Theophano

E406920
Byzantine empress consort historical figure regent

Theophano was a powerful Byzantine empress consort and regent in the 10th century, noted for her political influence and controversial reputation in the Macedonian dynasty.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Theophano canonical 5
Theophano (daughter of Romanos II) 3
Theophano Martinakia 1

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine empress consort ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
regent ⓘ
associatedWith Basil II’s early reign ⓘ
Constantine VIII’s early reign ⓘ
court politics in Constantinople ⓘ
child Anna Porphyrogenita ⓘ
Basil II ⓘ
Constantine VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire ⓘ
culture Byzantine ⓘ
dynasty Macedonian dynasty ⓘ
era Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
floruit c. 950–c. 970s ⓘ
governedAsRegentFrom Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
historicalReputation subject of both praise and scandal in Byzantine sources ⓘ
language Medieval Greek ⓘ
maritalStatus widow of Romanos II ⓘ
marriageToRomanosII took place during the reign of Constantine VII ⓘ
notableFor controversial reputation ⓘ
political influence ⓘ
role in Macedonian dynasty politics ⓘ
notedIn Byzantine chronicles ⓘ
partOf Lekapenos family ⓘ
surface form: Byzantine imperial family
politicalRole de facto ruler of the Byzantine Empire during her sons’ minority ⓘ
positionHeld Byzantine regent ⓘ
Empress consort of the Byzantines ⓘ
predecessorAsEmpressConsort Theophano (wife of Romanos II) – none, she followed Helena Lekapene as senior empress ⓘ
regencyFor Basil II ⓘ
Constantine VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
residence Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
sexOrGender female ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence imperial court ⓘ
imperial succession ⓘ
spouse Romanos II ⓘ
successorAsEmpressConsort Theodora Porphyrogenita ⓘ
surface form: Theodora (wife of John I Tzimiskes)
timePeriod 10th century ⓘ
title Augusta ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

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

Basil II → mother → Theophano ⓘ
Theophanu → baptismalName → Theophano ⓘ
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor → mother → Theophano ⓘ
this entity surface form: Theophano Skleraina
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor → maternalGrandmother → Theophano ⓘ
this entity surface form: Theophano of Byzantium (possibly Theophano, wife of Romanos II)
Leo VI the Wise → spouse → Theophano ⓘ
this entity surface form: Theophano Martinakia
Anna Porphyrogenita → mother → Theophano ⓘ
Anna Porphyrogenita → sibling → Theophano ⓘ
this entity surface form: Theophano (daughter of Romanos II)
Romanos II → spouse → Theophano ⓘ
Romanos II → child → Theophano ⓘ
this entity surface form: Theophano (daughter of Romanos II)
Constantine VIII → mother → Theophano ⓘ
Constantine VIII → sibling → Theophano ⓘ
this entity surface form: Theophano (daughter of Romanos II)