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In 912 Emperor Leo VI died he was succeeded by his brother Alexander who himself died 13 months later and the throne passed to the infant Constantine VII son of Leo VI. A Regency Council was formed then with Empress Dowager Zoe and Patriarch Nicholas I as members... Soon a power struggle erupted between Empress Zoe and Nicholas I thus giving excuse to Comes Domesticorum Constantine Doukas to claim the throne. Constantine Doukas enjoyed support from both the nobility and the people and Patriarch called him in Constantinople to help him against Zoe in exchange with the Crown... Constantine Doukas was proclaimed Emperor in the Hippodrome and moved towards the Great Palace when his march was interrupted by troops loyal to infant Constantine VII and Empress Zoe. After clashes his supporters deserted him and his son and other kinsmen were slain. Constantine Doukas tried to flee but an arrow killed him on the spot.
WI Constantine Doukas managed to overcome the loyalist troops or these troops switched sides and supported him? Would he overthrow Constantine VII and Macedonian dynasty? Or he would be senior co-Emperor with Constantine VII as junior Emperor? How is History affected by that?
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