MARTEL
c.690 - 741
Frankish Ruler






Charles Martel, meaning Charles the Hammer, was mayor of the palace (or chancellor) of Austrasia, which was the eastern part of the Frankish kdm.

He restored a united Frankish kdm and established a power base on which the Carolingian empire was founded. In 732 he defeated the invading Moslems at Poitiers and stopped further Moslem expansion into Europe.

www link :
Comprehensive Biography

Arab Chronicle :
Battle of Poitiers