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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.