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| Theophanu | |
|---|---|
 Christ blessing Otto (left) and Theophano (right), ivory book cover, dated 982/3, Musée de Cluny, Paris. | |
| Holy Roman Empress | |
| Tenure | 7 May 973 – 7 December 983 |
| Queen consort of Germany | |
| Tenure | 14 April 972 – 7 December 983 |
| Coronation | 14 April 972 |
| Born | c. 955 Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Died | 15 June 991 Nijmegen (modern-day Netherlands) |
| Spouse | Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (m. 972; died 983) |
| Issue more... | Adelaide I, Abbess of Quedlinburg Sophia I, Abbess of Gandersheim Mathilde, Countess Palatine of Lorraine Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor |
| Father | Constantine Skleros |
| Mother | Sophia Phokaina |
| Religion | Chalcedonian Christianity |
Theophanu (German pronunciation: [te.o.fa.ˈnuː]; also Theophania, Theophana, or Theophano; Medieval Greek Θεοφανώ;[1] c. AD 955 – 15 June 991) was empress of the Holy Roman Empire by marriage to Emperor Otto II, and regent of the Empire during the minority of their son, Emperor Otto III, from 983 until her death in 991. She was the niece of the Byzantine Emperor John I Tzimiskes. Theophanu was known to be a forceful and capable ruler, and her status in the history of the Empire was in many ways exceptional. According to Wilson, "She became the only consort to receive the title 'co-empress' (coimperatrix augusta), and it was envisaged she would succeed as sole ruler if Otto II died without a son."[2]
- ^ Θεοφανώ is a Greek diminutive of Θεοφάνεια "Theophany". G. S. Henrich, "Theophanu oder Theophano? Zur Geschichte eines 'gespaltenen' griechischen Frauennamensuffixes' in: Euw and Schreiner (eds.), Kaiserin Theophanu II (1991), 88–99.
- ^ Wilson, Peter H. (28 January 2016). The Holy Roman Empire: A Thousand Years of Europe's History. Penguin Books Limited. p. PR17. ISBN 978-0-14-195691-6. Retrieved 6 July 2022.