The Donation of Constantine was a
A) donation of land and ruling authority to the papacy of Rome by the Emperor Constantine prior to his leaving Rome.
B) grant of lands and authority to the Carolingian dynasty.
C) grant of authority to the papacy over the eastern territories.
D) promise of power to the rightful king of the Franks to rule the western territories.
E) forged document that was created to declare the papal rights to rule the West and the lands of most of Italy, supposedly dating from the time of Constantine.
E
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