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View Tree for KING OF FRANKS AND MAYOR Charles MartelKING OF FRANKS AND MAYOR Charles Martel (b. 676, d. October 22, 741)

Charles Martel (son of Pepin De Heristal and Alpaide)9200 was born 676 in HERISTAL, BELGIUM9200, and died October 22, 741 in AISNE, FRANCE9200. He married Rotrude on 7109200, daughter of Bishop Of Treves Leutwinus and Mrs. Leutwinus.

 Includes NotesNotes for Charles Martel:
l, Mayor Of The Palace, Austrasia[v07t4588.ftw]

Charles Martel, who defeated the Mohammedans at Tours in 732, was the Mayor of the Palace of the western Frankish King. The King's chief minister, who was called the Mayor of the Palace, got almost all the power into his hands and really ruled in the place of the king. There was an East and West Roman Empire and usually ruled by two or more Emperors at once. Sometimes the eastern (E) and western (W) portions of the empire were ruled by separate emperors. At other times, as many as four emperors ruled the empire.
Charles "Martel", is buried at the Monastery, St. Denis, Seine, France.
The following is a list of Charles Martel's spouses:
1. Rotrude (Chrotude), Duchess of Austrasia. (AFN 9GCB-39)
2. Sonichilde (Sunihilde, Swanhilde) of Austrasia (AFN 9GCB-85)
3. Mrs. Charles-"Martel", Concubine 1 of Austrasia, not married, (AFN 9GCB-CN)
4. Mrs. Charles-"Martel", Concubine 2 of Austrasia, not married, (AFN 9GCB-G6)
5. (Concubine 3), not married, (AFN 9GCB-LV)
6. Galiana (Saracen), (AFN 9GCB-RQ)[v04t0565.ftw]

He had a half brother named Childebrand. He had a son named Remigius.


More About Charles Martel:
AFN: AFN 9GC9-KK.9201
Date born 2: 676, Heristal, Liege, Belgium.9202, 9203, 9204
Date born 3: 676, Heristal,L, Belgium.9205, 9206
Date born 4: Abt. 6889207
Died 2: October 22, 741, Quierzy on the Oise, Aisne, France buried at St Denis.9207
Died 3: October 22, 741, Quierzy, Aisne, France.9208, 9209
Died 4: October 22, 741, Quierzy, France.9210, 9211, 9212

More About Charles Martel and Rotrude:
Marriage 1: 7109213
Marriage 2: Bet. 689 - 7219214, 9215, 9216
Marriage 3: WFT Est. 702-721, unknown.9217
Marriage 4: WFT Est. 706-7219218

Children of Charles Martel and Rotrude are:
  1. +Pepin Le Bref, b. 714, Austrasia9219, 9220, 9221, 9222, 9223, d. September 24, 768, St. Denis, Paris, Seine, France9224, 9225, 9226.
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