Accession of Romanos IV Diogenes

Timeline

1. 1067–1068Constantinople · ByzantineAfter the death of Constantine X, the regent empress dowager and the Doukas family, under Pecheneg and Turkic pressure, sought an emperor capable of leading armies, turning to Romanos Diogenes, who had won military distinction in Asia Minor.
2. 1068Constantinople · ByzantineOn 1 January 1068, Romanos married Eudokia and was crowned emperor at Hagia Sophia, forming a co-rule with the nominal child emperor Michael VII, with Romanos gaining actual military and political power.