They would have been fighting each other
Answer: Charles the Great.
Explanation:
Charlemagne has crowned Christmas in 800 AD. The ecclesiastical question was the most important in Europe in those decades, and Charles the Great was the most capable ruler in Europe.
Consequently, the pope turned to the ruler of the enormous European Empire at that moment. Some historians also call him the "Greatest Christian of all time."
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