According to princess Anna Komnene, daughter of emperor Alexios Komnenos who was under care of Maria, despite all the influence the empress wielded at the court, she remained dissatisfied with Nikephoros' refusal to name her son Constantine as an heir: ``(Nikephoros) would have ensured his own safety to the end... the empress, moreover, would have had more confidence in him; she would have been more loyal.
According to princess Anna Komnene, daughter of emperor Alexios Komnenos who was under care of Maria, despite all the influence the empress wielded at the court, she remained dissatisfied with Nikephoros' refusal to name her son Constantine as an heir: ``(Nikephoros) would have ensured his own safety to the end... the empress, moreover, would have had more confidence in him; she would have been more loyal.
case
ExtPos=ADP|VerbForm=Ger
accord
According
VERB
VBG
fixed
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
princess
princess
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Anna
Anna
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Komnene
Komnene
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
daughter
daughter
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
emperor
emperor
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Alexios
Alexios
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Komnenos
Komnenos
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
case
under
under
ADP
IN
acl:relcl
Number=Sing
care
care
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Maria
Maria
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
despite
despite
ADP
IN
det:predet
all
all
DET
PDT
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
influence
influence
NOUN
NN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
empress
empress
NOUN
NN
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
wield
wielded
VERB
VBD
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
court
court
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
remain
remained
VERB
VBD
xcomp
Degree=Pos
dissatisfied
dissatisfied
ADJ
JJ
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Nikephoros
Nikephoros
PROPN
NNP
case
's
'
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
refusal
refusal
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
name
name
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
son
son
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Constantine
Constantine
PROPN
NNP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
heir
heir
NOUN
NN
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
punct
`
`
PUNCT
``
punct
`
`
PUNCT
``
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nsubj
Number=Sing
Nikephoros
Nikephoros
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
aux
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
AUX
VB
parataxis
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
ensure
ensured
VERB
VBN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
own
own
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
safety
safety
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
end
end
NOUN
NN
punct
...
...
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
empress
empress
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
moreover
moreover
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
aux
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
AUX
VB
parataxis
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
have
had
VERB
VBN
amod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADJ
JJR
obj
Number=Sing
confidence
confidence
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
aux
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
AUX
VB
cop
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
parataxis
Degree=Pos
loyal
loyal
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.