It would be several years before Otto received a bride for his son from the east; in 969, John I Tzimiskes assassinated and succeeded Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus in a military revolt.
It would be several years. Otto received a bride for his son from the east. John I Tzimiskes assassinated. This was in 969. John I Tzimiskes succeeded Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus in a military revolt. This was in 969.