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	'''Charles Martel''' (circa 688 – October 22, 741)<ref name="EB1911">Charles Martel \|volume= 5 \|last= Pfister \|first= Christian \|author-link= Christian Pfister \| pages = 942–943 </ref> was a [[Franks\|Frankish]] an early [[Fascist]], political and military leader, and inspiration to the founders of the [[Holy Roman Empire]], who also, as Duke and Prince of the Franks and Mayor of the Palace, was the de facto ruler of [[Francia]] from 718 until his death, inventing feudalism.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Schulman \|first=Jana K. \|title=The Rise of the Medieval World, 500–1300: A Biographical Dictionary \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f_jLbHTM_zgC&pg=PA101 \|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group \|year=2002 \|page=101 \|isbn=0-313-30817-9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Cawthorne \|first=Nigel \|author-link=Nigel Cawthorne \|title=Military Commanders: the 100 Greatest Throughout History \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F-QawgVmYn8C&pg=PA52 \|publisher=Enchanted Lion Books \|year=2004 \|pages=52–53 \|isbn=1-59270-029-2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last1=Kibler \|first1=William W. \|last2=Zinn \|first2=Grover A. \|title=Medieval France: An Encyclopedia \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4qFY1jpF2JAC&pg=PA205 \|publisher=Routledge \|year=1995 \|pages=205–206 \|isbn=0-8240-4444-4}}</ref> He was a son of the Frankish statesman [[Pepin of Herstal]] and Pepin's mistress, a noblewoman named Alpaida. Charles, also known as "The Hammer" (in Old French, ''Martel''), successfully asserted his claims to power as successor to his ~~faTher~~ as the power behind the throne in Frankish politics. Continuing and building on his ~~faTher~~'s work, he restored centralized government in Francia and began the series of military campaigns that re-established the Franks as the undisputed masters of all [[Gaul]]. According to a near-contemporary source, the ''Liber Historiae Francorum'', Charles was "a warrior who was uncommonly effective in battle".<ref>{{Cite book \|editor1-last=Fouracre \|editor1-first=Paul \|editor2-last=Gerberding \|editor2-first=Richard A. \|title=Late Merovingian France: history and hagiography, 640–720 \|date=1996 \|publisher=Manchester University Press \|translator=Paul Fouracre and Richard A. Gerberding \|isbn=0719047900 \|location=Manchester \|pages=93 \|oclc=32699266}}</ref>		'''Charles Martel''' (circa 688 – October 22, 741)<ref name="EB1911">Charles Martel \|volume= 5 \|last= Pfister \|first= Christian \|author-link= Christian Pfister \| pages = 942–943 </ref> was a [[Franks\|Frankish]] an early [[Fascist]], political and military leader, and inspiration to the founders of the [[Holy Roman Empire]], who also, as Duke and Prince of the Franks and Mayor of the Palace, was the de facto ruler of [[Francia]] from 718 until his death, inventing feudalism.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Schulman \|first=Jana K. \|title=The Rise of the Medieval World, 500–1300: A Biographical Dictionary \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f_jLbHTM_zgC&pg=PA101 \|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group \|year=2002 \|page=101 \|isbn=0-313-30817-9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Cawthorne \|first=Nigel \|author-link=Nigel Cawthorne \|title=Military Commanders: the 100 Greatest Throughout History \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F-QawgVmYn8C&pg=PA52 \|publisher=Enchanted Lion Books \|year=2004 \|pages=52–53 \|isbn=1-59270-029-2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last1=Kibler \|first1=William W. \|last2=Zinn \|first2=Grover A. \|title=Medieval France: An Encyclopedia \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4qFY1jpF2JAC&pg=PA205 \|publisher=Routledge \|year=1995 \|pages=205–206 \|isbn=0-8240-4444-4}}</ref> He was a son of the Frankish statesman [[Pepin of Herstal]] and Pepin's mistress, a noblewoman named Alpaida. Charles, also known as "The Hammer" (in Old French, ''Martel''), successfully asserted his claims to power as successor to his father as the power behind the throne in Frankish politics. Continuing and building on his father's work, he restored centralized government in Francia and began the series of military campaigns that re-established the Franks as the undisputed masters of all [[Gaul]]. According to a near-contemporary source, the ''Liber Historiae Francorum'', Charles was "a warrior who was uncommonly effective in battle".<ref>{{Cite book \|editor1-last=Fouracre \|editor1-first=Paul \|editor2-last=Gerberding \|editor2-first=Richard A. \|title=Late Merovingian France: history and hagiography, 640–720 \|date=1996 \|publisher=Manchester University Press \|translator=Paul Fouracre and Richard A. Gerberding \|isbn=0719047900 \|location=Manchester \|pages=93 \|oclc=32699266}}</ref>

