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Charles Martel of Anjou. Charles Martel ( Hungarian: Martell Károly; 8 September 1271 – 12 August 1295) of the Capetian dynasty was the eldest son of king Charles II of Naples and Mary of Hungary, [1] the daughter of King Stephen V of Hungary . The 18-year-old Charles Martel was set up by Pope Nicholas IV and the ecclesiastical party as the ...
Charles Martel ( c. 688 – 22 October 741), [3] Martel being a sobriquet in Old French for "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 ruler of the Franks from 718 until his death. [4] [5] [6] He was a son of the Frankish statesman Pepin of Herstal ...
- 718 – 22 October 741
- Pepin of Herstal
Figure 5.9 Charles Martel invests the two kingdoms of Austrasia and Neustria to his sons Carloman and Pippin. On the eve of his death, in the late spring of 741, Charles “with the counsel of the magnates”, that is to say with the support of his closest followers, partitioned the Frankish kingdom as if he were a king, favouring the two ...
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Charles I (early 1226/1227 – 7 January 1285), commonly called Charles of Anjou or Charles d'Anjou, was a member of the royal Capetian dynasty and the founder of the second House of Anjou. He was Count of Provence (1246–1285) and Forcalquier (1246–1248, 1256–1285) in the Holy Roman Empire , Count of Anjou and Maine (1246–1285) in ...
- 1246–1285
- Louis VIII of France
- Charles II
- Blanche of Castile
7 October 2018. ISNI. 0000000077400038. ... Charles Martel d'Anjou (Anjou) (15 Sep 1271 - 12 Aug 1295) ... Download as PDF; Printable version;
Charles Martel of Anjou is the 2,173rd most popular politician (down from 2,152nd in 2019), the770thmost popular biography from Italy (up from 782nd in 2019) and the144thmost popular Italian Politician. Charles Martel of Anjou is most famous for defeating a Muslim army at the Battle of Tours in 732. This event halted the Muslim conquest of Europe.
Charles attempted to convert Saxony and Frisia to Christianity and gave aid to Saint Boniface (q.v.) in his missions. He died on October 22, 741, at Quiercy on the Oise, leaving the government of the kingdom to be divided between his two sons, Carloman and Pepin the Short.
