AD 688–741
Charles Martel
Frankish military and political leader
53years old at death
19,418days lived
20%of the people on this site died younger
Charles Martel was born on 26 August AD 688 and died on 26 October AD 741, aged 53 years and 61 days. That is 19,418 days in all.
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