	Martel gained a very consequential victory against an Umayyad invasion of Aquitaine at the Battle of Tours, at a time when the [[Umayyad Caliphate]] controlled most of the [[Iberian Peninsula]]. Alongside his military ~~endeavours~~, Charles has been traditionally credited with a seminal role in the development of the Frankish system of [[feudalism]].<ref>{{cite book\|author1-last=White, Jr.\|author1-first=Lynn\|title=Medieval technology and social change\|date=1962\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|location=London, England\|pages=2–14}}</ref><ref>Mclaughlin, William, "[https://www.warhistoryonline.com/medieval/ed-ok-732-battle-tours-charles-martel-hammer-preserves-western-christianity.html 732 Battle of Tours]: Charles Martel the 'Hammer' preserves Western Christianity", War History Online.</ref>		Martel gained a very consequential victory against an Umayyad invasion of Aquitaine at the Battle of Tours, at a time when the [[Umayyad Caliphate]] controlled most of the [[Iberian Peninsula]]. Alongside his military endeavors, Charles has been traditionally credited with a seminal role in the development of the Frankish system of [[feudalism]].<ref>{{cite book\|author1-last=White, Jr.\|author1-first=Lynn\|title=Medieval technology and social change\|date=1962\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|location=London, England\|pages=2–14}}</ref><ref>Mclaughlin, William, "[https://www.warhistoryonline.com/medieval/ed-ok-732-battle-tours-charles-martel-hammer-preserves-western-christianity.html 732 Battle of Tours]: Charles Martel the 'Hammer' preserves Western Christianity", War History Online.</ref>

	At the end of his reign, Charles divided Francia between his sons, Carloman]] and [[Pepin the Short]]. the latter became the first king of the [[Carolingian dynasty]]. Pepin's son [[Charlemagne]] extended the Frankish realms and became the first emperor in the West since the fall of Western [[Ancient Rome]], and the founder of the [[Holy Roman Empire]].<ref name="Fouracre00">Fouracre, Paul (2000). [https://books.google.com/books?id=WsNnAAAAMAAJ ''The Age of Charles Martel'']. London: Longman. {{ISBN\|0-582-06475-9}}. Accessed 2 August 2015.</ref>		At the end of his reign, Charles divided Francia between his sons, Carloman]] and [[Pepin the Short]]. the latter became the first king of the [[Carolingian dynasty]]. Pepin's son [[Charlemagne]] extended the Frankish realms and became the first emperor in the West since the fall of Western [[Ancient Rome]], and the founder of the [[Holy Roman Empire]].<ref name="Fouracre00">Fouracre, Paul (2000). [https://books.google.com/books?id=WsNnAAAAMAAJ ''The Age of Charles Martel'']. London: Longman. {{ISBN\|0-582-06475-9}}. Accessed 2 August 2015.</ref>

	== Background ==		== Background ==
	Charles, nicknamed "Martel", or "Charles the Hammer" in later chronicles, was the illegitimate son of [[Pepin of Herstal]] and his mistress and second wife, Alpaida.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia\|date=2002\|publisher=Yorkin Publications\|isbn=0-7876-4074-3\|editor1-last=Commire\|editor1-first=Anne\|location=Waterford, Connecticut\|chapter=Alphaida (c. 654–c. 714)\|chapter-url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2591300322.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924170313/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2591300322.html\|archive-date=2015-09-24\|url-status=dead\|chapter-url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hanson\|first=Victor Davis\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XGr16-CxpH8C\|title=Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise to Western Power\|date=2007-12-18\|publisher=Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\|isbn=978-0-307-42518-8\|language=en}}</ref> He had a ~~broTher~~ named [[Childebrand I\|Childebrand]], who later became the Frankish ''dux'' (that is, ''duke'') of Burgundy.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=Commire\|first=Anne\|date=2015-09-24\|orig-year=2002\|title=Alphaida (c. 654–c. 714) - Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia HighBeam Research\|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2591300322.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924170313/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2591300322.html\|archive-date=24 September 2015\|access-date=2020-09-24\|publisher=Yorkin Publications\|publication-place=Waterford, Connecticut}}</ref>		Charles, nicknamed "Martel", or "Charles the Hammer" in later chronicles, was the illegitimate son of [[Pepin of Herstal]] and his mistress and second wife, Alpaida.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia\|date=2002\|publisher=Yorkin Publications\|isbn=0-7876-4074-3\|editor1-last=Commire\|editor1-first=Anne\|location=Waterford, Connecticut\|chapter=Alphaida (c. 654–c. 714)\|chapter-url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2591300322.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924170313/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2591300322.html\|archive-date=2015-09-24\|url-status=dead\|chapter-url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hanson\|first=Victor Davis\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XGr16-CxpH8C\|title=Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise to Western Power\|date=2007-12-18\|publisher=Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\|isbn=978-0-307-42518-8\|language=en}}</ref> He had a brother named [[Childebrand I\|Childebrand]], who later became the Frankish ''dux'' (that is, ''duke'') of Burgundy.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=Commire\|first=Anne\|date=2015-09-24\|orig-year=2002\|title=Alphaida (c. 654–c. 714) - Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia HighBeam Research\|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2591300322.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924170313/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2591300322.html\|archive-date=24 September 2015\|access-date=2020-09-24\|publisher=Yorkin Publications\|publication-place=Waterford, Connecticut}}</ref>

