When the Empress Zoe (c. 978 - 1050 C.E.) had her husband Romanus III murdered and wanted to marry her lover and would - be Emperor Michael IV, she hastily summoned Patriarch Alexius to the palace.
Kui keisrinna Zoë (u 978 – 1050) lasi mõrvata oma abikaasa Romanos III ning tahtis abielluda oma armukese ja tulevase keisri Michael IV - ga, kutsus Zoë patriarh Alexiose kiiresti keisripaleesse.