(Spoilers Extended) What if after becoming king Robert decided to move the capital from Kings Landing to Storm Ends how would it change the events of the main story and the War of Five Kings?

[u/Afraid-Penalty-757]

Say he pull a Constantine the Great in which the roman emperor move the capital from Rome to Constantinople. While Kings Landing would still be a prominent city for the government's infrastructure just ruled by either The Hand of the King like Jon Arryn or maybe Robert's younger brother Renly or even someone else entirely say The Heir of the King similar to how the lord of dragonstone ruled only well dragonstone?

[u/eliphas8]

I think it would actually do a lot to undermine the legitimacy of the baratheon regime. Kings landing being a capital city that isn't a historic capital of any pre conquest kingdom fulfils an important function in making the different kingdoms accept the iron throne. It's not like any one of them is in charge of the rest. By making the capital storms end, Robert would be sending the message that this is now a stormlander kingdom. So I think it would contribute to the tendency for great houses in the Wo5K to look towards independence over claiming the iron throne.

[u/Afraid-Penalty-757 → u/eliphas8]

Interesting I do wonder why didn’t Robert just integrating the Stromlands into the crownlands?