Charles Martel at the Battle of Tours in 732. Charles Martel, c. 686 – 741. Frankish statesman and military leader who as Duke and Prince of the Franks and Mayor of the Palace, was de facto ruler of Francia from 718 until his death. From Ward and Lock's Illustrated History of the World, published

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