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6.

Frank, member of a Germanic-speaking people who invaded the Western


Roman Empire in the 5th century. Dominating present-day northern France,
Belgium, and western Germany, the Franks established the most powerful
Christian kingdom of early medievalwestern Europe. The name France
(Francia) is derived from their name.

7. Charles Martel (c. 688 – 22 October 741) was a Frankish statesman and
military leader who, as Duke and Prince of the Franks and Mayor of the
Palace, was the de facto ruler of Francia from 718 until his death. ... Martel
defeated an Umayyad invasion of Aquitaine at the Battle of Tours.

8. At the Battle of Tours near Poitiers, France, Frankish leader Charles Martel,
a Christian, defeats a large army of Spanish Moors, halting the Muslim
advance into Western Europe. He expanded the Frankish territory under his
control and in 732 repulsed an onslaught by the Muslims.

9. Charlemagne (c. 742-814), also known as Karl and Charles the Great, was a
medieval emperor who ruled much of Western Europe from 768 to 814. ...
In 800, Pope Leo III (750-816) crowned Charlemagne emperor of the
Romans. In this role, he encouraged the Carolingian Renaissance, a cultural
and intellectual revival in Europe.

10. Magyars or Hungarians are an ethnic group primarily associated with


Hungary. The word Hungarian has also a wider meaning, because –
especially in the past – it referred to all inhabitants of the Kingdom of
Hungary irrespective of their ethnicity.

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