After Maria adopted Alexios into the royal family, he was given command of a campaign against the Turks, which he used to gather an army and be acclaimed emperor. He bribed defenders to open the city gates rather than undertaking a siege, entered Constantinople, and marched to the imperial palace while his mercenaries looted the city for a full day. Nikephoros abdicated and retired to a monastery, and three days later the Patriarch crowned the 24-year-old in a subdued ceremony at the Hagia Sophia.
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Episode 14 (32 mentions)
After Maria adopted Alexios into the royal family, he was given command of a campaign against the Turks, which he used to gather an army and be acclaimed emperor. He bribed defenders to open the city gates rather than undertaking a siege, entered Constantinople, and marched to the imperial palace while his mercenaries looted the city for a full day. Nikephoros abdicated and retired to a monastery, and three days later the Patriarch crowned the 24-year-old in a subdued ceremony at the Hagia Sophia.
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