▁Leo ▁managed ▁to ▁rise ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁upon ▁the ▁ab dic ation ▁of ▁Michael ▁I ▁Rang abe ▁in ▁ 8 1 3 . ▁ ▁The odos ia ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁wife ▁of ▁Leo ▁mentioned ▁by ▁primary ▁sources . ▁However ▁an ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁text ▁of ▁The oph anes ▁Cont inu atus ▁has ▁Leo ▁marry ing ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁B ard anes ▁Tour k os . ▁An ▁interpretation ▁which ▁would ▁make ▁Leo ▁a ▁brother - in - law ▁of ▁The k la , ▁first ▁wife ▁of ▁Michael ▁II . ▁Warren ▁T read g old ▁for ▁example ▁uses ▁this ▁theory ▁in ▁The ▁By z antine ▁Rev ival ▁ 7 8 0 – 8 4 2 ▁( 1 9 8 8 ). ▁ ▁Gen es ius ▁records ▁that ▁Pro kop ia , ▁wife ▁of ▁Michael ▁I , ▁referred ▁to ▁her ▁successor ▁Em press ▁as ▁" Bar ca ". ▁Tre at g old ▁has ▁suggested ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁actual ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁first ▁wife ▁of ▁Leo , ▁which ▁would ▁mean ▁The odos ia ▁married ▁Leo ▁once ▁he ▁was ▁already ▁em peror . ▁However ▁the ▁word ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁Greek ▁word ▁for ▁" bo at ", ▁suggesting ▁it ▁was ▁only ▁a ▁der is ive ▁nick name ▁for ▁The odos ia . ▁ ▁Wh atever ▁her ▁status ▁as ▁wife ▁was , ▁The odos ia ▁was ▁the ▁Em press ▁when ▁Leo ▁V ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁on ▁Christmas , ▁ 8 2 0 . ▁Michael ▁II ▁rose ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁and ▁ex iled ▁The odos ia ▁and ▁the ▁sons ▁of