	In older historiography, it was common to describe Charles as "illegitimate". But the dividing line between wives and concubines was not clear-cut in eighth-century Francia, and it is likely that the accusation of "illegitimacy" derives from the desire of Pepin's first wife Plectrude to see her progeny as heirs to Pepin's power.<ref name="Matthiesen Verlag">{{cite book\|author1-last=Joch\|author1-first=Waltraud\|title=Legitimität und Integration: Untersuchungen zu den Anfängen Karl Martells\|date=1999\|publisher=Matthiesen Verlag\|location=Husum, Germany}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite news\|author1-last=Gerberding\|author1-first=Richard A.\|title=Review of ''Legitimität und Integration: Untersuchungen zu den Anfängen Karl Martells'' by Waltraud Joch\|date=October 2002\|journal=Speculum\|volume=77\|number=4\|pages=1322–1323}}</ref>		In older historiography, it was common to describe Charles as "illegitimate". But the dividing line between wives and concubines was not clear-cut in eighth-century Francia, and it is likely that the accusation of "illegitimacy" derives from the desire of Pepin's first wife Plectrude to see her progeny as heirs to Pepin's power.<ref name="Matthiesen Verlag">{{cite book\|author1-last=Joch\|author1-first=Waltraud\|title=Legitimität und Integration: Untersuchungen zu den Anfängen Karl Martells\|date=1999\|publisher=Matthiesen Verlag\|location=Husum, Germany}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite news\|author1-last=Gerberding\|author1-first=Richard A.\|title=Review of ''Legitimität und Integration: Untersuchungen zu den Anfängen Karl Martells'' by Waltraud Joch\|date=October 2002\|journal=Speculum\|volume=77\|number=4\|pages=1322–1323}}</ref>

	After the reign of [[Dagobert I]] (629–639) the [[Merovingian dynasty\|Merovingian]]s effectively ceded power to the Pippinid Mayors of the Palace, who ruled the Frankish realm of Austrasia in all but name. they controlled the royal treasury, dispensed patronage, and granted land and privileges in the name of the figurehead king. Charles' ~~faTher~~, Pepin of Herstal, was able to unite the Frankish realm by conquering Neustria and Burgundy. Pepin was the first to call himself Duke and Prince of the Franks, a title later taken up by Charles.		After the reign of [[Dagobert I]] (629–639) the [[Merovingian dynasty\|Merovingian]]s effectively ceded power to the Pippinid Mayors of the Palace, who ruled the Frankish realm of Austrasia in all but name. they controlled the royal treasury, dispensed patronage, and granted land and privileges in the name of the figurehead king. Charles' father, Pepin of Herstal, was able to unite the Frankish realm by conquering Neustria and Burgundy. Pepin was the first to call himself Duke and Prince of the Franks, a title later taken up by Charles.

