Note 725 — BOOK IV[649] (continued 2)
Alexander Teixeira de Mattos translation
Charles Martel, or the Hammer, Duke of Austrasia (circa 691-741), reigned over France with the title of Mayor of the Palace, and in 732 gained a complete victory over the Saracens between Tours and Poitiers, which put an end to the Mussulman invasion, and assured the Christianization of Europe.—T.