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

It was upon the plains adjoining that Charles Martel gained his final victory over the Saracens. 

From Cities of the Dawn by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)