onian ▁Greek ▁no blem an ▁who ▁may ▁have ▁served ▁as ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁theme ▁of ▁Mo esia . ▁ ▁Add icted ▁to ▁end less ▁deb ates ▁about ▁philosophy ▁and ▁the ology , ▁Const antine ▁gained ▁influence ▁after ▁he ▁married , ▁as ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁E ud ok ia ▁Mak rem bol it issa , ▁a ▁nie ce ▁of ▁Patri arch ▁Michael ▁Ker oul arios . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 0 5 7 , ▁Const antine ▁supported ▁the ▁us ur p ation ▁of ▁Isaac   I ▁Kom nen os , ▁gradually ▁s iding ▁with ▁the ▁court ▁b ureau c racy ▁against ▁the ▁new ▁em peror ' s ▁re forms . ▁ ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁this ▁t ac it ▁opposition , ▁Const antine ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁successor ▁by ▁the ▁a iling ▁Isaac ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 0 5 9 , ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Michael ▁Ps ell os . ▁ ▁Isaac ▁ab dic ated , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 1 0 5 9 , ▁Const antine   X ▁Dou k as ▁was ▁crown ed ▁em peror . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁em peror ▁quickly ▁associated ▁two ▁of ▁his ▁young ▁sons ▁in ▁power , ▁Michael   V II ▁Dou k as ▁and ▁Konst ant ios ▁Dou k as , ▁appointed ▁his ▁brother ▁John ▁Dou k as ▁as ▁k ais ar ▁( Ca esar ), ▁and ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁policy ▁favor able ▁to ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁court ▁b ureau c racy ▁and ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁Sever ely ▁under cut ting