▁the ▁Code x ▁Carol inus ▁dated ▁ 7 7 5 ▁it ▁is ▁suggested ▁that ▁Arch bishop ▁Leo ▁had ▁personally ▁travel led ▁to ▁the ▁Frank ish ▁court ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁Char lemagne ▁himself . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁correspond ence ▁between ▁Had rian ▁and ▁Char lemagne ▁in ▁ 7 7 5 , ▁regarding ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁Leo , ▁Had rian ▁had ▁hoped ▁to ▁achieve ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁Char lemagne ▁himself ▁at ▁Rome ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁but ▁by ▁November ▁it ▁appeared ▁this ▁meeting ▁would ▁not ▁happen . ▁Arch bishop ▁Leo ' s ▁role ▁in ▁driving ▁a ▁w edge ▁between ▁the ▁Frank ish ▁King ▁and ▁the ▁Pope ▁has ▁been ▁question ed ▁by ▁histor ians ▁writing ▁on ▁the ▁events . ▁Jan et ▁Nelson ▁wrote ▁in ▁her ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Char lemagne , ▁King ▁and ▁Emperor : ▁A ▁New ▁Life ▁of ▁Char lemagne , ▁that ▁Char lemagne ▁had ▁been ▁supporting ▁Leo ' s ▁moves ▁against ▁the ▁Pap acy ▁to ▁ass ure ▁the ▁strength ening ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁dioc ese . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁Thomas ▁No ble ▁wrote ▁that ▁while ▁Char lemagne ▁was ▁indeed ▁dis posed ▁towards ▁good ▁relations ▁with ▁Leo , ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁no ▁way ▁an ▁actual ▁supp orter ▁of ▁him ▁against ▁Rome . ▁No ble ▁bel ieves ▁this ▁friendly ▁disposition ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁natural ▁result ▁of ▁Char lemagne ' s ▁initial ▁inter vention ▁at ▁R aven na ▁to ▁seat ▁Leo ▁on ▁his ▁epis cop al ▁throne . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁ ▁De C orm en in , ▁Louis ▁Marie ▁( 1 8