 Apparently, Leon also took with him one of Ștefan IX's Greek advisers, known locally as Alexandri, though the identification remains uncertain.Leon's genealogical claim was already widely discredited in his lifetime, with various accounts showing that he had worked as an oyster-monger.In such sources, he is sometimes referred to as "Leon Stridie" ("Leon the Oyster"), "Leon Stridiacul" ("Leon of the Oyster"), or "Pescarul" ("Fisherman").