Theophanu

Theophanu Skleros was born in 956 in Constantinople, Byzantium. She died in 991. Her father is named as Constantin Skleros. Other names are also known. She was a relative of the emperor of Byzantium. In 972 Theophanu married Otto II of Saxony, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

Their children were;

• Sophia, Abbess of Gandersheim, born 978

• Adelaide, Abbess of Quedlinburg, born 977

• Matilda of Saxony, born 978, and

• Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor, born 980

When Otto II died in 983 , Theophanu reigned as Empress on behalf of her son Otto III. She died in 991 and is buried in Cologne. Otto III was still a child and the grandmother Adelaide of Italy took over the reign until Otto III became old enough to reign on his own.