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Theophanu
Theophanu
(,
Theophano Skleraina
; c. 955June 15, 991), also spelled
Theophania
(
Θεοφάνια
),
Theophana
or
Theophano
, was the niece of the
Byzantine
Emperor
John I Tzimiskes
. By her marriage with Holy Roman Emperor
Otto II
, she was
Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire
and held
regency
as
Empress dowager
upon her husband's death in 983. Her name is derived from
Medieval Greek
Theophaneia (Θεοφάνεια)
, "appearance of God" (
Theophany
).
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