▁formally ▁recovered ▁his ▁titles . ▁ ▁Then ▁in ▁ 8 8 5 , ▁he ▁fought ▁his ▁occas ional ▁al lies , ▁the ▁Sar ac ens ▁of ▁the ▁Gar igli ano . ▁ ▁Rule ▁as ▁Emperor ▁After ▁the ▁de position ▁of ▁Charles ▁the ▁F at ▁in ▁ 8 8 7 , ▁by ▁virtue ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁relative ▁of ▁Arch bishop ▁Ful k ▁of ▁R heim s , ▁▁ ▁he ▁had ▁hopes ▁of ▁being ▁crown ed ▁king ▁of ▁West ▁Francia , ▁and ▁in ▁fact ▁travel led ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Lang res , ▁where ▁the ▁bishop ▁crown ed ▁him ▁as ▁such . ▁But ▁because ▁of ▁O do ' s ▁coron ation ▁that ▁year ▁( 8 8 8 ), ▁he ▁turned ▁and ▁went ▁back ▁with ▁designs ▁on ▁the ▁crown ▁of ▁Italy ▁and ▁the ▁em peror ship . ▁ ▁Guy ▁of ▁S pole to ▁was ▁opposed ▁by ▁Ber eng ar ▁of ▁Fri uli ▁for ▁the ▁Iron ▁Crown ▁of ▁Lomb ard y . ▁ ▁Although ▁Ber eng ar ▁had ▁the ▁advantage ▁of ▁being ▁al lied ▁with ▁the ▁Carol ing ian ▁family , ▁ ▁and ▁of ▁having ▁been ▁crown ed ▁as ▁king ▁of ▁Italy ▁in ▁ 8 8 7 , ▁from ▁ 8 8 8 ▁Guy ▁was ▁closer ▁to ▁Rome , ▁and ▁had ▁already ▁al lied ▁himself ▁with ▁Pope ▁Stephen ▁V , ▁who ▁had ▁described ▁Guy ▁“ as ▁his ▁only ▁son ”. ▁ ▁Fight ing ▁between ▁the ▁rival ▁cont enders ▁began , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁Guy ▁who ▁had ▁himself ▁proc laimed ▁king ▁of ▁Italy ▁in ▁a ▁di et ▁held ▁at