Psellos compared the family of Konstantinos, nephew of Keroularios with his own state, consoled only by Eudokia

Summary:
Psellos wrote a tragic letter to Konstantinos, nephew of Keroularios. Konstantinos had sent him a fish, which reminded him of those sent by his uncle decades ago. The letter compares Konstantinos' house full of family with his own isolation. Among Konstantinos' companions are the children of his first marriage, especially Charistikarea (?), Psellos' favourite, and his second wife and her young child. Psellos, by contrast, is on his own, apart from meeting the ex-empress Eudokia. As for his family, he knows where his daughter Styliane was buried and the convent where his wife was immured. His adoptive family were not with him, and he did not know if they were alive or dead 
Dates:
1078 
wife of Michael Psellos (Anonyma 2119)
  • Psellos knew the convent where she was immured (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 214, 255.25-26
second wife of Konstantinos, nephew of Michael Keroularios (Anonyma 2120)
  • She was part of Konstantinos'’ house full of family in exile in the country (:) ἡ τοῦ Βενιαμὶν μήτηρ Psellos Letters (K - D) 214, 255.16-17
daughter of Konstantinos, nephew of Michael Keroularios (Anonyma 2144)
  • Psellos'’ favourite among the children of Konstantinos, nephew of Keroularios τὸ κάλλιστόν μοι χρῆμα ἡ Χαριστικαρέα Psellos Letters (K - D) 214, 155.19-20
children of Konstantinos, nephew of Michael Keroularios (Anonymi 2114)
  • They were part of Konstantinos’' house-full of family in exile in the country (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 214, 255.16-18
son from second marriage of Konstantinos (nephew of Michael Keroularios) (Anonymus 2283)
  • He was part of Konstantinos’ house full of family in exile in the country (:) Βενιαμίν Psellos Letters (K - D) 214, 255.16
Empress Eudokia Makrembolitissa (Eudokia 1)
  • Her presence was the only consolation for Michael 61, confined to the capital and isolated from his friends and the court (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 214, 254.19-20
Euphemia, adopted daughter of Michael Psellos (Euphemia 103)
  • She and her family were not in the capital, and Psellos did not know if they were alive or dead (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 214, 255.26-256.2
Konstantinos, nephew of patriarch Michael I Keroularios (Konstantinos 120)
  • He sent Michael 61 a fish, as once had Michael 11; he was exiled to the country with all his family in a beautiful rural spring, while Psellos was confined to the capital, isolated and seeing only Eudokia 101 (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 214, 254.1-255.22
  • His spring family party in the country included Anonyma 2120, Anonymus 2283, Anonymi 2114 and Anonyma 2144 ὁ νέος αὐτὸς ᾿Ιακὼβ καὶ ἡ τοῦ Βενιαμὶν μήτηρ ὡς δὴ καὶ τοῦ ᾿Ιωσὴφ καὶ τῶν ἄλλων φιλτάτων υἱῶν καὶ θυγατέρων [...] ἡ Χαριστικαρέα Psellos Letters (K - D) 214, 255.12-22
Michael I Keroularios, patriarch of Constantinople (Michael 11)
  • His fish was still a vivid memory for Michael 61 (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 214, 254.10-15
Michael Psellos (named Konstantinos till tonsure in 1054) (Michael 61)
  • He wrote to Konstantinos 120, comparing the latter's house-full of family with his own isolation Psellos Letters (K - D) 214, 254.1-256.27
  • Konstantinos 120 sent him a fish, as once had Michael 11; he was confined to the capital, seeing only Eudokia 101, while Konstantinos was exiled to the country, which Psellos preferred: Konstantinos had all his family there (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 214, 254.1-255.22
  • In contrast to Konstantinos 120’'s family house-party, Psellos knew where Styliane 2101 was buried and Anonyma 2119 immured, but he did not know if Euphemia 103'’s family was still alive; spring was beautiful in the country! (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 214, 255.22-256.27
Styliane, daughter of Michael Psellos (Styliane 2101)
  • Psellos knew where she was buried (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 214, 255.24-25