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Eudokia had also sworn on Constantine's deathbed not to remarry, and had even imprisoned and exiled Romanos Diogenes, who was suspected of aspiring to the throne.
Perceiving that she was not able to avert the invasions which threatened the eastern frontier of the empire unaided, however, she revoked her oath and married Romanos, without the approval of John Doukas, Patriarch John VIII of Constantinople, or Michael VII.
She approached the patriarch and convinced him both to hand over the written oath she had signed to this effect, and to have him pronounce that he was in favor of a second marriage for the good of the state.
The Senate then agreed to the marriage. The wedding took place on 1 January 1068, and Romanus was immediately proclaimed co-emperor as Romanos IV.
Subjects Who or What married?
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Romanos IV Diogenes (Romanus) Byzantine emperor ...
Objects To Whom or What was married?
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Eudokia Makrembolitissa (Eudocia Macrembolitissa) Byzantine empress ...
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