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	Theophano (Byzantine Empress)
		Romanus' father Constantine VII Porphyrogentius avoided the mistake of preventing his son to marry the girl of his choice--as had several of his precedessors, culminating in their downfalls--by blandly pretending that Anastaso was of noble birth.
		Theophano was first sent into exile to the island of Prinkipo, sometimes known as Prote.
		However, shortly afterwards, she made a reappearance in the capital, seeking asylum in the Hagia Sophia, where, however, she was forcibly removed on the orders of the Chamberlain Basil, who condemned her to exile in distant Armenia.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Medieval/Bio/TheophanoEmpress.html (554 words)

	Theophanu - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		At one time it was believed Theophanu was the daughter of the Emperor Romanus II and his consort Theophano, but no mention is made of her being porphyrogenita (πορφυρογέννητη), purple-born, nor are her parents identified.
		It is known she was frequently at odds with her mother-in-law, Adelaide of Italy, and this caused an estrangement between Otto II and Adelaide.
		Otto II died suddenly on December 7, 983 and was buried in Rome.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Theophano (584 words)

	NICEPHORUS (I.-III.) - LoveToKnow Article on NICEPHORUS (I.-III.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		With the help of the regent Theophano and the patriarch, he received supreme command of the eastern forces, and being proclaimed emperor by these marched upon the capital, where meanwhile his partisans had overthrown his enemy Bringas.
		7 58829), Byzantine historian and patriarch of Constantinople (806815).
		Nicephorus is the author of a valuable compendium (Breviarium historicum) of Byzantine history from 602 to 770, of a meagre Chronologia corn pendiaria from Adam to the year of his own death.
	www.75.1911encyclopedia.org /N/NI/NICEPHORUS_I_III_.htm (2832 words)

	bowenline - pafg458 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Theophano, Empress of BYZANTINE EMPIRE [Parents] was born about 936 in of, Constantinople, Constantinople, Turkey.
		Anastaso of The BYZANTINE EMPIRE was born in 912 in .
		Eberhard I (Gebhard EQUISEHEIM was born in 946 in of, Equiseheim, Moselle, Alsace.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~wlbowen/pafg458.htm (299 words)

	A HISTORY OF THE CHURCH To the Eve of the Reformation : L.5, C.2.
		So far as the Byzantine literature is concerned the East has already broken away, in this century of Marozia and John XII, of Otto I and Otto III -- himself the son of a Byzantine princess -- and of the first French and German popes.
		The old scorn of the Byzantines for the Latin barbarians was, from now on, reinforced by a new hatred of the victorious Normans, and, as the empire grew ever weaker, by a new, very real fear.
		It was the beginning of a new career for Cerularius, of his influence as saint and martyr in the spiritual life of the Byzantine church and, above all, as a hero in the epic of its struggle with the tyrannical and heretical Latin barbarians.
	www.franciscan-sfo.org /ap/hu/hb5-2.htm (3353 words)

	Nicephorus Phocas
		Byzantine emperor (963-969), whose military achievements against the Muslim Arabs contributed to the resurgence of Byzantine power in the 10th century.
		Nicephorus Phocas was the son of Bardas Phocas, an important Byzantine general in Anatolia, on the borders of the empire.
		Byzantine and even Bulgar poets were inspired by his exploits, and posterity has kept his memory alive: he is celebrated in the epic poetry of the frontier; the church beatified him (an acolouthie was composed in his honour); and the monks of Mt. Athos still venerate as their benefactor and founder Nicephorus, emperor and martyr.
	members.fortunecity.com /fstav1/emperors/niceph.html (1846 words)

	Theophano - Phantis
		Around 956, the emperor Romanus II fall in love with her and marries her, subsequently renaming her Theophano.
		But Theophano was badly miscalculated in the hope of becoming the wife of the new ruler.
		Theophano was sent to exile and was back in the capital not before her sons acceded to the throne.
	wiki.phantis.com /index.php/Theophano (334 words)

