Charles "The Hammer" Martel was the defacto King of the Franks from 737-741 (Officially he was Duke and Prince of the Franks). He was also known as a great general, and is most famous for his victory at the Battle of Tours, in which he defeated an invading Muslim army and halted northward Islamic expansion in western Europe.
Martel was the son of Pepin II and his concubine, Alpaida.
Around 670, Pepin had married Plectrude, who had inherited substantial estates in the Moselle region. She was the mother of Drogo of Champagne and Grimoald, both of whom died before their father. However, Pepin also had a mistress named Alpaida (or Chalpaida) who bore him two more sons: Charles and Childebrand. Charles had gained favor among the Austrasians, primarily for his military prowess and ability to keep them well supplied with booty from his conquests. Despite the efforts of Plectrude to silence her rival's child by imprisoning him, he became the sole mayor of the palace --and de facto ruler of Francia-- after a civil war which lasted for more than three years after Pepin's death.
Martel was also grandfather to Charlemagne.
Charles Martel married twice:
His first wife was Rotrude of Treves, (690-724) (daughter of St. Leutwinus, Bishop of Treves). They had the following children:
- Hiltrud (d. 754), married Odilo I, Duke of Bavaria
- Carloman
- Landrade (Landres), married Sigrand, Count of Hesbania
- Auda, Aldana, or Alane, married Thierry IV, Count of Autun and Toulouse
- Pippin the Short
His second wife was Swanhild. They had the following child:
* Grifo
Charles Martel also had a mistress, Ruodhaid. They had the following children:
* Bernard (b. before 732-787)
* Hieronymus
* Remigius, archbishop of Rouen (d. 771)
* Ian (d. 783)
notes or source:
The Paternal Ancestry of Homer Beers James
harles "Martel", Prince of the Franks is your 33rd great grandfather.
You
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your father → Rufus S. Nichols
his father → Tressie (King) Nichols
his mother → Michael O. King
her father → Margaret (Wright) King
his mother → James Wingfield Wright
her father → Mary Whitledge Grant
his mother → William Grant, of Crichie
her father → Elizabeth Grant
his mother → William Leslie, X. Baron of Balquhain
her father → William Leslie, Ninth Baron of Balquhain
his father → John Leslie, Eighth Baron of Balquhain
his father → Elizabeth Ogilvy
his mother → Margaret Sinclair of Deskford
her mother → Sir John Sinclair of Deskford
her father → Richard Sinclair of Deskford
his father → Isabel Graham of Strathearn
his mother → Malise, 8th Earl of Strathearn
her father → Agnes Comyn
his mother → Sir Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan
her father → William Comyn, 1st Earl of Buchan
his father → Hextilda Countess of Atholl Comyn
his mother → Uchtred FitzWalthe, Lord of Tynedale
her father → Judith de Lens, Countess of Huntingdon
his mother → Lambert II de Boulogne, comte de Lens
her father → Mahaut de Louvaine
his mother → Lambert I, graaf van Leuven en Brussel
her father → Régnier III, comte de Hainaut
his father → Regnier II, count of Hainaut
his father → Hersende de Lorraine
his mother → Charles II "the Bald", Western Emperor
her father → Emperor Louis I 'The Pious', son of Charlemagne & Hildegard
his father → Charlemagne
his father → Pépin III "le Bref", King of the Franks
his father → Charles "Martel", Prince of the Franks
his father
You
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your father → Rufus S. Nichols
his father → Tressie (King) Nichols
his mother → Michael O. King
her father → Margaret (Wright) King
his mother → James Wingfield Wright
her father → Mary Whitledge Grant
his mother → William Grant, of Crichie
her father → Elizabeth Grant
his mother → William Leslie, X. Baron of Balquhain
her father → William Leslie, Ninth Baron of Balquhain
his father → John Leslie, Eighth Baron of Balquhain
his father → Elizabeth Ogilvy
his mother → Margaret Sinclair of Deskford
her mother → Sir John Sinclair of Deskford
her father → Richard Sinclair of Deskford
his father → Isabel Graham of Strathearn
his mother → Malise, 8th Earl of Strathearn
her father → Agnes Comyn
his mother → Sir Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan
her father → William Comyn, 1st Earl of Buchan
his father → Hextilda Countess of Atholl Comyn
his mother → Uchtred FitzWalthe, Lord of Tynedale
her father → Judith de Lens, Countess of Huntingdon
his mother → Lambert II de Boulogne, comte de Lens
her father → Mahaut de Louvaine
his mother → Lambert I, graaf van Leuven en Brussel
her father → Régnier III, comte de Hainaut
his father → Regnier II, count of Hainaut
his father → Hersende de Lorraine
his mother → Charles II "the Bald", Western Emperor
her father → Emperor Louis I 'The Pious', son of Charlemagne & Hildegard
his father → Charlemagne
his father → Pépin III "le Bref", King of the Franks
his father → Charles "Martel", Prince of the Franks
his father
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