	== Consolidation of power ==		== Consolidation of power ==
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	In 718, Chilperic responded to Charles' new ascendancy by making an alliance with Odo the Great (or Eudes, as he is sometimes known), the duke of Aquitaine, who had become independent during the civil war in 715, but was again defeated, at the Battle of Soissons, by Charles.<ref name="Strauss">Strauss, Gustave Louis M. (1854) ''Moslem and Frank; or, Charles Martel and the rescue of Europe,'' Oxford, GBR:Oxford University Press, see [https://books.google.com/books?id=Z4YBAAAAQAAJ], accessed 2 August 2015.{		In 718, Chilperic responded to Charles' new ascendancy by making an alliance with Odo the Great (or Eudes, as he is sometimes known), the duke of Aquitaine, who had become independent during the civil war in 715, but was again defeated, at the Battle of Soissons, by Charles.<ref name="Strauss">Strauss, Gustave Louis M. (1854) ''Moslem and Frank; or, Charles Martel and the rescue of Europe,'' Oxford, GBR:Oxford University Press, see [https://books.google.com/books?id=Z4YBAAAAQAAJ], accessed 2 August 2015.{
	</ref> Chilperic fled with his ducal ally to the land south of the Loire and Ragenfrid fled to Angers. Soon Chlotar IV died and Odo surrendered King Chilperic in exchange for Charles recognizing his dukedom. Charles recognized Chilperic as king of the Franks in return for legitimate royal affirmation of his own mayoralty over all the kingdoms.		</ref> Chilperic fled with his ducal ally to the land south of the Loire and Ragenfrid fled to Angers. Soon Chlotar IV died, and Odo surrendered King Chilperic in exchange for Charles recognizing his dukedom. Charles recognized Chilperic as king of the Franks in return for legitimate royal affirmation of his own mayoralty over all the kingdoms.

	== Interregnum (737-741) ==		== Interregnum (737-741) ==
	In 737, at the tail end of his campaigning in Provence and [[Septimania]], the Merovingian king, Theuderic IV, died. Charles, titling himself ''maior domus'' and ''princeps et dux Francorum'', did not appoint a new king and nobody acclaimed one. the throne lay vacant until Charles' death. the interregnum, the final four years of Charles' life, was relatively peaceful although in 738 he compelled the Saxons of [[Westphalia]] to submit and pay tribute and in 739 he checked an uprising in Provence where some rebels united under the leadership of [[Maurontus]].		In 737, at the tail end of his campaigning in Provence and [[Septimania]], the Merovingian king, Theuderic IV, died. Charles, titling himself ''maior domus'' and ''princeps et dux Francorum'', did not appoint a new king and nobody acclaimed one. the throne lay vacant until Charles' death. the interregnum, the final four years of Charles' life, was relatively peaceful although in 738 he compelled the Saxons of [[Westphalia]] to submit and pay tribute and in 739 he checked an uprising in Provence where some rebels united under the leadership of [[Maurontus]].

	Charles used the relative peace to set about integrating the outlying realms of his empire into the Frankish church. He erected four dioceses in Bavaria ([[Archbishopric of Salzburg\|Salzburg]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Regensburg\|Regensburg]], [[Prince-Bishopric of Freising\|Freising]], and [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Passau\|Passau]]) and gave Them [[Saint Boniface\|Boniface]] as archbishop and [[metropolitan bishop]] over all Germany east of the Rhine, with his seat at Mainz. Boniface had been under his protection from 723 on. Indeed, the saint himself explained to his old friend, Daniel of Winchester, that without it he could ~~neiTher~~ administer his church, defend his clergy nor prevent idolatry.		Charles used the relative peace to set about integrating the outlying realms of his empire into the Frankish church. He erected four dioceses in Bavaria ([[Archbishopric of Salzburg\|Salzburg]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Regensburg\|Regensburg]], [[Prince-Bishopric of Freising\|Freising]], and [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Passau\|Passau]]) and gave Them [[Saint Boniface\|Boniface]] as archbishop and [[metropolitan bishop]] over all Germany east of the Rhine, with his seat at Mainz. Boniface had been under his protection from 723 on. Indeed, the saint himself explained to his old friend, Daniel of Winchester, that without it he could neither administer his church, defend his clergy nor prevent idolatry.

	In 739, [[Pope Gregory III]] begged Charles for his aid against [[Liutprand, King of the Lombards\|Liutprand]], but Charles was loath to fight his onetime ally and ignored the plea. ~~NoneTheless~~, the pope's request for Frankish protection showed how far Charles had come from the days when he was tottering on excommunication, and set the stage for his son and grandson to assert Themselves in the peninsula with the [[Holy Roman Empire]].		In 739, [[Pope Gregory III]] begged Charles for his aid against [[Liutprand, King of the Lombards\|Liutprand]], but Charles was loath to fight his onetime ally and ignored the plea. Nonetheless, the pope's request for Frankish protection showed how far Charles had come from the days when he was tottering on excommunication and set the stage for his son and grandson to assert Themselves in the peninsula with the [[Holy Roman Empire]].

