he was elected and confirmed by a convention of bishops and nobles in accordance with the 75th canon of the fourth council of toledo. with his election, nothing changed and instability reigned. he never solved the many problems that plagued his time in office and, as the chroniclers of the age report, this included rebellions in septimania and gallaecia. in the three years of his reign, he permitted the bishops wide authority and they acted as monarchs "de facto", if not "de jure".