Bruno, Brun, or Braun (died 2 February 880) was the Duke of Saxony from 866 to his death. He was the elder son of Duke Liudolf of Saxony, progenitor of the Liudolfing dynasty and his wife Oda of Billung. While his father is described as dux orientalis Saxonum, duke of East Saxony, it is possible that Bruno, according to Widukind of Corvey, was dux totius Saxonum, duke of all Saxony.
He died, along with several other Saxon noblemen, in a battle against the Vikings (probably Danes) on 2 February 880.[1] The battle near Ebstorf was a crushing defeat and two bishops as well as twelve counts, among them Bruno, were killed. He is called ducem et fratrem reinæ: dux and "the queen's brother," meaning that his sister Liutgard was married to King Louis the Younger. According to Thietmar of Merseburg, Bruno died in a flooded river while on campaign against the Danes in 880. This probably took place during the battle or during a retreat.
According to legend, Bruno is the founder of Brunswick and ancestor of the Brunonen, counts in the Derlingau, though an affiliation with Count Brun I of Brunswick is uncertain.
Sources
- Reuter, Timothy (trans.) The Annals of Fulda. (Manchester Medieval series, Ninth-Century Histories, Volume II.) Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1992.
Notes
- ^ AF, 880 (p. 88 and n4).
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Bruno, Duke of Saxony
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| Preceded by Liudolf |
Duke of Saxony 866–880 |
Succeeded by Otto I |
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