Charles Martel

[mahr-tel; French mar-tel]

noun

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

Martel

[mahr-tel; French mar-tel]

noun

Charles. Charles Martel.

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British Dictionary definitions for charles martel

Charles Martel

noun

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)

Martel

noun

See Charles Martel

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