(I'm new here, if there are any errors in my understanding of the Investiture Controversy, please tell!)
If the Salian Emperors were successful in limiting the Pope's power in the 1100's, during the Investiture Controversy, would the Holy Roman empire be any better off? Would it have become more centralized and perhaps stronger? And, would the Salian dynasty be able to continue longer if they had "won" against the pope?