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Early: conquest, religious expansion, papal protection.
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Early: imperial restoration, wealth, Roman legitimacy.
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Administered justice locally.
Raised troops for the king.
Represented royal authority in counties.

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Administered justice locally.
Raised troops for the king.
Represented royal authority in counties.

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Created independent laws locally.
Collected foreign tribute for the king.
Commanded the royal household in counties.

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Led religious conversion locally.
Founded monasteries for the king.
Appointed bishops in counties.

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Organised market trading locally.
Collected private taxes for the king.
Negotiated foreign treaties in counties.

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Frankish assemblies still mattered.
Personal lordship still shaped rule.
Partible inheritance remained important.

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Frankish assemblies still mattered.
Personal lordship still shaped rule.
Partible inheritance remained important.

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Roman senators still governed.
Consular elections still shaped rule.
Primogeniture remained important.

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Byzantine officials still governed.
Greek bureaucracy still shaped rule.
Imperial succession remained fixed.

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Papal councils still governed.
Canon lawyers still shaped rule.
Clerical celibacy remained important.

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806: partible inheritance still shaped succession.
813: dynastic control over empire was strengthened.

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806: partible inheritance still shaped succession.
813: dynastic control over empire was strengthened.

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806: primogeniture fully determined the succession.
813: dynastic control over empire was weakened.

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806: papal authority still shaped succession.
813: aristocratic control over empire was strengthened.

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806: elective kingship still shaped succession.
813: papal control over empire was strengthened.

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