Theophanu (rond 959/60-991) - "Orient meets Occident"

With the marriage, an alliance was concluded between the European Eastern and Western empires with the capitals Constantinople and Rome.
Theophanu became the most powerful woman of the Middle Ages in the Western Roman Empire.
After Otto II's early death, the only twenty-three-year-old widow and her power-conscious mother-in-law Adelheid secured the throne for their underage son Otto III. Diplomatically, the eloquent and highly educated Empress steered the fate of the empire until her untimely death at the age of thirty. Ingelheim became an important base of the imperial family due to its proximity to Mainz and close contact with Archbishop Willigis (975-1011).

Please pay attention to weatherproof clothing and practical shoes!

Bookable: all year round
Duration: approx. 1.5 hours
Participants per guide: up to 15 people
Booking deadline: 14 days in advance
Price per group: 45 euros plus museum admission for groups of 2 euros / per person aged 18 and over
Foreign languages: 60 euros (English & French) plus admission to the museum for groups of 2 euros / per person aged 18 and over

Note: Please book this tour directly in the museum at the Kaiserpfalz, the contact details can be found here