Theophano, Byzantine Empire
Theophano, Princess Of The Byzantine Empire, Female 1 Jan 956 - 1 Jan 960 - 15 June 991
Born, of Constantinople, Constantinople, Turkey.
Died, Nijmegen (Nymwagen, Nimwegen), Nederlands.
Married to Rufus Holy Roman Empire. Mother of Adelheid Holy Roman Empire and Sophie Holy Roman Empire and Mathilde Saxony and Iii Holy Roman Empire. Daughter of Theophano Byzantine Empire and Ii Byzantine Empire. Sister of Ii Byzantine Empire and Agatha, Byzantine Empire and Viii, Byzantine Empire and Anna Byzantine Empire.
Weis in his ÔAncestral roots of sixty colonistsÕ has a different version for TheophanaÕs parents. He writes: Moriarty mms. at NEHGS pp. 88-89, cites Benrath, ÒWer war die Kaiserin TheophanoÓ (1939), shows Theophana probably daughter of Leo Phokas, son of Sophia Phokas by her husband Constantin Skleros, brother of Marie, 1st wife of the Basileus John Tsimices.s descended from the Lekapenoi. F. Dlger refuted this theory (HistJb 62-69 [1942-49] 649-58). Apparently because she was not a I revived the title Romanorum imperator augustus; he also undertook an attack on the Saracen invaders of southern Italy because such action was appropriate for an emporer. As regent for Otto III, Theophano stressed her imperial rank. ...ntries in the Tenth Century (Hernen, 1985), 33-77.t the articles avoid making any guesses.
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