MILITARY PERSONNEL

Charles Martel

688 - 741

Photo of Charles Martel

Icon of person Charles Martel

Charles Martel (; c. 688 – 22 October 741), Martel being a sobriquet in Old French for "The Hammer", was a Frankish political and military leader who, as Duke and Prince of the Franks and Mayor of the Palace, was the de facto ruler of the Franks from 718 until his death. He was a 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Martel has received more than 4,012,773 page views. His biography is available in 79 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 77 in 2019). Charles Martel is the 8th most popular military personnel (up from 9th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Belgium and the most popular Belgian Military Personnel.

Charles Martel is most famous for his victory over the Muslims at the Battle of Tours in 732.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 79.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 79

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Charles Martel ranks 8 out of 2,058. Before him are Alexander the Great, Timur, Joan of Arc, Charles de Gaulle, Karl Dönitz, and Erwin Rommel. After him are Khalid ibn al-Walid, Spartacus, Adolf Eichmann, Oda Nobunaga, William Wallace, and Jochi.

Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 688, Charles Martel ranks 1. After him are Roderic, Marwan II, and Jianzhen. Among people deceased in 741, Charles Martel ranks 1. After him are Leo III the Isaurian, Pope Gregory III, and Theudoald.

Others Born in 688

Go to all Rankings
Load previous
  • Photo of Charles Martel

    Charles Martel

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    688 - 741

    HPI: 79.49

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Roderic

    Roderic

    POLITICIAN

    688 - 711

    HPI: 69.73

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Marwan II

    Marwan II

    POLITICIAN

    688 - 750

    HPI: 68.87

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Jianzhen

    Jianzhen

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    688 - 763

    HPI: 55.59

    Rank: 4

Load previous

Others Deceased in 741

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Charles Martel ranks 4 out of 1,190. Before him are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500), Pepin the Short (715), and Clovis I (466). After him are Audrey Hepburn (1929), Jan van Eyck (1395), René Magritte (1898), Leopold II of Belgium (1835), Gerardus Mercator (1512), Maurice Maeterlinck (1862), Andreas Vesalius (1514), and Anthony van Dyck (1599).

Others born in Belgium

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Belgium

Among military personnels born in Belgium, Charles Martel ranks 1. After him are Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly (1559), Maxime Weygand (1867), Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz (1787), Charles Eugène de Croÿ (1651), Johann Peter Beaulieu (1725), Adrian Carton de Wiart (1880), Nicholas, Count of Salm (1459), Gérard Leman (1851), and William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford (1020).

Belgian born Military Personnels

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous