ
Battle of the River Berre → commander → Charles Martel ⓘ
Pepin of Herstal → child → Charles Martel ⓘ
Pepin of Herstal → successor → Charles Martel ⓘ
Pippin the Short → father → Charles Martel ⓘ
William of Gellone → relative → Charles Martel ⓘ
Pippin of Landen → hasDescendant → Charles Martel ⓘ
Begga → notableRelative → Charles Martel ⓘ