Karl (Charles) Martel

676 - 741  (65 years)

• Name	Karl (Charles) Martel  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	676	Heristal, , , Belgium
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Oct 741	Quierzy, Aisne, FRA   [10]
  Person ID	I11849	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Pepin D'heristal,   b. Abt 635, Heristal, Liege, BEL d. 16 Dec 714, Junille, Mense, FRA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Alpais Austrasia,   b. Abt 654, Heristal, Liege, BEL d. Aft 678, , Vosges, FRA (Age > 25 years)
  Relationship	natural
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F3624	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rotrude Duchess Of Austrasia,   b. Abt 690, , Austrasia, FRA d. 724 (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	Bef 713
  Children	1. Carloman Prince Of Franks,   b. Abt 715, , Austrasia, FRA d. Cassini Monastery, , FRA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Pepin "The Short" King Of Franks,   b. 715, Jupille, , Austrasia d. 24 Sep 768, St. Denis, Paris, Seine, FRA (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  His birth date is listed differently in various sources. Weiss gives it as 689 and Encylcopedia Britanica gives it as 688. He was the Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia. In 732, he won the battle over the Saracens at Poitiers. Though hr reigned himself, he helped bring his sons Carloman and Pepin the Short into ruling as joint Kings of France. (C-1440, E)

  
  

• Sources

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