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
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.
Carloman was the eldest son of Charles Martel, mayor of the palace and duke of the Franks, and his wife Chrotrud of Treves. On Charles's death, Carloman and his brother Pepin the Short succeeded to th
Charles Martel
…with an influential role in the development of the Frankish system of feudalism. At the end of his reign, Charles divided Francia between his sons, Carloman and Pepin; Pepin became the first king of the Carolingian dynasty. Pepin's son Charlemagne, grandson of Charles, extended the Frankish realms and became…
Charlemagne coin
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Denier Chinon 954, obverse