Charles Martel

American  

[mahr-tel, mar-tel] / mɑrˈtɛl, marˈtɛl /

noun

1. a.d. 690?–741, ruler of the Franks 714–741 (grandfather of Charlemagne).

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Charles Martel British  

/ mɑːˈtɛl /

noun

1. grandfather of Charlemagne. ?688–741 _ad , Frankish ruler of Austrasia (715–41), who checked the Muslim invasion of Europe by defeating the Moors at Poitiers (732)

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Example Sentences

In 2001, Mr. Regnery founded the Charles Martel Society as a nonprofit group.

From Washington Post • Jul. 17, 2021

In 2001, Regnery founded the Charles Martel Society as a nonprofit group.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2021

But slowly, slowly, slowly, men started to reassert order – men like Charlemagne and his grandfather Charles Martel.

From Fox News • Apr. 16, 2019

But near Tours, in 732CE, Charles Martel, Charlemagne’s grandfather, defeated the forces of al-Andalus, and this decisive battle effectively ended the Arab attempts at the conquest of Frankish Europe.

From The Guardian • Nov. 9, 2016

Immediately after the revolt of Bavaria in 743 the Bavarian duke Odilo was forced to submit to Pippin and Carloman, the sons of Charles Martel, and to 776 recognize the Frankish suzerainty.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various