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4 days ago · The Hammer Falls. As Mayor of the Palace, Charles Martel wielded power on a scale that dwarfed the Merovingian kings he nominally served. A warrior to the core, he spent much of his reign in the saddle, leading his armies on campaign after campaign to extend Frankish power and secure his borders.
1 day ago · Pepin was eventually succeeded by his son Charles, later known as Charles Martel. Charles did not support a Merovingian successor upon the death of King Theuderic IV in 737, leaving the throne vacant. Charles made plans to divide the kingdom between his sons Carloman and Pepin the Short, who succeeded upon his death in 741.
5 days ago · Klementia (ca. 1262–after 7 February 1293), married 1281 in Vienna to Charles Martel of Anjou, the Papal claimant to the throne of Hungary and mother of king Charles I of Hungary, as well as of queen Clementia of France, herself the mother of the baby king John I of France.
2 days ago · Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine. John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216) was the king of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. He lost the Duchy of Normandy and most of his other French lands to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of the Angevin Empire and contributing to the subsequent growth in power of the French ...
2 days ago · Philip of Cognac (ill.) Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard Cœur de Lion ( Norman French: Quor de Lion) [1] [2] or Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, [3] [4] [5] was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine ...
6 days ago · Count of Anjou King of Jerusalem: Matilda I c. 1105 –1152 Countess of Boulogne: King Stephen of Blois & England c. 1092 –1154 r. 1135–1141 r. 1141–1154 {{{OT}}} Louis VI 1081–1137 King of the Franks: William Clito Count of Flanders 1102–1128: Sibylla of Anjou Countess consort of Flanders c. 1112 –1165: Geoffrey V 1113–1151 Count ...
4 days ago · Son of Charles Martel of Anjou and Clemence of Habsburg: 1st marriage Maria of Galicia
