"Martel, Charles"@en . . . "0741Z"^^ . . "0741-10-22Z"^^ . "0741Z"^^ . . "Mayor of the Palace"@en . . "Frankish nobleman; ancestor of Carolingians" . "0686-08-23Z"^^ . "0688Z"^^ . . . . . . . "Charles Martel (c. 688 or 686, 680 \u2013 22 October 741) was a 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.The son of the Frankish statesman Pepin of Herstal and a noblewoman named Alpaida, Charles successfully asserted his claims to power as successor to his father as the power behind the throne in Frankish politics."@en . "0718Z"^^ . "Duke and Prince of the Franks"@en . .