Theophanu

Holy Roman Emperor from 973 to 983 and King of Italy from 980 to 983

Theophanu Skleraina (; also Theophania, Theophana, Theophane or Theophano; ; 955 15 June 991) was empress of the Holy Roman Empire by marriage to Emperor Otto II, and regent of the Empire during the minority of their son, Emperor Otto III, from 983 until her death in 991. She was the niece of the Byzantine Emperor John I Tzimiskes. Theophanu was known to be a forceful and capable ruler, and her status in the history of the Empire was in many ways exceptional. Her official titles contained 'consors imperii', which her stepmother Adelaide of Italy already received and 'comperatrix augusta', whic

983 rebellion: Polabian Slavs, Wends, Lutici and Obotrite tribes overthrew Ottonian rule over the Slavic lands and rejected Christianization under Emperor Otto I

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11th-century illuminated Gospel Book at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, Germany

rebellion of three German princes, all called Henry, against Emperor Otto II in 976–977

thumb|upright=1.1|George Frideric Handel Ottone, re di Germania ("Otto, King of Germany", HWV 15) is an opera by George Frideric Handel, to an Italian–language libretto adapted by Nicola Francesco Haym from the libretto by Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino for Antonio Lotti's opera Teofane. It was the first new opera written for the Royal Academy of Music (1719)'s fourth season and had its first performance on 12 January 1723 at the King's Theatre, Haymarket in London. Handel had assembled a cast of operatic superstars for this season and the opera became an enormous success.

972 dower document for Byzantine princess Theophanu

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