For the 13th century titular King of Hungary, see
Charles Martel d'Anjou. Charles Martel (or, in
modern English, Charles the Hammer) (
23 August 686 –
22 October 741) was proclaimed
Mayor of the Palace, ruling the Franks in the name of a
titular King, and proclaimed himself
Duke of the Franks (the last four years of his reign he did not even bother with the façade of a King) and by any name was de facto ruler of the Frankish Realms. He expanded his rule over all three of the
Frankish kingdoms:
Austrasia,
Neustria and
Burgundy. Martel was born in
Herstal, in present-day
Belgium, the illegitimate son of
Pippin the Middle and his concubine
Alpaida (or Chalpaida). He was described by Louis Gustave and Charles Strauss in their book "Moslem and Frank; or, Charles Martel and the rescue of Europe" as a tall, powerfully built man, who was more agile than his size would lead men to believe.
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