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Bruno, Duke of Saxony

850 - 880

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Bruno, also called Brun or Braun (c. 830/840 – 2 February 880), a member of the Ottonian dynasty, was Duke of Saxony from 866 until his death in 880. He is rated as an ancestor of the Brunonids, a cadet branch of the Ottonians, though an affiliation is uncertain. Bruno was killed fighting against Norse warriors in the Battle of Lüneburg Heath and is venerated as one of the Ebsdorf Martyrs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bruno, Duke of Saxony is the 495th most popular nobleman (down from 454th in 2019). (down from 1,113th in 2019)

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Among noblemen, Bruno, Duke of Saxony ranks 495 out of 1,415. Before him are Ælfflæd, Ferdinand, Count of Flanders, Rinaldo d'Este, Gaston, Prince of Viana, Maria Beatrice of Savoy, and Maddalena de' Medici. After him are Marie Elisabeth of France, Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Princess Maria Bona of Savoy-Genoa, Ingegerd of Norway, Lambert I, Count of Louvain, and Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 850, Bruno, Duke of Saxony ranks 19. Before him are Linji Yixuan, Emperor Seiwa, Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam, Vladimir of Bulgaria, Smbat I of Armenia, and Ælfflæd. After him are Abu Zayd al-Balkhi, Reginar I Longneck, Almış, Herbert I, Count of Vermandois, Trpimir I of Croatia, and Stephen II of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 880, Bruno, Duke of Saxony ranks 3. Before him are Fatima al-Fihri, and Carloman of Bavaria. After him are Al-Mahani, and Ariwara no Narihira.

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