Whom did Otto II marry?
Catherine of Aragon
Theophanu of Byzantine
Matilda of England
Eleonore of Provence
Answer
Otto II married Theophanu of Byzantine in 972. The marriage was arranged to secure Otto's hold on the Italian peninsula and to further his claims to the Byzantine throne. Theophanu was the daughter of the Byzantine Emperor Romanus II and his wife, Eudoxia. She was raised in a court that was steeped in Byzantine culture and tradition.
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