Theophanu

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Byzantine-born empress Holy Roman Empress historical figure regent

Theophanu was a Byzantine-born empress of the Holy Roman Empire who played a crucial political role in the late 10th century as the wife of Emperor Otto II and regent for their son Otto III.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Theophanu canonical 6
Empress Theophanu 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine-born empress ⓘ
Holy Roman Empress ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
regent ⓘ
associatedWith Byzantine court culture ⓘ
imperial politics of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
baptismalName Theophano ⓘ
birthPlace Byzantine Empire ⓘ
broughtToCourtBy Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
burialPlace St. Pantaleon Abbey, Cologne ⓘ
surface form: Church of St. Pantaleon, Cologne
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
deathDate 991 ⓘ
deathPlace Nijmegen ⓘ
dynasty Ottonian dynasty ⓘ
era 10th century ⓘ
fatherInLaw Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
influenced imperial administration in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
marriageAllianceBetween Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
marriageDate 972 ⓘ
marriagePlace Rome ⓘ
motherInLaw Adelaide of Italy ⓘ
motherOf Adelheid I of Quedlinburg ⓘ
Matilda of Germany, Abbess of Essen ⓘ
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Sophia I of Gandersheim ⓘ
notableFor exercising imperial authority as a female regent ⓘ
influencing the upbringing and policies of Otto III ⓘ
strengthening Byzantine–Ottonian relations ⓘ
positionHeld Holy Roman Empress ⓘ
Regent of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
predecessorAsEmpress Adelaide of Italy ⓘ
regencyEnd 991 ⓘ
regencyStart 983 ⓘ
regentFor Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
spouse Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
spouseTitle Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
successorAsEmpress Cunigunde of Luxembourg ⓘ
title Augusta of the Roman Empire ⓘ
surface form: Imperatrix Augusta

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ottonian dynasty → hasMember → Theophanu ⓘ
Holy Roman Empress → notableOfficeHolder → Theophanu ⓘ
Memleben → founderOfMonastery → Theophanu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Empress Theophanu
Adelaide of Italy → successorAsEmpressConsort → Theophanu ⓘ
Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor → spouse → Theophanu ⓘ
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor → mother → Theophanu ⓘ
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor → regent → Theophanu ⓘ