Bruno II
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Bruno II was a Frisian count or margrave
in the 11th century ruling Middle-Friesland
. He belonged to the Brunonen
family. In 1038 he succeeded his father Liudolf, Margrave of Frisia
. His mother was Gertrude the daughter of Count Hugo and brother of Pope Leo IX
. When he was killed in 1057 in an encounter with William of Brandenburg
, he was succeeded by his brother Egbert
.
Margrave
A margrave or margravine was a medieval hereditary nobleman with military responsibilities in a border province of a kingdom. Border provinces usually had more exposure to military incursions from the outside, compared to interior provinces, and thus a margrave usually had larger and more active...
in the 11th century ruling Middle-Friesland
Friesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
. He belonged to the Brunonen
Brunonen
The Brunonen were a Saxon noble family in the 10th and 11th centuries, who owned property in Eastphalia and Frisia....
family. In 1038 he succeeded his father Liudolf, Margrave of Frisia
Liudolf, Margrave of Frisia
Liudolf of Brunswick was margrave of Frisia, count of Brunswick, count in the Derlingau and the Gudingau. He was a member of the Brunonen family....
. His mother was Gertrude the daughter of Count Hugo and brother of Pope Leo IX
Pope Leo IX
Pope Saint Leo IX , born Bruno of Eguisheim-Dagsburg, was Pope from February 12, 1049 to his death. He was a German aristocrat and as well as being Pope was a powerful secular ruler of central Italy. He is regarded as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, with the feast day of April 19...
. When he was killed in 1057 in an encounter with William of Brandenburg
William of Brandenburg
Wilhelm von Brandenburg was the Archbishop of Riga from 1539 to 1561.A member of the House of Hohenzollern, Wilhelm was the son of Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, the brother of Albert, Duke of Prussia, and the grandson of Albert III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg and Casimir IV...
, he was succeeded by his brother Egbert
Egbert I, Margrave of Meissen
Egbert I was the Margrave of Meissen from 1067 until his early death the next year. Egbert was the Count of Brunswick from about 1038, when his father, Liudolf, Margrave of Frisia, died. His mother was Gertrude, the sister of Pope Leo IX.Egbert was the scion of the influential Eastphalian family...
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