Where was Charles Martel born?
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Charles Martel was born in Austrasia, which was a region in what is now northeastern France and western Germany. He was a Frankish military leader who became the de facto ruler of the Frankish Kingdom. He is best known for defeating the Umayyad Caliphate at the Battle of Tours in 732, which helped to prevent the spread of Islam into Western Europe.
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