Board Thread:Timeline Discussions/@comment-4923787-20130202175501/@comment-4923787-20130518200831

Ok. Just only in the north?

Really? From the maps I've seen, about half of Switzerland was under Burgundian control, but I've also seen that they last control of "Aargau" by 926. However, they coudl still be pushed into roughly OTL Switzerland, right?

Would Agapetus II or John XII work for Popes? Perhaps they have near-death experiences; for Agapetus perhaps he has a stroke or something and begins to doubt the direction the church has taken, and he begins to turn it around? For John XII, perhaps on some sort of journey (which seems unlikely), he is struck by lightning, or close to, and he sees this as a sign from God to change his ways.

In both scenarios, I honestly don't think Abelric, or other Italian nobles, would allow the Pope to completely change the face of Western Christianity. Some might support the notion, but if Abelric does have a problem with it, and imprisons the Pope in the old St. Peter's, could he call on the King of Italy to come for aid, granting him the titles of Holy Roman Emperor and Duke or Princeps of Rome?

I know that at the time the Papal States were feuding with the southern Italian nations over disputed territories, if the above occurs, or even if only a King of Italy is crowned Emperor, could he call on HRE intervention in the south?

Also, thinking of flags, could a Roman bicolour defaced with the Vatican insignia work, while the PS would be its yellow-white bicolour?