His wife Rotrude was the mother of Carloman and another more famous son.
His wife Rotrude was the mother of Carloman and another more famous son. Himself the illegitimate son of Heristad, he served as mayor of the palace prior to his most famous exploit, which led to the defeat of Abdur-ah-Rahman and the expulsion of the Muslims from Europe. The father of Pepin the Short, for 10 points, name this leader of the Franks who won the Battle of Poitiers, or Tours, in the year 732, and whose last name literally translates as "The Hammer".
His wife Rotrude was the mother of Carloman and another more famous son.
Charles {Martel}