Theophano Skleros

956 - 991  (35 years)

• Name	Theophano Skleros
  Birth	956  [1, 3]
  Death	15 Jun 991	Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands   [1, 3]
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Leo Skleros   (Great Grandfather)  Sophia Phokas,   b. Abt 936  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I3460	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025

  
  

• Notes

  She is not the daughter of Romanus II, Emperor of the East, as many have stated. [3]

  
  

Father	Konstanin Skleros,   b. Abt 920, Constantinople (now Istanbul), Empire of the East d. After 980, Constantinople (now Istanbul), Empire of the East (Age 61 years)
Mother	Sophia Phokas,   b. Abt 936
Family ID	F2851	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner	Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor,   b. 954 - 955   d. 7 Dec 983, Rome, Lazio, Italy (Age 28 years)  [1, 2, 3, 4]
Marriage	14 Apr 972	Rome, Lazio, Italy   [1, 3, 4]
Age at Marriage	She : ~ 16 years and 4 months - He : ~ 17 years and 4 months.
Children	1 son and 1 daughter
1. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor,   b. 980   d. 1002 (Age 22 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   2. Matilda of Saxony,   b. 981   d. 4 Nov 1025, Esch-sur-Sûre, Luxembourg (Age 44 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lorraine  m. 991
Family ID	F2527	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	14 Apr 2020




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Theophano Skleros(956 – 991) 2Konstanin Skleros(Abt 920 – 980) 4Niketas Skleros(Abt 885 – ) 8Leo Skleros 16 17 9 18 19 5Gregoria 10Basileos 20Bardas, a magistros(835 – Abt 867) 21 11 22 23 3Sophia Phokas(Abt 936 – ) 6Leo Phokas, Perfect of Cappadocia, Great Admiral and Curopalates( – 976) 12Bardas Phokas, Cæsar at Coinstantinople(Abt 880 – 969) 24Nikephoras Phokas 25 13daughter Maleine 26Eudokios Maleinos 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 14 Apr 972 - Rome, Lazio, Italy Death - 15 Jun 991 - Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S1851] Wolf, Armin. "Who was Agatha, the Ancestress of Scottish and English Kings?", (Vowchurch, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, 2011). [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S310] Moriarty, G. Andrews. The Descent of the Plantagenet Kings from the Holy Roman Emperors, (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume CI, January 1947).