Loenertz points out, however, that not only is there no evidence for such an assumption, but that Theodore Komnenos Doukas is known to have been in the service of the Nicaean emperor, Theodore I Laskaris (r. 1205–1222), at the time.
Loenertz menunjukkan, bagaimanapun, bahwa tidak hanya tidak ada bukti untuk anggapan seperti itu, tetapi bahwa Theodoros Komnenos Doukas diketahui telah melayani kaisar Nicea, Theodoros I Laskaris (bertakhta 1205-1222), pada saat itu.