Elpidios Kenchres became protospatharios & was appointed to various offices

Summary:
Psellos had Elpidios Kenchres appointed protospatharios, enrolled among the minor imperial notaries in the sekreton of the Antiphonetes, and promoted a krites of the hippodrome. He gave his adopted daughter as dowry 50 litrai, 10 in gold coins, 20 in various kinds of objects and 20 through the cost of the protospathariat: through promotions and the dowry, the salary of Elpidios was raised from 12 to 72 nomismata 
Dates:
1053 
Elpidios Kenchres, affianced son-in-law of Michael Psellos (Elpidios 2101)
  • He was promoted by the influence of Michael 61 and became protospatharios (part of the dowry of Euphemia 103) and krites of the hippodrome, and was enrolled among the minor imperial notarioi in the sekreton of the Antiphonetes (:) Psellos Hypomnema 54-61
  • Through promotions and the dowry given by by Michael 61 to Euphemia 103, his salary was raised from 12 to 72 nomismata (:) Psellos Hypomnema 61-71
Euphemia, adopted daughter of Michael Psellos (Euphemia 103)
  • She received as her dowry from Michael 61 50 litrai, 10 in gold coins, 20 in various kinds of object and 20 through the cost of the protospathariat; the salary of Elpidios 2101 was raised from 12 to 72 nomismata (:) Psellos Hypomnema 61-71
Michael Psellos (named Konstantinos till tonsure in 1054) (Michael 61)
  • After researching many aristocratic sons, he chose Elpidios 2101 as son-in-law; he had him appointed protospatharios, enrolled among the minor imperial notaries in the sekreton of the Antiphonetes, and promoted a krites of the hippodrome (:) Psellos Hypomnema 54-61
  • He gave his adopted daughter (Euphemia 103) as dowry 50 litrai, 10 in gold coins, 20 in various kinds of object and 20 through the cost of the protospathariat; the salary of Elpidios 2101 was raised from 12 to 72 nomismata (:) Psellos Hypomnema 61-71