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Considering any POD from the "Early middle ages" to the late XV century, how possible it is to stabilish an independent consolidated kingdom in most of Italy? It's inevitable for the peninsula to be split among petty duchies and city-states?

I'll guess the most apparent changes could be a stronger Kingdom of Lombardy or a post-Charlemagne one. I don't mind if this kingdom miss Rome itself or parts of southern Italy because of the obvious implications of it, but the idea is that by 1500 they are as intrinsic to Europe's existence as we know as France and England.

A super papacy seems very unlikely, but interesting if you can work this out.
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