Psellos records that Emperor Konstantinos "promoted his brother John to the dignity of cæsar". In 1073, he was proclaimed emperor at Amorium by Roussel de Bailleul (commander of the Norman mercenaries), who had mutinied against Emperor Mikhael VII, and marched on Constantinople. Emperor Mikhael sought help from the Seljuks, promising them east Anatolia, and they surrounded Roussel's forces on Mount Sophon in Cappadocia.
Ioannes became a monk as IGNATIOS in 1076. The Alexeiad records that "the Cæsar Ioannes, his paternal uncle" advised Emperor Mikhael Doukas to retire to a monastery after he was deposed. Imperial counsellor in 1081.
The list of obituaries of the monastery of Christ Philanthropos, founded by Empress Eirene Doukas, records the death 12 May of "Ignatiou monaxou kaisaros kai pappou tis ayias despoinis". 1
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