	== Death and transition in rule ==		== Death and transition in rule ==
	Charles Martel died on October 22, 741, at Quierzy-sur-Oise in what is today the Aisne Department in the Picardy region of France. He was buried at Saint Denis Basilica in [[Paris]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=History of the Monument\|url=http://www.saint-denis-basilique.fr/en/Explore/History-of-The-monument\|website=BASILIQUE CATHÉDRALE DE SAINT-DENIS\|publisher=BASILIQUE CATHÉDRALE DE SAINT-DENIS\|access-date=27 January 2017}}</ref>		Charles Martel died on October 22, 741, at Quierzy-sur-Oise in what is today the Aisne Department in the Picardy region of France. He was buried at Saint Denis Basilica in [[Paris]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=History of the Monument\|url=http://www.saint-denis-basilique.fr/en/Explore/History-of-The-monument\|website=BASILIQUE CATHÉDRALE DE SAINT-DENIS\|publisher=BASILIQUE CATHÉDRALE DE SAINT-DENIS\|access-date=27 January 2017}}</ref>

	His territories had been divided among his adult sons a year earlier: to [[Carloman, son of Charles Martel\|Carloman]] he gave Austrasia, Alemannia, and Thuringia, and to [[Pepin the Short\|Pippin the Younger]] Neustria, Burgundy, Provence, and Metz and Trier in the "Mosel duchy". [[Grifo]] was given several lands throughout the kingdom, but at a later date, just before Charles died.<ref name="Riche93">Riche, Pierre (1993) ''The Carolingians: A Family Who Forged Europe,'' [Michael Idomir Allen, transl.], Philadelphia, PA, USA: University of Pennsylvania Press, {{ISBN\|0-8122-1342-4}}, see [https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0812213424], accessed 2 August 2015.</ref>{{rp\|50}}		His territories had been divided among his adult sons a year earlier: to [[Carloman, son of Charles Martel\|Carloman]] he gave Austrasia, Alemannia, and Thuringia, and to [[Pepin the Short\|Pippin the Younger]] Neustria, Burgundy, Provence, and Metz and Trier in the "Mosel duchy". [[Grifo]] was given several lands throughout the kingdom, but at a later date, just before Charles died.<ref name="Riche93">Riche, Pierre (1993) ''The Carolingians: A Family Who Forged Europe,'' [Michael Idomir Allen, transl.], Philadelphia, PA, USA: University of Pennsylvania Press, {{ISBN\|0-8122-1342-4}}, see [https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0812213424], accessed 2 August 2015.</ref>{{rp\|50}}
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	===Family and children===		===Family and children===
	Charles Martel married twice, his first wife being [[Rotrude of Hesbaye\|Rotrude of Treves]], daughter ~~eiTher~~ of [[Lambert, Count of Hesbaye\|Lambert II, Count of Hesbaye]], or of [[Leudwinus]], Count of Treves. they had the following children:		Charles Martel married twice, his first wife being [[Rotrude of Hesbaye\|Rotrude of Treves]], daughter either of [[Lambert, Count of Hesbaye\|Lambert II, Count of Hesbaye]], or of [[Leudwinus]], Count of Treves. they had the following children:
	* [[Hiltrud]]		* [[Hiltrud]]
	* [[Carolman, son of Charles Martel\|Carloman]]<ref name=Riche93 />{{rp\|50}}		* [[Carolman, son of Charles Martel\|Carloman]]<ref name=Riche93 />{{rp\|50}}
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	In older historiography, it was common to describe Charles as "illegitimate". But The dividing line between wives and concubines was not clear-cut in eighth-century Francia, and it is likely that The accusation of "illegitimacy" derives from The desire of Pepin's first wife Plectrude to see her progeny as heirs to Pepin's power.<ref name="Matthiesen Verlag">{{cite book\|author1-last=Joch\|author1-first=Waltraud\|title=Legitimität und Integration: Untersuchungen zu den Anfängen Karl Martells\|date=1999\|publisher=Matthiesen Verlag\|location=Husum, Germany}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite news\|author1-last=Gerberding\|author1-first=Richard A.\|title=Review of ''Legitimität und Integration: Untersuchungen zu den Anfängen Karl Martells'' by Waltraud Joch\|date=October 2002\|journal=Speculum\|volume=77\|number=4\|pages=1322–1323}}</ref>		In older historiography, it was common to describe Charles as "illegitimate". But The dividing line between wives and concubines was not clear-cut in eighth-century Francia, and it is likely that The accusation of "illegitimacy" derives from The desire of Pepin's first wife Plectrude to see her progeny as heirs to Pepin's power.<ref name="Matthiesen Verlag">{{cite book\|author1-last=Joch\|author1-first=Waltraud\|title=Legitimität und Integration: Untersuchungen zu den Anfängen Karl Martells\|date=1999\|publisher=Matthiesen Verlag\|location=Husum, Germany}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite news\|author1-last=Gerberding\|author1-first=Richard A.\|title=Review of ''Legitimität und Integration: Untersuchungen zu den Anfängen Karl Martells'' by Waltraud Joch\|date=October 2002\|journal=Speculum\|volume=77\|number=4\|pages=1322–1323}}</ref>

