id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-2474 Leo VI the Wise - Wikipedia .html text/html 3754 470 67 One of the first actions of Leo VI after his succession was the reburial, with great ceremony, of the remains of Michael III in the imperial mausoleum within the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople.[15] This contributed to the suspicion that Leo was (or at least believed himself to be) in truth Michael's son.[11] Seeking political reconciliation, the new Emperor secured the support of the officials in the capital, and surrounded himself with bureaucrats like Stylianos Zaoutzes (the father of his mistress, Zoe Zaoutzaina)[14] and the eunuch Samonas, an Arab defector whom Leo raised to the rank of patrikios and who stood in as godfather to Leo's son, Constantine VII.[16] His attempts to control the great aristocratic families (e.g., the Phokadai and the Doukai) occasionally led to serious conflicts,[17] the most significant being the revolt of Andronikos Doukas in 906.[18] ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-2474.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-2474.txt