▁and ▁the ▁Roman ▁arist ocracy ▁to ▁secure ▁Ga et an ▁favour ▁in ▁the ▁et ernal ▁city , ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁both ▁po pe ▁and ▁em peror . ▁The ▁wed ding ▁took ▁place ▁before ▁January ▁ 9 9 8 , ▁when ▁Em ilia ▁appeared ▁with ▁John ▁at ▁the ▁monaster y ▁of ▁Saint ▁N ilus ▁the ▁Young er . ▁John ▁died ▁before ▁or ▁in ▁ 1 0 0 8 ▁and ▁she ▁took ▁up ▁a ▁short ▁reg ency ▁for ▁her ▁son , ▁John ▁IV . ▁ ▁When ▁John ▁IV ▁died ▁between ▁April ▁and ▁August ▁ 1 0 1 2 , ▁she ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁reg ency ▁of ▁her ▁grand son , ▁who ▁was ▁an ▁infant . ▁Im medi ately , ▁she ▁and ▁John ▁were ▁opposed ▁by ▁Leo ▁I , ▁cousin ▁of ▁John ▁IV . ▁By ▁October , ▁her ▁supp or ters ▁had ▁exp elled ▁him . ▁But ▁then ▁she ▁had ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁opposition ▁of ▁her ▁own ▁son , ▁Leo ▁II , ▁who ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁accord ed ▁the ▁reg ency . ▁The ▁two ▁disput ed ▁the ▁reg ency ▁and ▁co - und ers igned ▁char ters ▁until ▁January ▁ 1 0 2 5 , ▁when ▁Leo ▁last ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁Code x ▁C ai et anus . ▁Em ilia ▁was ▁the ▁sole ▁reg ent ▁in ▁a ▁February ▁char ter . ▁ ▁The ▁Roman ▁Em ilia ' s ▁politics ▁lean ed ▁strongly ▁towards ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁po pe ▁and ▁the ▁Lomb ards ▁against ▁the ▁By z antine ▁Empire . ▁In ▁ 1 0 1 2