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Theophanu (955-991)

"Theophanu (also Theophania, Theophana, or Theophano, Greek Θεοφανώ; c. AD 955 –  15 June 990), was an Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire by marriage to Holy Roman Emperor Otto II, and regent of the Holy Roman Empire during the minority of her son from 983 until her death in 990.

She was the niece of the Byzantine Emperor John I Tzimiskes." - (en.wikipedia.org 31.10.2019)

What we know

Background

Wife of Otto II
daughter of Konstantinos Skleros [father of], Sophia Phokaina [mother of]
mother of Otto III [son of], Otto II [father of]
mother of Adelaide I [daughter of], Otto II [father of]
mother of Sophia I [daughter of], Otto II [father of]
mother of Matilda of Germany, Countess Palatine of Lotharingia [daughter of], Otto II [father of]

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