Theophanu (German pronunciation: [te.o.fa.ˈnuː]; also Theophania, Theophana, or Theophano; Medieval Greek Θεοφανώ; c. AD 955 – 15 June 991) was empress...
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dynasty, Otto III was the only son of the 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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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 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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Charter of Empress Theophanu (State Archives of Wolfenbüttel, 6 Urk 11) is the dower document for the Byzantine princess Theophanu. Written in Latin,...
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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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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...
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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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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...
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Holy Roman Empire never had an empress regnant, though women such as Theophanu and Maria Theresa exerted strong influence. Throughout its history, the...
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Willa of Tuscany (950–953) Gerberga (957–963) Adelaide of Italy (951–973) Theophanu of Constantinople (972–983) Berta di Luni (1002–14) Cunigunde of Luxembourg (1004–24)...
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co-ruler, notably Matilda of Ringelheim, Eadgyth, Adelaide of Italy, Theophanu, and Matilda of Quedlinburg. In 963, Otto deposed John XII and chose Leo...
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expansion to the south. To resolve this conflict, the Byzantine princess Theophanu married his son Otto II in April 972. Otto finally returned to Germany...
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dynasty. 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...
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Willa of Tuscany (950–953) Gerberga (957–963) Adelaide of Italy (951–973) Theophanu of Constantinople (972–983) Berta di Luni (1002–14) Cunigunde of Luxembourg (1004–24)...
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Codex Aureus of Echternach (category Theophanu)
Hiltrud: Spuren der Theophanu in der Ottonischen Schatzkunst?, in: Euw, Anton von en Schreiner, Peter, Kaiserin Theophanu. Begegnung des Ostens und...
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his mother Empress Theophanu, tried to convince Lothair to support the Empress against the Duke of Bavaria. In the name of Theophanu, Adalberon offered...
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Divine Manifestation"), a c. AD 324 Greek theological work by Eusebius Theophanu or Theophania (960-991), Byzantine princess and Empress of the Holy Roman...
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of Germany (died 1025), a daughter of Emperor Otto II and his consort Theophanu, Ezzo became prominent during the reign of his brother-in-law, Emperor...
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II and his consort Theophanu. She was educated in Quedlinburg Abbey by her paternal aunt, Abbess Matilda. While Matilda and Theophanu stayed at the Italian...
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discipline Arnulf. But John XV, not wishing to defy Empress Theophanu, refuses. Winter – Theophanu arrives with her son, King Otto III in Rome to meet John...
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Retrieved 27 September 2021. Home page. Kaiserin-Theophanu-Schule. Retrieved on 6 April 2015. "Kaiserin-Theophanu-Schule Kantstrasse 3 51103 Köln-Kalk" "Geschichte...
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and so in the spring of 987, he planned a peace meeting with Empress Theophanu, who acted on behalf of her son Otto III. Before all these tangled events...
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in 985, the elder Henry relinquished the regency to the child's mother Theophanu. In return for his submission to the child king, Henry was restored as...
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Chronographers mention the astonishment that the Byzantine princess Theophanu caused to the westerners, because she was using a fork instead of her...
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in which mission he failed. A different bride who was not purple-born, Theophanu, was subsequently acquired in 971. To be "born in the purple" is often...
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an Italian Queen regnant, though women such as Adelaide of Italy and Theophanu and Maria Theresa of Austria, who controlled the power of ruling, ruled...
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John I Tzimiskes by marrying his son and heir Otto II to John's niece Theophanu. In 968 he established the Archbishopric of Magdeburg at his long-time...
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since the days of Heraclius. During this period the Byzantine princess Theophanu, wife of the Holy Roman Emperor Otto II, served as regent of the Holy...
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