I was thinking what if Matilda of Canossa got married to the Eastern Roman Emperor, would this result in her lands getting added to the Eastern Roman Empire or something else..
I was thinking what if Matilda of Canossa got married to the Eastern Roman Emperor, would this result in her lands getting added to the Eastern Roman Empire or something else..
What if she marries a Byzantine claimant like a Commenus or Doukas that fled after Manzikert.Unlikely to mean she ends up with her lands under roman control. They'll be taken from her because otherwise the Papal States is encircled on land by the Byzantines.