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Theophanu Skleraina (German pronunciation: [te.o.fa.ˈnuː]; also Theophania, Theophana,
Theophane or Theophano;
Medieval Gr**** Θεοφανώ; c. AD 955 – 15...
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Theophanu may
refer to:
Theophanu,
consort of Otto II, Holy
Roman Emperor (r. 967–983)
Theophanu,
Abbess of
Essen from 1039 to 1058,
granddaughter of Empress...
- His
father also
arranged for Otto II to
marry the
Byzantine Princess Theophanu, who
would be his wife
until his death. When his
father died
after a 37-year...
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Theophanu was the
abbess of the
convents of
Essen and
Gerresheim from 1039
until her
death in 1058. She was the
daughter of
Matilda of
Germany and a granddaughter...
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Ottonian dynasty, Otto III was the only son of
Emperor Otto II and his wife
Theophanu. Otto III was
crowned as king of
Germany in 983 at the age of three, shortly...
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Theophanu (955–991) was a
Byzantine princess who
became Holy
Roman Empress through marriage to
Emperor Otto II. As the
trusted political partner of her...
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Roman emperor was
restricted to
males only, but some empresses, such as
Theophanu and
Maria Theresa, were de
facto rulers of the Empire.
Before 924, the...
- The
Cross of
Theophanu (German:
Theophanu-Kreuz) is one of four
Ottonian processional crosses in the
Essen Cathedral Treasury and is
among the most significant...
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which he
sealed with the
marriage of his son Otto II (r. 967–983) to
Theophanu (d. 991),
daughter of an
earlier Byzantine Emperor Romanos II (r. 959–963)...
- Lotharingia.
Matilda was the
third daughter of
Emperor Otto II and
Empress Theophanu.
Shortly after her birth,
Matilda was sent to
Essen Abbey,
where her paternal...
