Charles Martel

688 - 741  (~ 53 years)

• Name	Charles Martel   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	Abt. 688	Herstal, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	"The Hammer"   [3]
  Title	718-22 Oct 741  [3]
  	Duke and Prince of the Franks
  Title	715-22 Oct 741  [3]
  	Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia
  Title	718-22 Oct 741  [3]
  	Mayor of the Palace of Neustria
  Death	22 Oct 741	Quierzy, Aisne, Picardie, France
  Burial	Basilica of Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
  Person ID	I161	Habsburg Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Pepin of Herstal,   b. Abt. 635   d. 16 Dec 714, Jupille, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium (Age ~ 79 years)
  Mother	Alpaida,   b. Abt. 654   d. 714 (Age ~ 60 years)
  Family ID	F91	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rotrude of Hesbaye,   b. Abt. 695   d. 724, Quierzy, Aisne, Picardie, France (Age ~ 29 years)
  Children	+ 1. Carloman, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia,   b. Abt. 710   d. 17 Aug 754, Vienne, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (Age ~ 44 years) + 2. Hiltrud of Austrasia, Duchess of Bavaria ,   b. Abt. 716   d. 754 (Age ~ 38 years)   3. Landrade of Austrasia + 4. Auda of Austrasia + 5. Pepin the Short, King of the Franks,   b. Abt. 714, Jupille, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium d. 24 Sep 768, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France (Age ~ 54 years)
  Family ID	F65	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Swanachild, Abbess of Chelles Abbey,   b. Abt. 705
  Marriage	Abt. 725  [5]
  Children	1. Grifo of Austrasia,   b. Abt. 726   d. 753, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France (Age ~ 27 years)
  Family ID	F82	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Ruodhaid
  Children	+ 1. Bernard of Saint Quentin, Abbot of St. Quentin ,   b. Abt. 720   d. 787 (Age ~ 67 years)
  Family ID	F83	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Children	+ 1. Hieronymus,   b. Abt. 722   d. Aft. 782 (Age ~ 61 years)   2. Remigius of Rouen, Archbishop of Rouen,   b. Abt. 725   d. 772 (Age ~ 47 years)
  Family ID	F88	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

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• Sources

  [S51] "Arnulf of Metz," Wikipedia, last modified 26 Feb 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnulf_of_Metz. [S46] "Robertiens," Wikipedia, last modified 20 Nov 2024, https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertiens. [S50] "Charles Martel," Wikipedia, last modified 15 Mar 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Martel. [S52] "Alpaida," Wikipedia, last modified 27 Feb 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpaida. [S69] "Swanachild," Wikipedia, last modified 21 Aug 2023, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swanachild.