> But what
> about the collapse of Charlemagne's empire. Was the empire still thought
> to be in the hands of the Franks? Who would a 14th-century author say was
> in the possession of the "empire" in his own time? And of course after
> the "cessatio imperii", the Antichrist will come ... !
Dear Frans van Liere,
I think that Franz Kampers, *Die deutsche Kaiseridee* (or sth.
similar) refers to this problem, especially to Adso of Montier-en-Der
who had argued that the Roman Empire lived forth in the Frankish one.
Sorry for the vague reference, but anyway, there you are.
Cheers, Christoph
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