Other Events and Attributes:

• Notable Quote: Gibbon called him "the hero of the age" and declared "Christendom ... delivered ... by the genius and good fortune of one man, Charles Martel."
• Name: the Hammer
• Occupation: Duke and Prince of the Franks
• Occupation: Mayor of the Palace
• Religion: 732; Martel took church land to pay for a professional army. Charles, who in 732 was on the verge of excommunication, instead was recognized by the Church as its paramount defender. Pope Gregory II wrote to him more than once, asking his protection and aid
• _MILT: 732; Charles Martel is primarily famous for his victory at the Battle of Tours, his stopping the Umayyad invasions of Europe during the Muslim Expansion Era, and his laying the foundation for the Carolingian Empire.

Notes:

Birth:
(Heristal, formerly Neustria or Austrasia)

Charles married Ruodhaid. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Kinfolk of Note: Direct Ancestor of Cecil Lamar Moon and Lawrence Adolph Twomey
• Web Address: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepin_of_Herstal
• _MILT: Pepin subdued the Alemanni, Frisians, and Franconians, bringing them within the Frankish sphere of influence

Notes:

Birth:
( formerly Neustria or Austrasia)

Pepin married Chalpaida Alpaida. Chalpaida was born about 654 in Herstal, Liege, Belgium; died about 691 in Vosges, Lorraine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
now Belgium/(Heristal, formerly Neustria or Austrasia)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Kinfolk of Note: Direct Ancestor of Mack Ferrin Smith
• Web Address: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansegisel

Notes:

Birth:
Ancient Austrasia

Died:
He was killed sometime before 679, slain in a feud by his enemy Gundewin

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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Kinfolk of Note: Direct Ancestor of Retha Zulma Gott, Mack Ferrin Smith, Lawrence Hood, Lawrence Adolph Twomey, and Cecil Lamar Moon
• Occupation: Abbess
• Ordained: St. Begga is commemorated as a saint on her feast days, 6 September and 17 December. Some hold that the Beguine movement which came to light in the 12th century was actually founded by St. Begga
• Religion: On the death of her husband, she took the veil, founded seven churches, and built a convent at Andenne on the Meuse River (Andenne sur Meuse) where she spent the rest of her days as abbess

Notes:

Buried:
(Saint Begga's Collegiate Church)