Charles Martel was born in Herstal, which is now present day Belgium. His mother and father were Pippin the Middle (Pippin II) and his concubine Alapaida. His nickname was Charles "The Hammer" Martel.

Charles Martel was a brilliant general during the Middle Ages. Charles Martel is most remembered for winning the Battle of Tours in 732. This stopped the Islamic expansion in Europe, which preserved Western Europe from from Muslim conquest and Islamization.