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Charlemagne in Italy: The Frankish King Who Crowned an Empire
After the Lombard invasion and the Byzantine exarchate's collapse, Italy fragmented. The pope, threatened by the Lombards, turned north to a rising power: the Franks. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore Charlemagne's dramatic entry into Italian politics. They discuss the 774 Siege of Pavia, where Charlemagne deposed King Desiderius and declared himself King of the Lombards. They examine the Donation of Pepin, which established the Papal States, and the forging of a new alliance between the papacy and the Frankish kingdom. The conversation covers the creation of the Carolingian…
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