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In August 802 eunuch Aetius uncovered the secret deal between Empress Irene and Charlemagne and revealed it to the palace nobles... However he insisted that he had the situation under control and that he would never allow the Empress to marry him...
But Aetius had plans of his own... He intended to catch the nobles by surprise and raise his brother Leo (who was commanding the armys of Thrace and Opsikion) as Emperor.
A few months passed and the nobles frustrated by Aetius's delay and his accumulation of power rebelled and proclaimed the Minister of Finance Nicephorus as Emperor Nicephorus I and Aetius and Leo were compelled to accept defeat and were allowed to remain in their posts...
WI Aetius's plan succeeded and his brother became Emperor Leo V?
Leo being an experienced General could he had deal with the Bulgars more effectivelly?