Romanos (III) married Zoe

Summary:
Romanos (III) was married to Zoe (I) just before the death of her father Konstantinos VIII, once ecclesiastical objections had been overcome. In this way, Konstantinos made Romanos the heir to his throne. The marriage has usually been dated to November 12 
Dates:
1028 November 12 
Emperor Konstantinos VIII (Konstantinos 8)
  • Just before his death, he gave his daughter Zoe 1 to Romanos 3, and made Romanos emperor in his place (November 10:In vigilia sancti Martini) Lupus protospatharius 57.40-41
  • Having no son but only two daughters, he married the elder, Zoe 1, to the army officer Romanos 3, and crowned Romanos as his successor (:) Aristakes 42.11-13 (28)
Emperor Romanos III Argyros (Romanos 3)
  • Zoe 1was no sooner seen by him than she was led into an imperial marriage (:) ὁμοῦ τε ὀπτάνεται τούτῳ καὶ εἰς βασιλικὴν συμβίωσιν ἄγεται Psellos: Chronographia II 10.24-6
  • He was married to Zoe 1 just before the death of her father Konstantinos 8, who thus made Romanos his successor as emperor (: ) Lupus protospatharius 57.40-41
  • Was married to the elder daughter (Zoe 1) of Konstantinos 8, and was crowned as Konstantinos' successor (:) Aristakes 42.11-13 (28)
  • He married Zoe, and thus became heir to the throne (:) συζυγῆναι τῇ Ζωῇ τῇ πορφυροβλαστήτῳ Manasses, Chronicle 5968
Empress Zoe (Zoe 1)
  • Welcomed gladly the offer to wed Romanos 3, and when the Church and the patriarch (Alexios 11) discarded objections stemming from their kinship and lifted all doubts, she married him (:) ἀσπασίως ἐδέξατο Skylitzes 374.37-40
  • Was married to Romanos 3 (:) Zonaras 17.10.22
  • She was no sooner seen by Romanos 3 than she underwent an imperial marriage (:) ὁμοῦ τε ὀπτάνεται τούτῳ καὶ εἰς βασιλικὴν συμβίωσιν ἄγεται Psellos: Chronographia II 10. 24-6
  • Just before the death of her father, Konstantinos 8, he married her to Romanos 3, thus using her to convey the succession on Romanos (: ) Lupus protospatharius 57.40-41
  • Was married by her father Konstantinos 8 to Romanos 3 (:) Aristakes 42.11-12 (28)
  • 1043 summary: she was married to Romanos 3 by Konstantinos 8 when he felt himself mortally ill; Konstantinos thus designated Romanos as his successor, and died soon after (:) Psellos Orationes panegyricae II, 192-196