She also refused to name an heir to the throne .
The patriarch Michael Keroularios advocated that Theodora advance a subject to the throne through marriage to her , something which would have assured the succession , but she refused to consider marriage , no matter how token .
Theodora also refused to name an heir to the throne .
The patriarch Michael Keroularios advocated that Theodora advance a subject to the throne through marriage to her , something which would have assured the succession , but she refused to consider marriage , no matter how token .