This was meant to signify a new status or rank, though the Byzantine Empire, to which he was always legally a vassal, always recognised him merely as  (ἄρχων). His father died in 933 or 934, and he subsequently became sole ruler.
This designation indicated a new status or rank, but the Byzantine Empire, to which he was legally a vassal, only recognized him as (ἄρχων). His father died in 933 or 934, and he subsequently became sole ruler.