	The Empress Theophano - Cambridge University Press
		Theophano divina gratia imperatrix augusta: western and eastern emperorship in the later tenth century Karl Leyser; 2.
		Theophano, the western empress from the east Odilo Engels; 3.
		Theophano: considerations on the education of a Byzantine princess Judith Herrin; 5.
	www.cambridge.org /us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521452961 (474 words)

	Jere's Ars Magica Saga: Byzantine Timeline
		The Byzantine armies of Basil II overrun Macedonia and defeat the Bulgarians at Vidin.
		The Byzantine empress Zoë dies at age 70, and her older sister Theodora, who has shared the throne since 1042 is left to rule with Constantine IX.
		The Byzantine emperor Michael VII abdicates and is succeeded by a soldier chosen by the Asiatic troops.
	www.geocities.com /leucretia/bginfo/timeline.html (3719 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Antipope John XVI (XVII)
		He became a monk and was closely connected with Empress Theophano, through whose influence he received the
		After the death of Otto II he remained the trusted adviser of the empress dowager who, in 988, promoted him to the episcopal See of Piacenza, raised for him to an archbishopric, though later restored to its original rank.
		Letters of the Byzantine ambassador Leo to Otto III in Sotér, XV (1892), 217 sqq.; JAFFÉ, Regesta Rom.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08428a.htm (515 words)

	Nicephorus II
		With the help of Theophano and the patriarch, Phocas received supreme command of the eastern forces, and being proclaimed emperor by these marched upon the capital, where meanwhile his partisans had overthrown his enemy Bringas.
		On his northern frontier he began a war against the Bulgars, to whom the Byzantines had of late been paying tribute (967), and by instigating an attack from Svyatoslav I of Kiev, distracted their attention effectively.
		In 967 he made peace with the Saracens of Kairawan and turned to defend himself against their common enemy, Otto I, who had proclaimed himself Western emperor and attacked the Byzantine possessions in Italy; but after some initial successes his generals were defeated and driven back upon the southern coast.
	www.savage-comedy.com /_Nicephorus_II (1015 words)

	Romanus IV articles on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Zoë ZOË [Zoë], c.978-1050, Byzantine empress (1028-50), daughter and successor of Constantine VIII.
		Zoë was first married when she was 50 years old at the request of her father to insure stability in the empire.
		Byzantine Empire BYZANTINE EMPIRE [Byzantine Empire] successor state to the Roman Empire (see under Rome), also called Eastern Empire and East Roman Empire.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/11105.html (430 words)

	Roman Emperors - DIR Irene (Wife of Leo IV)
		It was however natural that as empress she would commission iconographic art and she also acted as a monastic patron: under her rule there is evidence of the return of monastic investment of money in art.
		Herrin, Judith (1995) 'Theophano: Considerations on the Education of a Byzantine Princess', in The Empress Theophano.
		Treadgold, W.T. (1979) 'The Bride-Shows of the Byzantine Emperors', Byzantion 49: 395-413.
	www.roman-emperors.org /irene.htm (9864 words)

	Empress Adelaide - Women in World History Curriculum
		Theophano was a Byzantine princess who in 971 was given in marriage to Otto II.
		Fresh from the glorious but treacherous court of Byzantium, Theophano brought with her a useful knowledge of the ins and outs of political intrigue.
		Theophano assumed the title "Imperator Augustus" and defended her son Otto's title both from dukes, princes and attacks by the still pagan Slavs and Danes.
	www.womeninworldhistory.com /adelaide.html (947 words)

	publicaties
		The empress Theophano (972-991): political and cultural implications of her presence in Western Europe, in particular for the county of Holland.
		This is a publication of the acta of the second conference on Byzantine Music organized by the A.A. Bredius Foundation and held at Hernen Castle, the Netherlands, in November 1992.
		The former deals with the actual presence of Byzantium, in the person of the empress Theophano, in the West; the latter with the presence of the West in Byzantium.
	www.brediusstichting.nl /uitgaven1.htm (3081 words)

