Narrative Unit

Ioannes, logothetes under Konstantinos IX (Ioannes 115)

Was appointed paradynasteuon by the emperor (Konstantinos 9) to replace Leichoudes (Konstantinos 13) (:) Skylitzes 477.82-83
Konstantinos 9 placed the administration of public affairs in his hands and designated him topmost of all those in the senate (:) Zonaras 17.28.12
Was brought in instead [of Konstantinos 13 leichoudes] and entrusted with the helmsmanship of politics, so that Konstantinos 9 might not be held back by anyone from what he wanted to do (:) Zonaras 17.28.15
Konstantinos 9 behaved in a puerile way towards him (:) ἅπερ ἐπεπράχει μειρακιωδῶς περί τι μειράκιον Psellos: Chronographia VI 177.3-4
Konstantinos 9 was so captivated by him that he all but put the imperial power in his hands; he used to call him his 'sweetest boy' and made him leader of the senate (:) γλυκύτατον γοῦν παιδίον αὐτὸ κατωνόμαζε Psellos: Chronographia VI 177.6-9
Konstantinos 9 considered considered any word or deed of his a divine utterance or act (:) ὅ τι δ᾿ ἂν ἐκεῖνο φθέγξαιτο ἢ ποιήσειε Psellos: Chronographia VI 177.10-12

Emperor Konstantinos IX Monomachos (Konstantinos 9)

Was angry and often when this happened he raged against the freedom of Konstantinos 13 Leichoudes, and in order to be rid of the opposition he moved Konstantinos 13 Leichoudes from the administration of public affairs (:) Zonaras 17.28.15
Once angry with Konstantinos 13, he removed him from imperial affairs and turned a deaf ear to anyone trying to stop him; an orator might praise this, since he was fully intelligent, capable of every action himself, not needing another (:) ὦτα κωφὰ τοῦ νοῦ προϊστᾷ Psellos: Chronographia VI 181.1-6
Konstantinos 13 neither relaxed his resolve nor yielded the bridle to him, saying philosophically that he would not willingly destroy the emperor, but that when he did go and administration fell to him, he would not envy him (:) ὁπήνικα δὲ τοῦ ἅρματος ἀποβαίη καὶ ἐπ᾿ ἐκείνῳ ἡ διοίκησις γένοιτο Psellos: Chronographia VI 180.3-8
He wanted to be in control of affairs, not to improve things, but to accomplish his own plans; for he seemed to rule as a subordinate, restrained by Konstantinos 13 whenever he walked the imperial path (:) ὁπήνικα τὴν βασιλικὴν ἐξιχνιάζοι πορείαν Psellos: Chronographia VI 179.8-13
Recognizing his jealousy from certain signals, Michael 61 himself reported the emperor's secret thoughts to Konstantinos 13 (:) αὐτάγγελος ἐκείνῳ γίγνομαι τῆς βαθείας γνώμης τοῦ αὐτοκράτορος Psellos: Chronographia VI 180.1-3
When he ordered Konstantinos 13 Leichoudes to do something improper, the latter did not incline to the ruler's choice, but spoke against it and held back from what was inappropriate (:) Zonaras 17.28.14
Placed the administration of public affairs in the hands of Ioannes 115 and designated him topmost of all those in the senate (:) Zonaras 17.28.12
Bought in Ioannes 115 instead and entrusted to him the helmsmanship of politics, so that he might not be held back by anyone from what he wanted to do (:) Zonaras 17.28.15
He removed Konstantinos 13 from office, but God placed him in a better position and made him patriarch in Hagia Sophia, as Michael 61's account will tell more fully further on (:) ὁ μὲν οῦν τὸν ἄνδρα μετατίθησι τῆς ἀρχῆς Psellos: Chronographia VI 181.6-9
He was so captivated by Ioannes 115 that he all but put the imperial power in his hands; he used to call him his 'sweetest boy' and made him leader of the senate (:) ὡς μικροῦ δεῖν ἐπ᾿ αὐτῷ τὴν βασίλειον ἡγεμονίαν ποιήσεσθαι Psellos: Chronographia VI 177.6-9
He considered any word or deed of Ioannes 115 a divine utterance or act (:) θείαν καὶ φωνὴν ἡγεῖτο καὶ πρᾶξιν Psellos: Chronographia VI 177.10-12
He dismissed Konstantinos 13 for reasons which are unclear, although he had long experience of his qualities: Michael 61, though a supporter of Konstantinos 9, could not accept this decision (:) Psellos Leichoudes 405

Konstantinos III Leichoudes, patriarch of Constantinople (Konstantinos 13)

