HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Charlemagne
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Peter
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Charles Martel
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Pope Urban
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Detailed explanation-1: -Charles’ father, Pepin of Herstal, was able to unite the Frankish realm by conquering Neustria and Burgundy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Charles Martel (August 23, 686 CE–October 22, 741 CE) was the leader of the Frankish army and, effectively, the ruler of the Frankish kingdom, or Francia (present-day Germany and France).
Detailed explanation-3: -Charles Martel assembled a well-trained army of skilled soldiers with the help of the Franks’ previous free farmers.-Pippin III, Charles Martel’s son, was crowned King of the Franks in 732 as a result of the battle’s prestige. Charles Martel’s grandson, Charlemagne (768-814), inherited the throne.
Detailed explanation-4: -Battle of Tours, also called Battle of Poitiers, (October 732), victory won by Charles Martel, the de facto ruler of the Frankish kingdoms, over Muslim invaders from Spain.
Detailed explanation-5: -Carloman, (born c. 715-died Aug. 17, 754), Frankish prince, son of Charles Martel and brother of Pippin III the Short. After inheriting Austrasia, Alemannia, Thuringia, and the suzerainty of Bavaria from his father, Carloman fought alone and with his brother to suppress external enemies and rebellious subjects.