	Bibliography on Women in Byzantium
		"Theophano: Considerations on the Education of a Byzantine Princess," The Empress Theophano: Byzantium and the West at the Turn of the First Millennium, edited by Adelbert Davids: Cambridge University Press, 1995, pp.
		Anna Kantakouzene - the Byzantine Bride in the House of Kosaca), Zbornik za istoriju Bosne i Hercegovine 2.
		"A Portrait of the Empress Zoe and Constantine IX," Byzantion, 18.
	www.doaks.org /WomeninByzantium.html (12854 words)

	Greece Heads
		She continued exercise a high degree of influence on the government and is believed to have played a major role in various financial measures and took an active part in foreign politics, mainly in her dealings with Persia, not the least in 574.
		Owing to a combination of the typical Byzantine policy of extensive marriage alliances together with notable difficulty of access by potential invaders, Trapezoid was generally ignored or bypassed by the great conquerors of the era; Seljuqs and Mongols mainly.
		The Byzantine withdrew to Nicæa in Anatolia, and rival claimants established holdings in Trapezoid and Epirus, so at one point there were four claimants to the Byzantine Throne.
	www.guide2womenleaders.com /Greece_Heads.htm (2927 words)

	Germany - The “marriage document of the Empress Theophano”: UNESCO-CI
		The “Marriage document of the Empress Theophano” of 972 A.D. is a legal instrument of great political importance and at the same time a unique work of art.
		The marriage between the 17-year-old emperor, heir apparent to the throne, and the 12-year-old Theophano was blessed by Pope Johannes XIII in Rome.
		The western Empire of the European Middle Ages was to far outlive the Byzantine Empire in the further course of history and to continue in existence for 800 years.
	portal.unesco.org /ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=16070&URL_DO=DO_PRINTPAGE&URL_SECTION=201.html (415 words)

	III/64 Nikephorian Byzantine (III/64)
		Nikephoros Phokas was a Byzantine general from aristocratic Anatolian family who rose to the throne in 963 AD by marrying the widowed Empress Theophano.
		The biggest threat to Byzantine, however, was the growth of a Bulgarian empire under Tsar Samuel with its capital at Ochrid.
		When the Empress adopted a nephew on the advice of political counselers, Michael had the nephew exiled and sent his Empress to a nunnery, which prompted a political uprising that resulted in Michael being deposed and blinded.
	www.fanaticus.org /DBA/armies/III64.html (1184 words)

	BASIL (Vasilios) II BULGAROCTONUS THE GREATEST HELLENE EMPEROR
		The reign of Basil II, widely acknowledged to be one of the outstanding Byzantine emperors, admirably illustrates the strength of the Byzantine system of government.
		Basil was the son of Romanus II and Theophano and was crowned co-emperor with his brother Constantine in 960, but as minors both he and his brother remained in the background.
		The main fields of external conflict were Syria, Armenia, and Georgia (Iveria) in the east, in the Balkans (Bulgaria) in the north, and in southern Italy in the west.
	www.agiasofia.com /emperors/basilb.html (1449 words)

	THEOPHANO (c. 956–991) - Online Information article about THEOPHANO (c. 956–991)
		betrothal to his son Otto II., she was married to him and crowned empress at See also:
		Germany, which she governed with conspicuous success in the name of her son, Otto III, In 989 she visited Rome, where she exercised as imperatrix the imperial prerogatives, and probably compelled the See also:
		Theophano died at Nimwegen on the 15th of See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /TAV_THE/THEOPHANO_c_956991_.html (357 words)

	FictionPress.Com Story : The Empress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Author's Note: Alright, this may sound a bit weird, but this is dedicated to, and based on the life of the Empress Theophano, wife to Otto II, mother to Otto III.
		They called her Theophano the Elder and was Empress for a while.
		The Emperor was led in a conspiracy by Theophano, which promptly led to the assignation of the former emperor, Nicephorus II Phocas, who was also the uncle of my mother.
	www.fictionpress.com /read.php?storyid=1228106 (1779 words)

