carolingians
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WI: Irene of Athens secures a marriage alliance with Charlemagne
Theophanes the Confessor claims that after Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor, Byzantine Empress Irene of Athens attempted to secure a marriage alliance with him. He further claims that this effort was frustrated by one of her advisors, a eunuch named Aetios. Personally, I think...- Mort the Reaper
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- byzantine empire carolingian dynasty carolingian empire carolingians charlemagne holy roman empire irene of athens isaurian dynasty what if
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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DBWI The Carolingian Empire Fragmented Permanently
As we all know the Carolingian Empire a title which is unofficially given by historians to signify the start of the Carolingian patrimony over Western and Central Europe. This started with Emperor Charlemagne who brought order to Western Europe in a vast empire. The first of its kind since the...- Basileus_Komnenos
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- carolingians catholic church charlemagne france franks germany holy roman empire roman empire
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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WI: Great Moravia resisted the Carolingians?
After some private discussion on a related topic, I reminded myself of a discussion that I started back in September of 2017 regarding the Maximum Spread and Usage of the Cyrillic Alphabet. Specifically; The first half of my response to Kammada's suggestion was specifically what I reminded...- Damian0358
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- carolingians cyril and methodius cyrillic great moravia
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900