Marriage Charter of Empress Theophanu
The Marriage Charter of Empress Theophanu (State Archives of Wolfenbüttel, 6 Urk 11) is the dower document for the Byzantine princess Theophanu. Written in Latin, the document was created in the Early Middle Ages after the marriage of Theophanu to Emperor Otto II in 972, which made her the Holy Roman Empress. The document was prepared by Otto II and exemplifies an instance of political and cultural contact between the Holy Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire. It serves as an example of Ottonian Renaissance art, and the calligraphy of the manuscript has led it to be regarded as one of the most beautiful diplomatic documents of the Middle Ages.
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Marriage Charter of Empress Theophanu
The Marriage Charter of Empress Theophanu (State Archives of Wolfenbüttel, 6 Urk 11) is the dower document for the Byzantine princess Theophanu. Written in Latin, the document was created in the Early Middle Ages after the marriage of Theophanu to Emperor Otto II in 972, which made her the Holy Roman Empress. The document was prepared by Otto II and exemplifies an instance of political and cultural contact between the Holy Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire. It serves as an example of Ottonian Renaissance art, and the calligraphy of the manuscript has led it to be regarded as one of the most beautiful diplomatic documents of the Middle Ages.
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Die sogenannte Heiratsurkunde ...... hmittelalterlicher Diplomatik.
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L'acte de mariage de l'impérat ...... iplomatique du haut Moyen Âge.
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The Marriage Charter of Empres ...... documents of the Middle Ages.
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Die sogenannte Heiratsurkunde ...... hmittelalterlicher Diplomatik.
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L'acte de mariage de l'impérat ...... iplomatique du haut Moyen Âge.
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The Marriage Charter of Empres ...... documents of the Middle Ages.
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Acte de mariage de l'impératrice Théophano
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Heiratsurkunde der Kaiserin Theophanu
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Marriage Charter of Empress Theophanu
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