al ▁en vo ys ▁travel led ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁A fi arta ▁they ▁found ▁he ▁was ▁dead ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁De C orm en in , ▁A fi arta ▁was ▁be head ed . ▁ ▁Conf lict ▁with ▁Pope ▁Had rian ▁I ▁ ▁Leo ▁had ▁twice ▁now ▁been ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁agents ▁of ▁Des ider ius ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁Lomb ard ▁Kingdom ▁fell ▁to ▁Char lemagne ▁in ▁ 7 7 4 ▁he ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁of ▁any ▁neighbour ing ▁threat . ▁Leo ▁is ▁alleg ed ▁to ▁have ▁begun ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁his ▁dioc ese ▁personally ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁ex arch ate . ▁This ▁prompt ed ▁four ▁letters ▁written ▁between ▁ 7 7 4 ▁and ▁ 7 7 6 ▁from ▁Pope ▁Had rian ▁I ▁to ▁Char lemagne ▁found ▁collected ▁in ▁the ▁Code x ▁Carol inus . ▁Within ▁these ▁letters ▁Had rian ▁acc uses ▁Leo ▁of ▁rendering ▁cities ▁in ▁Em ilia ▁and ▁the ▁Pent apolis ▁under ▁his ▁firm ▁control , ▁ex cluding ▁pap al ▁officials ▁from ▁them ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁dioc ese , ▁and ▁even ▁placing ▁R aven na ▁under ▁his ▁own ▁personal ▁management . ▁To ▁add ▁greater ▁ins ult ▁Leo ▁exc used ▁his ▁actions , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁permission ▁of ▁the ▁Pap acy ▁to ▁do ▁this . ▁Another ▁issue ▁that ▁Had rian ▁had ▁with ▁Leo ▁was ▁the ▁accus ation ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁Char lemagne ▁without ▁going ▁through ▁Rome ▁first . ▁In ▁the ▁letter ▁no . ▁ 5 3 ▁of