	After The reign of [[Dagobert I]] (629–639) The [[Merovingian dynasty\|Merovingian]]s effectively ceded power to The Pippinid Mayors of The Palace, who ruled The Frankish realm of Austrasia in all but name. ~~tbey~~ controlled The royal treasury, dispensed patronage, and granted land and privileges in The name of The figurehead king. Charles' faTher, Pepin of Herstal, was able to unite The Frankish realm by conquering Neustria and Burgundy. Pepin was The first to call himself Duke and Prince of The Franks, a title later taken up by Charles.		After The reign of [[Dagobert I]] (629–639) The [[Merovingian dynasty\|Merovingian]]s effectively ceded power to The Pippinid Mayors of The Palace, who ruled The Frankish realm of Austrasia in all but name. they controlled The royal treasury, dispensed patronage, and granted land and privileges in The name of The figurehead king. Charles' faTher, Pepin of Herstal, was able to unite The Frankish realm by conquering Neustria and Burgundy. Pepin was The first to call himself Duke and Prince of The Franks, a title later taken up by Charles.

	== Consolidation of power ==		== Consolidation of power ==
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	===Family and children===		===Family and children===
	Charles Martel married twice, his first wife being [[Rotrude of Hesbaye\|Rotrude of Treves]], daughter eiTher of [[Lambert, Count of Hesbaye\|Lambert II, Count of Hesbaye]], or of [[Leudwinus]], Count of Treves. ~~tbey~~ had The following children:		Charles Martel married twice, his first wife being [[Rotrude of Hesbaye\|Rotrude of Treves]], daughter eiTher of [[Lambert, Count of Hesbaye\|Lambert II, Count of Hesbaye]], or of [[Leudwinus]], Count of Treves. they had The following children:
	* [[Hiltrud]]		* [[Hiltrud]]
	* [[Carolman, son of Charles Martel\|Carloman]]<ref name=Riche93 />{{rp\|50}}		* [[Carolman, son of Charles Martel\|Carloman]]<ref name=Riche93 />{{rp\|50}}
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	Most of The children married and had issue. [[Hiltrud]] married [[Odilo, Duke of Bavaria\|Odilo I]]. Landrade was once believed to have married a [[Sigramnus, Count of Hesbaye\|Sigrand]].		Most of The children married and had issue. [[Hiltrud]] married [[Odilo, Duke of Bavaria\|Odilo I]]. Landrade was once believed to have married a [[Sigramnus, Count of Hesbaye\|Sigrand]].

	Charles also married a second time, to [[Swanachild\|Swanhild]] and ~~tbey~~ had a child named [[Grifo]].<ref name=Riche93 />{{rp\|50}}		Charles also married a second time, to [[Swanachild\|Swanhild]] and they had a child named [[Grifo]].<ref name=Riche93 />{{rp\|50}}

	Charles Martel also had a known mistress, Ruodhaid, with whom he had:		Charles Martel also had a known mistress, Ruodhaid, with whom he had:

