Theophano Skleros Princess 
Theophano was born in 0956 in CONSTANTINOPLE,TURKEY. Theophano's father was KONSTANTIN SKLEROS and her mother was SOPHIA Phokas. Her paternal grandparents were NIKETAS SKLEROS and GREGORIA PORPHYROGENETIA; her maternal grandfather was LEO Phokas Prefect Capadoci. She was an only child. She died in Germany (Regent of Germany).General Notes
DATE 5 MAY 2000
GIVN Theophano
SURN PHOKAS
NSFX Empress*
Theophano Phokas, daughter of Leo Romanus Phokas of the ByzantineEmpire, was given to Otto II in marriage to avoid war with Holy RomanEmperor Otto I. She took with her some of the Greek artists
whosettled in Cologne, founding an artist colony there.
ABBR Trager's Chronology
PAGE Henrickson's Chronicles AD961 970
GEDCOM line 25794 not recognizable or too long:
() 2 GIVN Theophana of Constantinopl
GEDCOM line 25795 not recognizable or too long:
() 2 SURN of the East
Weis' "AR" (147:20) states: Moriarity mms. at NEHGS pp.88-89, cites Benrath,
"Wer war die Kaiserin Theophano" (1939), shows Theophana prob. dau ofLeo
Pohocas, son ofSophia Phokas by her husb. Constantin Skleros, brother ofMarie,
1st wife of the Basileus John Tsimices.
"Colonial & Revolutionary Lineages in America" shows her as the dau. of the
Emporer Romanus II and his wife Theophana.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.0885 d.0925
- b.0920 d.0980
- b.0755 d.0797
- b.0785 d.0828
- b.0765
- b.0812 in ADRIANOPLE,TURKEY d.29 AUG 886 in TURKEY
- b.0750 d.0826
- b.0785
- b.0885
- b.0835 in CONSTANTINOPLE,TURKEY d.0883
- b.0956 in CONSTANTINOPLE,TURKEY d.15 JUN 991 in Germany (Regent of Germany)
- b.0840 in ARMENIA d.0896 in CONSTANTINOPLE,TURKEY
- b.0890 d.0969
- b.0845
- b.0906 d.0976
- b.0850 d.0900
- b.0900
- b.0936
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‌Theophano and Otto II of were married in a religious ceremony in <Of,Saxony,Germany>. They had a son and two daughters, named Otto III, Uthildis Of and Mathilde.
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Children
Mathilde Saxony
Mathilde was born about 0979 in Of,Saxony,Germany. She died on November 4th, 1025 in Esch,Sauer.
Otto III Holy Roman Empire
Otto III was born about 0980 in Saxony,Germany. He died on January 21st, 1002.
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