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Pope from 795. After the withdrawal of the
Byzantine emperors, the popes had become the
real rulers of Rome. Leo III was forced to
flee because of a conspiracy in Rome and took
refuge at the court of Charlemagne. He
returned to Rome 799 and crowned Charlemagne
emperor on Christmas Day 800, establishing
the secular sovereignty of the pope over Rome
under the suzerainty of the emperor (who
became the Holy Roman emperor).