Name Theophanu
Gender Feminine
Usage Greek
Scripts Θεοφανώ
Other Forms FormsTheophania
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Meaning & History
Variant of THEOPHANIA. Theophanu (c. 955 – June 15, 991) 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.