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What if Otto III does not die and marries Zoe, and Basil II and Constantine VIII still die without a male heir? Does Otto III press his claim on the Byzantine throne, and if he does, does he move his court from Rome to Constantinople? Does he appoint a co-emperor to rule in the East/West? Also, what would be the fate of Christianity? The Papacy was under the thumb of Otto III, and if he rules a united Roman Empire, would he demote the Pope back into being a Pentarch? Furthermore, does it stick? Assume Otto has heirs- do they identify as German, or Roman? Would the succession be messy? Etc.
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