Romanus II of Byzantium Byzantine Emperor [5721] 24
- Marriage (1): Bertha (Eudokia, Eudocia) [57387]
- Marriage (2): Theophano of Byzantium [5720] in 956
- Died: 963
General Notes:
Acceded: 959
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Romanus II, Emperor of Constantinople held the office of Co-regent of Constantinople in 945.1 He succeeded to the title of Emperor Romanus II of Constantinople in 959.1
1. John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 52. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
2. Russia, online <http://www.friesian.com/russia.htm>. Hereinafter cited as Russia.
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded, 959.
Romanus married Bertha (Eudokia, Eudocia) [57387] [MRIN: 13767], daughter of Hugh of Italy King of Italy [48861] and Pezola (Venerem) [57386].
Romanus next married Theophano of Byzantium [5720] [MRIN: 1876] in 956. (Theophano of Byzantium [5720] was born in 941 in Constantinople, Turkey.)
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