id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-2621 Romanos I Lekapenos - Wikipedia .html text/html 3323 418 64 Although he did not receive any refined education (for which he was later abused by his son-in-law Constantine VII), Romanos advanced through the ranks of the army during the reign of Emperor Leo VI the Wise. Initially, he was named magistros and megas hetaireiarches, but he moved swiftly to consolidate his position: in April 919 his daughter Helena was married to Constantine VII, and Lekapenos assumed the new title basileopator; on 24 September, he was named Caesar; and on 17 December 919, Romanos Lekapenos was crowned senior emperor.[4] Romanos strengthened his position by marrying his daughters to members of the powerful aristocratic families of Argyros and Mouseles, by recalling the deposed patriarch Nicholas Mystikos, and by putting an end to the conflict with the Papacy over the four marriages of Emperor Leo VI. Romanos I Lekapenos with sons Christopher, Stephen and Constantine as junior co-emperors ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-2621.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-2621.txt