Soon after the birth of Konstantinos to Michael VII and Maria of Alania, Michael proposed to marry him to Helena-Olympias, one of the daughters of Robert Guiscard. He sent Romanos Straboromanos to Robert in Longibardia to arrange the details. The link was to be formalised by a chrysobull of alliance (prepared by Psellos), involving marriage between the children (both having the imperial title and acclamations) and also titles of honour and wealth for Robert and his men, in return for military aid. The dignities offered were; kouropalates (1, for one of his sons), proedros (1), magistros (2), vestarches (2), vestes (2), anthypatos (1), patrikios (4), hypatos (6 @ 2 litrai), protospatharios (15 @ 1 litra), and spatharokandidatos (10 @ 46 nomismata). This was to be the first step to a full defensive and offensive alliance. Towards the end of the chrysobull he spoke of the long diplomatic contact needed to agree the dignities offered to Robert and his men, and of arrangements to support the agreement by oaths, as it was to be permanent. The dignities offered totaled two kentenaria and 100 silk garments, plus Robert's nobelissimos salary. Michael signed the chrysobull, with his brothers Andronikos and Konstantios and the patriarch Ioannes Xiphilinos. Thus Michael did not reclaim territories captured by the Normans in Italy, but even hoped to use Norman help against the Turkish advance in the east. Mention of the proposed groom Konstantinos caused deep emotion to Anna Komnene as she wrote. The plan would be dropped at the accession of Nikephoros III