	Ancestors of Eugene Ashton ANDREW & Anna Louise HANISH Empress Theophano BYZANTIUM ANDREW ANGERMUELLER HANISH STRUDELL ...
		The Emperor's will had left a eunuch, Joseph Bringas, in charge of the affairs of state and the 20-year-old Empress, Theophano, as acting regent for the legitimate emperors, Basil and Constantine, aged six and three, respectively.
		He married a Greek girl, Theophano; she was suspected of poisoning her father-in-law and hastening Romanus'death; and before her twenty-four-year-old husband was dead she seduced into her arms the ascetic general Nicephorus II Phocas, who with her connivance seized the throne...Bored with this monastic existence, Theophano became the mistress of the General John Tzimisces.
		Ancestral File Ver 4.13 9QZD-NW Theophano Empress of the BYZANTINE EMPIRE Born Abt 936 Constantinople Constantinople Turkey.
	www.geneal.net /2553.htm (760 words)

	JewelryNamesIndex
		Catherine became an unpopular foreign queen and served as a strong anti-Hugennot regent during the the reigns of her three sons.
		Irene - Byzantine Empress - Emperor Constantine V married Irene for her beauty, but he disliked her religious inclininations.
		She became a saint for restoring the veneration of icons when she came to power after her husband's death, but she had her son's eyes gouged out so she could retain control of the empire.
	www.greenlightwrite.com /jewelrynamesindex.htm (1680 words)

	Australian Publications in Byzantine and Related Fields to 1997 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		"Byzantine iconographic programmes in Cappadocia: The church of St Barbara in Soganli Dere", Phronema 4 (1989) 45-51.
		"The cultural milieu of the Byzantine empress" (summary), BSAN 10 (1982) 6-7.
		PAMELA M. Byzantine and Early Islamic Ceramics of Syria-Jordan, IVth-VIIIth Centuries A.D. Acts of the Colloquium in Amman, 3-5 December 1994, ed.
	home.vicnet.net.au /~byzaus/public_to_97.htm (9398 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The Warden line is not descended from this marriage, however, but from his daughter Anna (b 963) by Theophano, Empress of the Byzantine Empire, b a 936 in Constantinople.
		It was hard for the Byzantines to accept the fact that their empire might soon become simply one among a number of Christian principalities.
		The last Warden ancestor to hold the title of Emporer of the Byzantine Empire and Nicea was Theodorus I (b 1175), whose daughter Maria Laskarina, (b a 1206) married Bela IV (b 1206), King of Hungary.
	www.newchester.com /Genealogy/Stories.htm (16428 words)

	700000 people connected with European Royalty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Emperor Leo VI Leon Of The Byzantine Empire and Empress Of Byzantine Empire Theophano
		Emperor Leo VI Leon Of The Byzantine Empire and Empress Zoe Zautzina Of The Byzantine Empire
		Spouse: Empress Eleni Lekapene Of The Byzantine (Abt 0906-0961)
	www.e-familytree.net /f11145.htm (1215 words)

	Building A Digital Feminary
		General Bonaparte gave her a pension and a position at court.
		Theodora, Empress of the Holy Roman Empire in Byzantium.
		(Look up in Psellus?) Theophano who married Otto II the western Roman Emperor in around 1000-something.
	darkshire.net /~lizhenry/annotatrix/listnames.cgi?letter=T&expand=yes (438 words)

	Empress Theophano: Byzantium And The West At The Turn Of The First Millennium; Editor: Davids, Adelbert; Paperback (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Empress Theophano: Byzantium And The West At The Turn Of The First Millennium; Editor: Davids, Adelbert; Paperback
		A volume of essays on the Byzantine princess Theophano who died as empress of the Ottonian Empire in 991.A volume of essays on the Byzantine princess Theophano who died as empress of the Ottonian Empire in 991.
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	www.netstoreusa.com /hjbooks/052/0521524679.shtml (216 words)

	Byzantines
		Theodora (Θεοδώρα) (ruled 842 - 855) – wife of Theophilus; empress and regent for Michael III; canonized by the Orthodox church; deposed and entered monastery
		Romanus II the Purple-born (Ρωμανός Β' ο Πορφυρογέννητος) (939 - 963, ruled 959 - 963) –; son of Constantine VII, his wife was Theophano
		In 1453 Mehmed II overthrew the Byzantine Empire and claimed the title of Caesar; his successors continued this claim.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Medieval/Byzantine.html (2132 words)

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