Charles the Hammer

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Charles the Hammer was a Frankish statesman and military leader best known for halting the Muslim advance into Western Europe at the Battle of Tours in 732.

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Charles the Hammer canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Frankish statesman ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Charles the Hammer ⓘ
birthDate c. 688 ⓘ
birthPlace Frankish Kingdom ⓘ
Herstal ⓘ
burialPlace Basilica of Saint-Denis ⓘ
child Carloman I ⓘ
Grifo ⓘ
Pepin the Short ⓘ
conflict Umayyad expansion into Gaul ⓘ
country Frankish Kingdom ⓘ
culture Frankish ⓘ
date Battle of Tours: 732 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Tours
deathDate 22 October 741 ⓘ
deathPlace Frankish Kingdom ⓘ
Quierzy ⓘ
describedBySource Annales Mettenses priores ⓘ
Liber Historiae Francorum ⓘ
endTime as de facto ruler of the Franks: 741 ⓘ
era Early Middle Ages ⓘ
father Pepin of Herstal ⓘ
grandchild Charlemagne ⓘ
influenced Carolingian dynasty ⓘ
Frankish military organization ⓘ
knownFor Halting Muslim advance into Western Europe at the Battle of Tours ⓘ
Laying foundations of the Carolingian Empire ⓘ
Strengthening the Frankish cavalry ⓘ
legacy Considered a precursor to the Carolingian emperors ⓘ
Regarded as a key figure in stopping Islamic expansion into Western Europe ⓘ
militaryRank Commander ⓘ
mother Alpaida ⓘ
nobleFamily Pippinid dynasty ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Poitiers (732) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Tours

Battle of Tours ⓘ
notableWork Reorganization of Frankish military and administration ⓘ
opponent Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
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 Chilperic II ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
spouse Rotrude of Trier ⓘ
Swanachild ⓘ
startTime as de facto ruler of the Franks: 718 ⓘ
successor Pepin the Short ⓘ

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Charles Martel → alternateName → Charles the Hammer ⓘ
Charles Martel → alsoKnownAs → Charles the Hammer ⓘ
subject linked to: Charles the Hammer