Birth of illegitimate son
Illegitimate son of Pepin of Herstal, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia
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Charles Martel Biography and Timeline
Follow Charles Martel through 18 dated historical records for France.
Charles Martel, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
18Distinct records
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688–741Years on this page
688
714
Succession
Takes up arms after being excluded from Pepins will
716
Battle of Ambleve
Defeats his rivals for the throne after the death of Pepin II at Ambleve
717
Battle of Vincy
Defeats his rivals for the throne after the death of Pepin II at Vincy
719
Battle of Soissons
Defeats Ragenfrid & Eudo & gains control of Neustria
Mayor
Appointed Mayor of Austrasia & uniting the Frankish lands
Capture of Neustria
Defeats Ragenfrid & Eudo & gains control of Neustria
731
Invasion of Aquitaine
Invades north eastern Aquitaine
Capture of Berry
Captures Berry
732
Battle of Tours
Defeats the Caliphs army under Abd ar Rahman & removes the Muslim threat to France
Battle of Tours
Defeats the Caliphs army under Abd ar Rahman & removes the Muslim threat to France
Capture of Bavaria
Completes the capture of Bavaria
735
Rebellion of Rebels in Aquitaine
Defeats Eudos sons & forces them to pay homage
Rebellion of Rebels in Aquitaine
Defeats Eudos sons & forces them to pay homage
Rebellion of Rebels in Aquitaine
Defeats Eudos sons & forces them to pay homage
737
Battle of Valence
Defeats the Moslems
739
Battle of Lyon
Defeats the Moslems
741
Death of Charles Martel
Death of Charles Martel
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.