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en-wikipedia-org-4734		Constantine IX Monomachos - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	2900	460	69	Constantine Monomachos was the son of Theodosios Monomachos, an important bureaucrat under Basil II and Constantine VIII.[1] At some point, Theodosios had been suspected of conspiracy and his son's career suffered accordingly.[2] Constantine's position improved after he married his second wife, a niece of Emperor Romanos III Argyros.[3] Catching the eye of Zoë Porphyrogenita, he was exiled to Mytilene on the island of Lesbos by her second husband, Michael IV.[4] The pair were married on 11 June 1042, without the participation of Patriarch Alexius I of Constantinople, who refused to officiate over a third marriage (for both spouses).[2] On the following day, Constantine was formally proclaimed emperor together with Zoë and her sister Theodora. Constantine continued the purge instituted by Zoë and Theodora, removing the relatives of Michael V from the court.[7] The new emperor was pleasure-loving[8] and prone to violent outbursts on suspicion of conspiracy.[9] He was heavily influenced by his mistress Maria Skleraina, a relative of his second wife, and Maria's family.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-4734.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-4734.txt