Charles Martel
688–741* · Person
Frankish mayor of the palace and de facto ruler; victor of the Battle of Tours and grandfather of Charlemagne.
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- Storming of the Bastille (1789)
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- Treaty of Verdun (843)
- Napoleon crowned Emperor (1804)
- Founding of the Capetian dynasty (987)
- Reign of Charlemagne (768)
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- Islamic Golden Age (750)
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- Anglo-Saxon England (600)
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- Reconquista (722)