Isaakios I did not appoint as his successor his brother Ioannes Komenos (who in some versions had already rejected the throne), nor his nephew Theodoros Dokeianos, nor did he marry off his daughter Maria, though all three were present in the room. He appointed Konstantinos (X) Doukas, whose character prevailed over the demands of nature, and who been a close associate of his during his struggle for the throne. He entrusted to Konstantinos the empire and the protection of Ioannes, Maria and Theodoros, as well as his empress Aikaterine, with their consent