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The Carolingian dynasty was a Frankish noble family named after Charles Martel and his grandson Charlemagne, descendants of the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the 7th century AD. The dynasty consolid
Viking attack according to a 12th century illumination.
Carolingian family tree, from the Chronicon Universale of Ekkehard of Aura, 12th century
Charlemagne coin
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Charles Martel
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Charles Martel, Martel being an Old French sobriquet meaning "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
Carolingian dynasty
…dynasty ( KARR-ə-LIN-jee-ən; known variously as the Carlovingians, Carolingus, Carolings, Karolinger or Karlings) was a Frankish noble family named after Charles Martel and his grandson Charlemagne, descendants of the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the 7th century AD. The dynasty consolidated its power in the 8th…
14th century depiction of Charles Martel dividing the realm between his sons, Pepin and Carloman, from the Grandes Chroniques de France
Charles's military campaigns in Aquitaine, Septimania and Provence after the Battle of Tour-Poitiers (734–742)
14th-century depiction of the death of Charles.
Tomb in Saint Denis Basilica.