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what if pope leo 3rd had not escaped the roman mob
never crowns charlemagne
and charlemagne moves the papal capital to aix le chappelle
i propose this scenario
charlemagne alters the frankish law so that the empire doesnt get split by louis
and the church is subjugated to the power of the frankish crown