17 magg 928 anni - Palace Coup of 928

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When Romanos II died at Thracia, Prokopia the Slav was proclaimed to be regent, with Michael III as Emperor. Prokopia stays for few days before arrive Constantinople, with her came eunuchs and courtiers from Romanos's Thracia camp, who set about taking over the city’s bureaucracy. Prokopia's favorites were put into positions of power, and the local men were fired or demoted to make room for them, which angered the capital people, and the most important, Romanos II's sister Anastasia and her husband, John. The latter had remained in Constantinople to manage issues when Romanos fight with Bulgars, until Prokopia decreed and stripped him of his position as the vicar of Pontus.
In response, He raised an army and marched on the capital, with Imperial fleet defected and half the tagmata was stuck on the wrong side of the Hellespont, Prokopia soon realized her efforts were failing. Few days later, a traitor opened the capital’s gates let John’s army marched in, no one tried to stop them. Prokopia have no choice and took her son fled to the Hagia Sophia, while John II entered the palace and sat upon the throne, declaring himself to be co-emperor with Michael III.
A few days of negotiation followed as the Patriarch worked to secure safety for Prokopia and Michael, until finally the Empress was escorted out and sailed away to a convent on Samos to take vows. Michael was made to remain in Constantinople where John could keep a close eye on him.

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