Romanos Diogenes died on Prote, to be buried & mourned by his wife Eudokia

Summary:
Romanos Diogenes, after his eyes had been cut out, was brought to the monastery which he had founded on the island named Prote. After living there for a short time he died, after reigning for less than four years, leaving Michael VII in undisupted power. His wife Eudokia sought and obtained permission from Michael, her son, to go to Prote, and bury her husband in a very costly ceremony. He left two young sons, Leon and Nikephoros 
Dates:
1072 August 4 
Empress Eudokia Makrembolitissa (Eudokia 1)
  • Sought and obtained permission from her son the emperor (Michael 7) to go to the island of Prote, and buried there at great cost her husband (Romanos 4), in the monastery which he had founded on the island's summit (:) κηδευθεὶς μὲν πολυτελῶς Attaleiates: History 179.11-15 / 132.17-20
  • Buried her husband Romanos 4 at great cost in the monastery he had founded on the island of Prote (:) κηδευθεὶς πολυτελῶς Skylitzes Continuatus 154.21-22
  • Buried Romanos 4 most splendidly (:) Zonaras 18.15.23
Leon Diogenes, son of Romanos IV and Eudokia Makrembolitissa (Leon 15005)
  • He was still a child at the death of his father Romanos 4 (:) Anna Komnene 270.93-94
Emperor Michael VII Doukas (Michael 7)
  • Granted his mother the former empress Eudokia 1 permission to go to the island of Prote in order to bury her husband (Romanos 4) (:) ἐκείνη γὰρ αἰτησάμενη τὸν υἱὸν τὴν νῆσον ταύτην καταλαβεῖν Attaleiates: History 179.13-15 / 132.18-20
Nikephoros Diogenes, son of Romanos IV (Nikephoros 64)
  • He was still a child at the death of his father Romanos 4 (:) Anna Komnene 270.93-94
Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes (Romanos 4)
  • After his eyes had been cut out he was brought to the monastery which he had founded on the island named Prote; after living there for a short time he died, after reigning for less than four years, leaving Michael 7 in undisupted power Psellos: Chronographia VIIb 43.9-13
  • Died at the monastery he had founded on Prote shortly after he was blinded βραχὺ δέ τι ἐπιβιοὺς μετὰ τὴν τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν στέρησιν ἐτελεύτησεν Bryennios 141.2-3
  • Died a painful death and was buried in the monastery he had founded on the island of Prote ἐπωδύνως καταστρέφει τὸν βίον Glykas 612.22-613.2
  • He was blinded and died Anonymus Barensis 153
  • Died shortly after his blinding and was buried at great cost by his wife the former empress Eudokia 1 on the summit of the island of Prote where he had founded a monastery τῇ νήσῳ τῇ Πρώτῃ τὸν χοῦν ἀποθέμενος κατὰ τὴν ταύτης ἀκρώρειαν Attaleiates: History 179.9-15 / 132.15-20
  • Died and was buried at great cost by the empress Eudokia 1 on Prote in the monastery he had founded Skylitzes Continuatus 154.19-22
  • After living on there [Prote] for a short time, he deposited his earthly remains on the island, being buried most splendidly by the empress Eudokia 1, after ruling for three years and eight months. Zonaras 18.15.23
  • He died while his sons Leon 15005 and Nikephoros 64 were still children Anna Komnene 270.93-94
  • Fell victim to his own people (after his release by Alp Arslan 51), who blinded and killed him խաւարեցուցին զլուսարանս նորա և սպանին Aristakes 140.16-17 (127)
  • He died a painful death on the island of Prote soon after his blinding; he was buried by his wife Eudokia 1 (:) Attaleiates: History 179.9-15 / 132.15-20