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  1. 4 days ago · The House of Plantagenet (/plænˈtædʒənət/ plan-TAJ-ə-nət) was a royal house which originated in the French County of Anjou. The name Plantagenet is used by modern historians to identify four distinct royal houses: the Angevins , who were also counts of Anjou; the main line of the Plantagenets following the loss of Anjou; and the Houses ...

  2. 4 days ago · Dauphin of France: Charles Dauphin of France 1496: François Dauphin of France 1497: Antoine of Bourbon 1518–1562 King of Navarre: Jeanne III d'Albret 1528–1572 Queen of Navarre: Charlotte 1516–1524: Francis III 1518–1536 Dauphin of France Duke of Brittany: Catherine de' Medici 1519–1589: Henry II 1519–1559 King of France r. 1547 ...

  3. 1 day ago · The mayor of the palace, Charles Martel, defeated that raiding party at the Battle of Tours and earned respect and power within the Frankish Kingdom. The assumption of the crown in 751 by Pepin the Short (son of Charles Martel) established the Carolingian dynasty as the kings of the Franks.

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  5. Apr 25, 2024 · Charles Martel (d. 741) was an early medieval ruler of the Franks with a controversial modern reputation. In this course, we shall explore Martel's early medieval world through the historiography and the primary sources, and use this knowledge to consider Martel's public representation on the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, which students will ...

  6. Apr 29, 2024 · The Battle of Tours, also known as the Battle of Poitiers, was a pivotal event in European history. It took place in 732 AD, when Charles Martel, the Frankish ruler, successfully defended his kingdom against the Muslim invasion led by Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi.

  7. 5 days ago · Charles IX, né le 27 juin 1550 au château royal de Saint-Germain-en-Laye et mort le 30 mai 1574 au château de Vincennes, est roi de France de 1560 à 1574. Il est le quatrième roi de la famille des Valois-Angoulême.

  8. May 12, 2024 · The two main candidates were the Austrian Habsburg Archduke Charles, and 16-year-old Philip of Anjou, grandson of Maria Theresa of Spain and Louis XIV of France. Acquisition of the Spanish Empire by either potentially threatened to alter the European balance of power in favour of France or Austria.

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