Basil II's niece, sent as a royal bride to the court of Otto III in what would have been a momentous diplomatic union. She arrived only to find Otto III dead and the court in mourning, foiling the planned marriage. Brownworth speculates that had the marriage taken place, the throne of Byzantium might have fallen to her on Basil's death and east and west would have been reunited.
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Episode 13 (2 mentions)
Basil II's niece, sent as a royal bride to the court of Otto III in what would have been a momentous diplomatic union. She arrived only to find Otto III dead and the court in mourning, foiling the planned marriage. Brownworth speculates that had the marriage taken place, the throne of Byzantium might have fallen to her on Basil's death and east and west would have been reunited.
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