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Theophanu (German pronunciation: [te.o.fa.ˈnuː]; also Theophania, Theophana, or Theophano;
Medieval Gr**** Θεοφανώ; c. AD 955 – 15 June 991) was empress...
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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...
- II was
crowned co-emperor in 967, then
married the
Byzantine princess Theophanu in
April 972,
resolving the
conflict between the two
empires in southern...
- 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 (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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Theophanu,
consort of Otto II, Holy
Roman Emperor (reigned 967 – 983)
Theophanu,
Abbess of
Essen from 1039–1058,
granddaughter of
Empress Theophanu and...
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Charter of
Empress Theophanu (State
Archives of Wolfenbüttel, 6 Urk 11) is the
dower do****ent for the
Byzantine princess Theophanu.
Written in Latin,...
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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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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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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...
