King of France Charles Martel
676 - 741 (65 years)
1. King of France Charles Martel was born on 23 Aug 676 in Herstal, Liege, Belgium (son of Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia - Duke and Prince of the Franks Pepin d'Heristal and Chalpaida Alpaida); died on 22 Oct 741 in Quierzy, Aisne, Picardie, France; was buried in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France. Charles married Duchess of Austrasia Rotrude DeTrêves de Thurgovie in 713 in Moselle, Lorraine, France. Rotrude (daughter of Bishop of Trèves Saint Leutwinus Treves and Willigar of Agilofinges) was born on 5 Jul 690 in Tréves, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France; died on 12 Jul 734 in Aisne, Picardie, France; was buried in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Landrade Martel was born about 700 in Moselle, Lorraine, France; died after 719 in Lorraine, France.
- Hiltrude Martel was born after 710; died in 754.
- Holy Roman Emperor Pepin Martel, III was born in 714 in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany; died on 24 Sep 768 in St Denis, Cher, Centre, France; was buried in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
- Mayor of the Palace Carloman Martel was born in 712; died on 17 Aug 754 in Cassino, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy.
- Auda 'Aldana' Martel was born in 732 in Saxony, Germany; died in 804 in France.
Family/Spouse: Ruodhaid. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Bernard Martel was born in 720.
- Hieronymus Martel
- Archbishop of Rouen Saint Remigius Martel died in 771.
Charles married Swanhild in 725. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Grifo Martel died in 753 in Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France.
2. Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia - Duke and Prince of the Franks Pepin d'Heristal was born about 635 in Herstal, Liege, Belgium (son of Bishop Ansegisal de Metz and Saint Begga de Landen); died on 22 Oct 741 in Meuse, Lorraine, France. Pepin married Chalpaida Alpaida. Chalpaida was born about 654 in Herstal, Liege, Belgium; died about 691 in Vosges, Lorraine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Chalpaida Alpaida was born about 654 in Herstal, Liege, Belgium; died about 691 in Vosges, Lorraine, France. Children:
- 1. King of France Charles Martel was born on 23 Aug 676 in Herstal, Liege, Belgium; died on 22 Oct 741 in Quierzy, Aisne, Picardie, France; was buried in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.
- Mayor of the Palace Childebrand d'Heristal, I was born in 684 in Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France; died in 751 in France.
Generation: 3
4. Bishop Ansegisal de Metz was born in 605 (son of Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia Saint Arnulf de Metz and Clothilde de Heristal); died in 678 in Metz, Nièvre, Bourgogne, France. Ansegisal married Saint Begga de LandenMetz, Moselle, Lorraine, France. Saint (daughter of Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia Saint Pepin de Landen, I and Saint Itta de Metz) was born about 613 in Liege, Belgium; died on 17 Dec 693 in Ardennes, Hainaut, Belgium; was buried in Andenne, Namur, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Saint Begga de Landen was born about 613 in Liege, Belgium (daughter of Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia Saint Pepin de Landen, I and Saint Itta de Metz); died on 17 Dec 693 in Ardennes, Hainaut, Belgium; was buried in Andenne, Namur, Belgium. Children:
- 2. Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia - Duke and Prince of the Franks Pepin d'Heristal was born about 635 in Herstal, Liege, Belgium; died on 22 Oct 741 in Meuse, Lorraine, France.
- Regent Clotilde de Metz was born in 650 in Herstal, Liege, Belgium; died on 3 Jun 693 in Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
- Martin de Laon was born in 640 in Herstal, Liege, Belgium; died on 17 Jul 700 in Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France.
Generation: 4
8. Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia Saint Arnulf de Metz was born on 13 Aug 582 in Herstal, Liege, Belgium (son of Arnoldus de Saxony and Oda de Savoy, son of Governor of Aquitaine de Tongres Arnoldus de Metz and Oda von Swabia); died on 18 Jul 639 in Remiremont, Vosges, Lorraine, France; was buried in Remiremont, Vosges, Lorraine, France. Saint married Clothilde de Heristal about 596. Clothilde (daughter of King of Kent Saint Aethelbert of Kent, I and Queen of Kent Saint Berthe 'Aldeberge' de Heristal) was born about 585 in Herstal, Liege, Belgium; died on 23 Oct 640 in Tréves, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Clothilde de Heristal was born about 585 in Herstal, Liege, Belgium (daughter of King of Kent Saint Aethelbert of Kent, I and Queen of Kent Saint Berthe 'Aldeberge' de Heristal); died on 23 Oct 640 in Tréves, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. Children:
- 4. Bishop Ansegisal de Metz was born in 605; died in 678 in Metz, Nièvre, Bourgogne, France.
- Bishop of Metz Saint Clodulf de Metz was born in 605 in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France; died on 8 Jun 696 in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France; was buried in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France.
10. Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia Saint Pepin de Landen, I was born in 580 in Liege, Belgium (son of Carloman de Landen and Gertrude de Agilofinges); died on 27 Feb 640. Saint married Saint Itta de Metz. Saint (daughter of Governor of Aquitaine de Tongres Arnoldus de Metz and Oda von Swabia) was born in 592 in Liege, Belgium; died in 652 in Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Saint Itta de Metz was born in 592 in Liege, Belgium (daughter of Governor of Aquitaine de Tongres Arnoldus de Metz and Oda von Swabia); died in 652 in Belgium. Children:
- 5. Saint Begga de Landen was born about 613 in Liege, Belgium; died on 17 Dec 693 in Ardennes, Hainaut, Belgium; was buried in Andenne, Namur, Belgium.