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1. Donation Of Pepin

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   Historical Context and Precursors
   The immediate catalyst for the donation involved the rising aggression of the Lombards under King Aistulf against the Byzantine holdings in Exarchate of Ravenna. Following the iconoclast controversies, relations between the Eastern Roman Emperor and the Papacy had severely deteriorated. Pope Stephen II sought a new powerful protector in Western Europe, turning to the ascendant Carolingians.
   In 754 CE, Pepin the Short, having rec…