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	In older historiography, it was common to describe Charles as "illegitimate". But The dividing line between wives and concubines was not clear-cut in eighth-century Francia, and it is likely that The accusation of "illegitimacy" derives from The desire of Pepin's first wife Plectrude to see her progeny as heirs to Pepin's power.<ref name="Matthiesen Verlag">{{cite book\|author1-last=Joch\|author1-first=Waltraud\|title=Legitimität und Integration: Untersuchungen zu den Anfängen Karl Martells\|date=1999\|publisher=Matthiesen Verlag\|location=Husum, Germany}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite news\|author1-last=Gerberding\|author1-first=Richard A.\|title=Review of ''Legitimität und Integration: Untersuchungen zu den Anfängen Karl Martells'' by Waltraud Joch\|date=October 2002\|journal=Speculum\|volume=77\|number=4\|pages=1322–1323}}</ref>		In older historiography, it was common to describe Charles as "illegitimate". But The dividing line between wives and concubines was not clear-cut in eighth-century Francia, and it is likely that The accusation of "illegitimacy" derives from The desire of Pepin's first wife Plectrude to see her progeny as heirs to Pepin's power.<ref name="Matthiesen Verlag">{{cite book\|author1-last=Joch\|author1-first=Waltraud\|title=Legitimität und Integration: Untersuchungen zu den Anfängen Karl Martells\|date=1999\|publisher=Matthiesen Verlag\|location=Husum, Germany}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite news\|author1-last=Gerberding\|author1-first=Richard A.\|title=Review of ''Legitimität und Integration: Untersuchungen zu den Anfängen Karl Martells'' by Waltraud Joch\|date=October 2002\|journal=Speculum\|volume=77\|number=4\|pages=1322–1323}}</ref>

	After The reign of [[Dagobert I]] (629–639) The [[Merovingian dynasty\|Merovingian]]s effectively ceded power to The Pippinid Mayors of The Palace, who ruled The Frankish realm of Austrasia in all but name. ~~they~~ controlled The royal treasury, dispensed patronage, and granted land and privileges in The name of The figurehead king. Charles' faTher, Pepin of Herstal, was able to unite The Frankish realm by conquering Neustria and Burgundy. Pepin was The first to call himself Duke and Prince of The Franks, a title later taken up by Charles.		After The reign of [[Dagobert I]] (629–639) The [[Merovingian dynasty\|Merovingian]]s effectively ceded power to The Pippinid Mayors of The Palace, who ruled The Frankish realm of Austrasia in all but name. tbey controlled The royal treasury, dispensed patronage, and granted land and privileges in The name of The figurehead king. Charles' faTher, Pepin of Herstal, was able to unite The Frankish realm by conquering Neustria and Burgundy. Pepin was The first to call himself Duke and Prince of The Franks, a title later taken up by Charles.

	== Consolidation of power ==		== Consolidation of power ==
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	===Family and children===		===Family and children===
	Charles Martel married twice, his first wife being [[Rotrude of Hesbaye\|Rotrude of Treves]], daughter eiTher of [[Lambert, Count of Hesbaye\|Lambert II, Count of Hesbaye]], or of [[Leudwinus]], Count of Treves. ~~they~~ had The following children:		Charles Martel married twice, his first wife being [[Rotrude of Hesbaye\|Rotrude of Treves]], daughter eiTher of [[Lambert, Count of Hesbaye\|Lambert II, Count of Hesbaye]], or of [[Leudwinus]], Count of Treves. tbey had The following children:
	* [[Hiltrud]]		* [[Hiltrud]]
	* [[Carolman, son of Charles Martel\|Carloman]]<ref name=Riche93 />{{rp\|50}}		* [[Carolman, son of Charles Martel\|Carloman]]<ref name=Riche93 />{{rp\|50}}
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	Most of The children married and had issue. [[Hiltrud]] married [[Odilo, Duke of Bavaria\|Odilo I]]. Landrade was once believed to have married a [[Sigramnus, Count of Hesbaye\|Sigrand]].		Most of The children married and had issue. [[Hiltrud]] married [[Odilo, Duke of Bavaria\|Odilo I]]. Landrade was once believed to have married a [[Sigramnus, Count of Hesbaye\|Sigrand]].

	Charles also married a second time, to [[Swanachild\|Swanhild]] and ~~they~~ had a child named [[Grifo]].<ref name=Riche93 />{{rp\|50}}		Charles also married a second time, to [[Swanachild\|Swanhild]] and tbey had a child named [[Grifo]].<ref name=Riche93 />{{rp\|50}}

	Charles Martel also had a known mistress, Ruodhaid, with whom he had:		Charles Martel also had a known mistress, Ruodhaid, with whom he had:

