Pedigree: Theophano (SKLEROS ?) of BYZANTIUM

The PEDIGREE of

Theophano (SKLEROS ?) of BYZANTIUM

aka Theophana LEKAPENE; von BYZANZ; (`niece of Emperor Ioannes Tzimiskes', but pedigree details for both Tzimiskes and Theophano are uncertain. The parentage shown here as `prob.' comes from Imperial records, but scholars are doubtful; Regent of HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE after death of her husband)

Born: Constantinople abt. 956 Died: 991

HM George I's 21-Great Aunt. HRE Ferdinand I's 17-Great Aunt. HRE Charles VI's 21-Great Aunt. U.S. President's 25-Great Aunt. Poss. PM Churchill's 24-Great Grandmother. Poss. HM Margrethe II's 23-Great Grandmother. Poss. Agnes Harris's 22-Great Grandmother. `Osawatomie' Brown's 29-Great Aunt.

"We have not inherited the Earth from our ancestors. We only borrowed it from our children."

Husband/Partner: Otto II `der Rote' of SAXONY
Child: Emperor Otto III

Possible Children: Othelendis (Ulfrido Uthildis) (Princess) of SAXONY ; Matilda (Princess) of SAXONY ; Otto III von SACHSEN
Alternative Mother of Possible Children: poss. Theophana SKLERENA [alt ped]

________	________	________	________	_______	_______
			/	-- Leon SCLERUS (855?? - ?)
		/	-- Niketas SCLERUS (870? - 921+)
		\|	\	\| (skip this generation?)
		\|	\	-- poss. Anna +		====> [ 245 ,,x,&]
		/			\| OR: poss. Eirene TOURKAINA +	====> [ 2]
	/	-- Pantherios (Photeinos) SKLEROS (? - 944+)
	\|	\	/	-- Basil I (Basileos Bardas) PORPHYROGENITUS +		====> [ 245 ,,x,&]
	\|	\|	/		\| OR: prob. Michael III the PHRYGIAN +	==&=> [ 202 ,,qD,&]
	\|	\	-- prob. not Gregoria von BYZANZ (skip?)
	/		\	-- Eudoxia (Eudocia Eudokia) INGERINA +		====> [ 245 ,,x,&]
/	-- Konstantin SKLEROS (Patrikios) von BYZANZ (920? - 980+)
\|	\		/	-- Basileos MAMIKONEAN +		==&=> [ 246 ,,xD,&]
\|	\|	/	-- Bardas
\|	\|	/		\| (skip this generation?)
/	\	-- Gregoria (PORPHYROGENETIA) of BYZANZ
- Theophano (SKLEROS ?) of BYZANTIUM
\				/	-- Nicephorus `the Elder' PHOCAS +	====> [ 175 ,,qd,&]
\|			/	-- Nicephorus `the Younger' PHOKAS (870? - 925+)
\|			\|	\	\| (skip this generation!)
\|			/	\	-- Anna DALESSENA +	====> [ 1]
\|		/	-- Bardas PHOCAS (880? - 969?)
\|	/	-- Leon PHOKAS (912? - 976?)
\|	\|	\	/	-- Eudokios (Eudokias) MALEINOS (? - 900+)
\|	/	\	-- (Miss) MALEINE (892? - ?)
\	-- prob. Sofhia PHOKAINA von BYZANZ (936? - ?)

Her (poss.) Grandchildren: Schwanhild of HOLLAND ; Bertrada of WESTFRIESLAND ; Florenz (Floris) I (Count) of HOLLAND ; Otto II (Duke) of SWABIA ; Richeza (Richenza Rixa) of PFALZ-LORRAINE ; Ludolf de LORRAINE (Governor) von BRAUWEILER ; Ida (Princess) of LOTHRINGEN ; Adelheid von LOTHRINGEN