Certainty: 1 A gift of food on a festival from Psellos to Ioannes the kaisar might be given to his children to play with Certainty: 1
1063
Certainty: 1 Ioannes the kaisar gave Psellos a horse, & made a speech in full armour for a brave crane he killed while hunting Certainty: 1
1064
Certainty: 1 Psellos told Ioannes kaisar to return from his estates to the capital, where facilities for his children were better Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Tragic death-scene of Eirene the kaisarissa involved her whole family & Psellos Certainty: 1
1066
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos X, wishing to protect the rights of his children, made Eudokia swear not to remarry
Konstantinos X, when overcome by a serious illness some time before his death, entrusted his children to his wife Eudokia, his brother Ioannes the kaisar and the patriarch Ioannes Xiphilinos. Before dying he asked everybody to sign a document pledging never to allow anyone but his children on the throne. Konstantinos was promised, by an oath in the name of Eudokia, that she would respect the rights of their children by not remarrying if he died before her, nor promoting her relations or demoting Ioannes the kaisar and his children. It is plain that Konstantinos was very ill when the oath was drawn up, as Eudokia pleaded repeatedly in it that she did not want to see her beloved husband dying or dead. The children (Michael (VII), Andronikos, Konstantios) were present, Ioannes the kaisar and his children (Andronikos and Konstantinos) were given special protection, and Eudokia's cousins (including Nikephoros and Konstantinos, nephews of Keroularios) were implied to be dangerous. Eudokia called down bloodcurdling curses on herself if she broke the oath, empowered Ioannes the kaisar, the patriarch and the holy synod to enforce them, even allowing for a change of patriarch. The document was given to Xiphilinos for safekeeping. [It was broken soon after Konstantinos death]
1069
Certainty: 2 Romanos IV began to despise Eudokia, her sons & kaisar Ioannes Doukas Certainty: 2
1071
Certainty: 3 Michael VII proclaimed sole emperor by palace guard; Eudokia evicted Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Eudokia made a nun & exiled by Michael VII with her other children to her convent of Piperoudion Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Troops under kaisar's son Konstantinos Doukas sent by Michael VII against Romanos Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Romanos won Cappadocians under Alyates & many Franks, but Michael VII sent exiled Robert Crépin Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Victory of Konstantinos Doukas over Romanos Diogenes at Dokeia: Theodoros Alyates blinded Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Khacatur, doux of Antioch, ordered by Michael VII to attack Romanos Diogenes, joined his forces Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Romanos & Khacatur wintered in Cilicia, missing (Attaleiates says) a good chance to advance Certainty: 2
1072
Certainty: 2 Andronikos Doukas (kaisar's other son) & Crepin built up an army without interference Certainty: 2
1073
Certainty: 3 Kaisar Ioannes Doukas, snubbed by his protegé Nikephoritzes, retired to his estates Certainty: 3
1074
Certainty: 2 Fresh campaign against Turks (&/or Roussel) under kaisar Ioannes Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Death of Konstantinos Doukas while preparing to rescue his captive father & brother Certainty: 2