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Frankish/Roman successor whose public legitimacy comes through papal anointing.
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Holy Roman Emperor
A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...a class warfare. And the Ghibellines are supported by the Holy Roman Emperor. And the Guelphs are supported by the Pope. Eventually the Guelphs..."
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...a class warfare. And the Ghibellines are supported by the Holy Roman Emperor. And the Guelphs are supported by the Pope. Eventually the Guelphs..."
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"...who is the king of the Franks, he is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope, okay? And from now on, it is the..."
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"...a class warfare. And the Ghibellines are supported by the Holy Roman Emperor. And the Guelphs are supported by the Pope. Eventually the Guelphs..."
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"...year 1300. A few years from now, Henry VII, the Holy Roman Emperor, will invade Italy and try to unify Italy. And then he..."
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"...Rome, but there's also another in Avanon, um, because the Holy Roman Emperor has sponsored another church, okay? Uh, sorry, another pope. So the..."
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"first Roman emperor the first holy Roman emperor he was buried he's buried inside this cathedral but no one's saying this is a tomb..."
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"...of Austerlitz. And at this point, Napoleon should be made Holy Roman Emperor. Okay? He should be made Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire..."
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"...the year 800, when the Frankish king, Charlemagne, was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III in Rome."
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"...talk about Charlemagne and why he chose to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor, I need to give you a little bit of background about..."
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"...will lead to civil conflict. So, before Pope Leo made Charlemagne emperor, he was almost assassinated by his enemies, right? So, by making Charlemagne..."
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