Report of Eustathios Romaios on the validity of the marriage of Nikolaos & Eudokia

Summary:
Nikolaos and Eudokia were joined in an established marriage. Niketas Bothyrites maliciously tried to upset their union by claiming that it was within the forbidden degrees. Eustathios Romaios heard the case, and in his hypomnema, written as patrikios, he defended the marriage. Here were not two cousins marrying two cousins, since in a previous generation Maria's betrothal to Kosmas had been broken at his death 
Dates:
1025 April 
Eudokia, daughter of Anna (Eudokia 12101)
  • She was married to Nikolaos 12103, and this established union was attacked by Niketas 12102, who mischievously claimed that it was within the forbidden degrees of consnguineity (April 1025:μηνὶ ᾿Απριλλίῳ, ἐπινεμήσεως η΄, ἔτους ,ςφλγ΄) (συνέρχεται νόμῳ γάμου) Eustathios Romaios Ralles-Potles V, 342
Eustathios Romaios (Eustathios 61)
  • By writing an hypomnema as patrikios, he stopped Niketas 12102 overturning the marriage between Nikolaos 12103 and Eudokia 12101; there were not two cousins marrying two cousins, since Maria’s betrothal to Kosmas was broken at his death Eustathios Romaios Ralles-Potles V, 341
Niketas Bothyrites (Niketas 12102)
  • He mischievously tried to overturn the established marriage between Nikolaos 12103 and Eudokia 12101, but was prevented by a hypomnema written by Eustathios 61 (April 1025:μηνὶ ᾿Απριλλίῳ, ἐπινεμήσεως η΄, ἔτους ,ςφλγ΄) Eustathios Romaios Ralles-Potles V, 341
Nikolaos, son of Anna (Nikolaos 12103)
  • He was married to Eudokia 12101, and this established union was attacked by Niketas 12102, who mischievously claimed that it was within the forbidden degrees of consnguineity (April 1025:μηνὶ ᾿Απριλλίῳ, ἐπινεμήσεως η΄, ἔτους ,ςφλγ΄) Eustathios Romaios Ralles-Potles V, 342