WI No Stem Duchies

The Stem duchies are a major cause for the decentralisation of the Kingdom of Germany. But what if they were never created?

What kind of alternative could have been created to lead Germany in the opposite direction, to eventually centralise?
 
Total anarchy comes to mind.

The stem duchies had been around since the 5th century. If they had not been created, the Germanic tribes would just be a bunch of historical footnotes, too busy fighting amongst themselves.


EDIT: Actually, it seems the stem duchies were created by Frankish influence. So to get no stem duchies, you would have to stop the Frankish conquests, probably in the 5th century.
 
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