Kings of France : 15 centuries of history

Charles Martel and Pepin the Short (1x3)

Udgivelsesdato: Jan 01, 2011

Charles Martel (690 - 741) is the founder of the Carolingian dynasty. He is known for his victory in Poitiers over the Arabs who had invaded Aquitaine (732). After the reconquest of Burgundy and Provence, his power became so strong that, without deposing the Merovingian king Thierry IV, who died in 737, he had the kingdom at his disposal, which he divided between his two sons Carloman and Pepin the Short.