Konstantinos 9 wanted to be in control of affairs, not to improve things, but to accomplish his own plans; for he seemed to rule as a subordinate, restrained by Leichoudes whenever he walked the imperial path (:) τὴν ἀρχὴν ἀνειργόμενος παρὰ τοῦ κρατίστου ἀνδρός Psellos: Chronographia VI 179.8-13
Recognizing [Konstantinos 9's jealousy] from certain signals, Michael 61 himself reported to him the emperor's secret thoughts (:) αὐτάγγελος ἐκείνῳ γίγνομαι τῆς βαθείας γνώμης τοῦ αὐτοκράτορος Psellos: Chronographia VI 180.1-3
Being noble, he neither relaxed his resolve nor yielded the bridle to Konstantinos 9, saying philosophically that he would not willingly destroy the emperor, but that when he did go and rule fell to Monomachos, he would not envy him (:) ὁ δὲ γενναῖός τις ἄρα ὢν, οὔτε ὑφῆκέ τι τοῦ τόνου, οὔτε ὑπέδωκεν ἐκείνῳ τὸν χαλινόν Psellos: Chronographia VI 180.3-8
Was removed from office as paradynasteuon by the emperor (Konstantinos 9) and replaced by the logothetes Ioannes 115 (:) παρωσάμενος τὸν Λειχούδην Skylitzes 477.82-83
Konstantinos 9 was angry and often when this happened he raged against his freedom, and in order to be rid of the opposition Konstantinos 9 moved him from the administration of public affairs (:) Zonaras 17.28.15
Once angry with him, Konstantinos 9 removed him from imperial affairs and turned a deaf ear to prevent anyone stopping him (:) ἅπαξ γοῦν αὐτῷ μηνίσας ὁ αὐτοκράτωρ τῶν βασιλείων αὐτὸν μετατίθησι πράξεων Psellos: Chronographia VI 181.1-3
Konstantinos 9 removed him from office, but God placed him in a better role and made him patriarch at Hagia Sophia, as Michael 61's account will tell more fully further on (:) ὁ δέ γε Θεὸς ἐπὶ τῆς κρείττονος τοῦτον μερίδος ἱστᾷ Psellos: Chronographia VI 181.6-9
When Konstantinos 9 ordered him to do something improper, he did not incline to the ruler's choice, but spoke against it and held back from what was inappropriate (:) Zonaras 17.28.14
He was dismissed by Konstantinos 9 for reasons which are unclear, although he had great experience of his qualities: Michael 61, though a supporter of Konstantinos 9, could not accept this decision (:) Psellos Leichoudes 405

Michael Psellos (named Konstantinos till tonsure in 1054) (Michael 61)

Recognizing Konstantinos 9's jealousy from certain signals, he himself reported to Konstantinos 13 the emperor's secret thoughts (:) αὐτάγγελος ἐκείνῳ γίγνομαι τῆς βαθείας γνώμης τοῦ αὐτοκράτορος Psellos: Chronographia VI 180.1-3
Though a supporter of Konstantinos 9, he could not approve of the way he dismissed Konstantinos 13 for reasons which are unclear, despite long experience of his qualities (:) Psellos Leichoudes 405
Konstantinos 9 removed Konstantinos 13 from office, but God placed him in a better party and made him celebrant and initiate of His own Holy Wisdom, as Michael 61's account will tell more fully further on ... ὅπερ προϊὼν ὁ λόγος ἐρεῖ ἐντελέστερον Psellos: Chronographia VI 181.6-9
In explaining the reason for Konstantinos 9's sudden affection for Ioannes 115 and his elevation, he will go back a little in his account to the time before Ioannes' regime ἡ δὲ πρόφασις τῆς ἀθρόας πρὸς ἐκεῖνο ἀγαπήσεώς τε καὶ μεταθέσεως τοιαύτη τις ἐγεγόνει, ἀναβήσομαι δὲ βραχύ τι τῷ λόγῳ ἐπὶ τὰ πρότερον τῆς ἐκείνου ἀρχῆς Psellos: Chronographia VI 177.12-14
He clings to historical truth and considers Konstantinos 9's landscape activities far from the range of his good qualities, as was his puerile behaviour towards a certain lad (Ioannes 115) ἔχομαι γοῦν τῆς ἀληθοῦς ἱστορίας, καὶ πόρρω τοῦ κύκλου τῶν ἐκείνων ταῦτα ποιοῦμαι καλῶν, ὤσπερ δὴ καὶ ἅπερ ἐπεπράχει μειρακιωδῶς περί τι μειράκιον Psellos: Chronographia VI 177.1-4

Konstantinos IX dismissed Konstantinos Leichoudes in favour of Ioannes logothetes

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