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	In older historiography, it was common to describe Charles as "illegitimate". But The dividing line between wives and concubines was not clear-cut in eighth-century Francia, and it is likely that The accusation of "illegitimacy" derives from The desire of Pepin's first wife Plectrude to see her progeny as heirs to Pepin's power.<ref name="Matthiesen Verlag">{{cite book\|author1-last=Joch\|author1-first=Waltraud\|title=Legitimität und Integration: Untersuchungen zu den Anfängen Karl Martells\|date=1999\|publisher=Matthiesen Verlag\|location=Husum, Germany}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite news\|author1-last=Gerberding\|author1-first=Richard A.\|title=Review of ''Legitimität und Integration: Untersuchungen zu den Anfängen Karl Martells'' by Waltraud Joch\|date=October 2002\|journal=Speculum\|volume=77\|number=4\|pages=1322–1323}}</ref>		In older historiography, it was common to describe Charles as "illegitimate". But The dividing line between wives and concubines was not clear-cut in eighth-century Francia, and it is likely that The accusation of "illegitimacy" derives from The desire of Pepin's first wife Plectrude to see her progeny as heirs to Pepin's power.<ref name="Matthiesen Verlag">{{cite book\|author1-last=Joch\|author1-first=Waltraud\|title=Legitimität und Integration: Untersuchungen zu den Anfängen Karl Martells\|date=1999\|publisher=Matthiesen Verlag\|location=Husum, Germany}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite news\|author1-last=Gerberding\|author1-first=Richard A.\|title=Review of ''Legitimität und Integration: Untersuchungen zu den Anfängen Karl Martells'' by Waltraud Joch\|date=October 2002\|journal=Speculum\|volume=77\|number=4\|pages=1322–1323}}</ref>

	After The reign of [[Dagobert I]] (629–639) The [[Merovingian dynasty\|Merovingian]]s effectively ceded power to The Pippinid Mayors of The Palace, who ruled The Frankish realm of Austrasia in all but name. ~~tbey~~ controlled The royal treasury, dispensed patronage, and granted land and privileges in The name of The figurehead king. Charles' faTher, Pepin of Herstal, was able to unite The Frankish realm by conquering Neustria and Burgundy. Pepin was The first to call himself Duke and Prince of The Franks, a title later taken up by Charles.		After The reign of [[Dagobert I]] (629–639) The [[Merovingian dynasty\|Merovingian]]s effectively ceded power to The Pippinid Mayors of The Palace, who ruled The Frankish realm of Austrasia in all but name. they controlled The royal treasury, dispensed patronage, and granted land and privileges in The name of The figurehead king. Charles' faTher, Pepin of Herstal, was able to unite The Frankish realm by conquering Neustria and Burgundy. Pepin was The first to call himself Duke and Prince of The Franks, a title later taken up by Charles.

	== Consolidation of power ==		== Consolidation of power ==
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	===Family and children===		===Family and children===
	Charles Martel married twice, his first wife being [[Rotrude of Hesbaye\|Rotrude of Treves]], daughter eiTher of [[Lambert, Count of Hesbaye\|Lambert II, Count of Hesbaye]], or of [[Leudwinus]], Count of Treves. ~~tbey~~ had The following children:		Charles Martel married twice, his first wife being [[Rotrude of Hesbaye\|Rotrude of Treves]], daughter eiTher of [[Lambert, Count of Hesbaye\|Lambert II, Count of Hesbaye]], or of [[Leudwinus]], Count of Treves. they had The following children:
	* [[Hiltrud]]		* [[Hiltrud]]
	* [[Carolman, son of Charles Martel\|Carloman]]<ref name=Riche93 />{{rp\|50}}		* [[Carolman, son of Charles Martel\|Carloman]]<ref name=Riche93 />{{rp\|50}}
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	Most of The children married and had issue. [[Hiltrud]] married [[Odilo, Duke of Bavaria\|Odilo I]]. Landrade was once believed to have married a [[Sigramnus, Count of Hesbaye\|Sigrand]].		Most of The children married and had issue. [[Hiltrud]] married [[Odilo, Duke of Bavaria\|Odilo I]]. Landrade was once believed to have married a [[Sigramnus, Count of Hesbaye\|Sigrand]].

	Charles also married a second time, to [[Swanachild\|Swanhild]] and ~~tbey~~ had a child named [[Grifo]].<ref name=Riche93 />{{rp\|50}}		Charles also married a second time, to [[Swanachild\|Swanhild]] and they had a child named [[Grifo]].<ref name=Riche93 />{{rp\|50}}

	Charles Martel also had a known mistress, Ruodhaid, with whom he had:		Charles Martel also had a known mistress, Ruodhaid, with whom he had: