Emperors twice tried to impose their will on the church by consecrating as patriarch a prince of the royal family. Emperor Romanus I raised his son Theophylact, a mere 16 - year - old, to patriarchal dignity.
सम्राटांनी राजघराण्यातील राजपुत्राला धर्मगुरू नेमून चर्चवर आपली मर्जी थोपण्याचा दोनदा प्रयत्न केला.