Charles "Martel", Mayor Austrasia

675 - 741  (66 years)

• Name	Charles "Martel", Mayor Austrasia
  Born	675	Of Heristal, Liege, Belgium
  Gender	Male
  AFN	9GC9-KK
  Died	18 Oct 741	Quierzy, Aisne, France
  Buried	Monastery, St Denis, Seine, France
  Person ID	I19919	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2001

  
  

  Father	Pepin, Mayor Of Austrasia,   b. Abt 634, Of, Heristal, Liege, Belgium ,   d. 12 Dec 714, , Junille, Meuse, France  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Mother	Alpaide, [Concubine 1],   b. Abt 653, Of, Heristal, Liege, Belgium ,   d. Orplegrandmonast, Brabant, Vosges, France
  Family ID	F7187	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Rotrude (Chrotude), Duchess Austrasia,   b. Abt 689, Of Austrasia, France ,   d. Abt 723  (Age ~ 34 years)
  Children	+ 1. Carloman, Prince Of Franks,   b. Abt 712, , Austrasia, France ,   d. 30 Nov 755, Cassini, Monastery  (Age ~ 43 years) + 2. Pepin "The Short" Franks,   b. 713, , Austrasia, France ,   d. 20 Sep 768, St Denis, Paris, Seine, France  (Age 55 years)   3. Childtrude Hiltrude, Duchess Bavaria,   b. Abt 715, , Austrasia, France ,   d. Abt 753  (Age ~ 38 years)
  Family ID	F7172	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Sonichilde Sunihilde Swanhilde, [Duchess],   b. Abt 699, Of, Bavaria ,   d. Abt 699  (Age ~ 0 years)
  Married	21 Jun
  Children	1. Gifon Grippon Duke Bavaria,   b. Abt 725, , Austrasia ,   d. Abt 725  (Age ~ 0 years)
  Family ID	F7173	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Concubine 1 {Unknown},   b. Abt 707, , Austrasia
  Children	1. Laudrade Princess Of Franks,   b. Abt 727, , Austrasia   2. St. Remi Giles Rouen,   b. Abt 729, , Austrasia ,   d. 15 Jan 771  (Age ~ 42 years)
  Family ID	F7174	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 4	{Unknown}, [Concubine 2],   b. Abt 713, , Austrasia
  Children	+ 1. Jerome Hieronimus Abbot St Denis,   b. Abt 735, , Austrasia ,   d. Aft 813  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Family ID	F7176	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 5	{Unknown}, [Concubine 3],   b. Abt 715, , Austrasia
  Children	+ 1. Bernard Count Of St Quentin,   b. Abt 737, , Austrasia
  Family ID	F7178	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 6	Chunehild,   b. Abt 709, , Austrasia
  Children	1. Hardeloga Bastard Of Austrasia,   b. Abt 731, , Austrasia
  Family ID	F7180	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 7	Pilitrud,   b. Abt 705, , Austrasia
  Family ID	F7181	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 8	Galiana, [(Saracen)],   b. Abt 711, , Austrasia
  Family ID	F7182	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 9	Suanhilde,   b. Abt 690
  Family ID	F7183	Group Sheet

  
  

  Children	+ 1. Aude
  Family ID	F13531	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Charles "Martel", Mayor Of The Palace Of Austrasia ruled the Merovingian Franks from A.D. 719 to 741. He used only the title of Mayor of the Palace, but he actually had the power of a king. Most of the lawful Frankish kings of this period were weak. In 732, Charles defeated the invading Moslems in the famous Battle of Tours near Poitiers. For repeatedly attacking the Moslems, Charles later received the title of Martel, meaning the Hammer. He built an army of mounted men by seizing church estates. Charles supported Saint Boniface in his reform of the Frankish church. ---------- Reference: "The World Book Encyclopedia", 1968, C295. "Royalty for Commoners", Roderick W. Stuart, 1993, p 129, 196. "Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants", Langston & Buck, 1986, p cvi.