The Brunonen were a Saxon noble family in the 10th and 11th centuries. Lower Saxony ( German: Niedersachsen ch is pronounced before an s --> lies in north-western Germany and is second
The Brunonen named themselves after their founder, Duke Brun(o) of Saxony (d. Herzog is a German title of nobility, equivalent to Latin dux, English Duke, Danish hertug, Afrikaans Hertog, Dutch Bruno, Brun, or Braun (died 2 February 880) was the Duke of Saxony from 866 to his death The Free State of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen ˈzaksən Swobodny Stat Sakska is the easternmost federal state of Germany. 880). Their seats were in Eastphalia and Friesia. Eastphalia (Ostfalen Eastphalian: Oostfalen) is a historical region in northern Germany, encompassing eastern Lower Saxony and western In the year 942, a Brunonen called "Count Liudolf", was said to be in Brunswick, the first of many in that dynasty to be associated with that area. Events By Place Asia Kaminarimon the eight-pillared gate to Japan 's Kinryuzan Sensouji Temple, is erected Braunschweig, known as Brunswiek in Low German, is a city of 245810 people (as of 31 December 2007 located in Lower Saxony, Germany.
The Brunonen were close blood relatives of the Salians. See also Salian Franks, Salic law The Salian dynasty was a Dynasty in the High Middle Ages of four German Kings (1024-1125 In fact, Duke Bruno I sought without success to succeed Otto III in 1002 as Holy Roman Emperor. Otto III (980 &ndash January 23, 1002) was the fourth ruler of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1067 Duke Ekbert I of the Brunonen was granted the Margraviate of Meißen by Emperor Henry IV. The March or Margraviate of Meissen (Mark(grafschaft Meißen was a mediæval principality a march, of the Holy Roman Empire in the area of the modern Henry IV ( November 11, 1050 &ndash August 7, 1106) was King of Germany from 1056 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 until His son, Ekbert II, opposed that same ruler and lost the his rights to both the Margraviate and the Duchy of Friesia.
Ekbert II's death marked the end of the male Brunonen line. Ekbert II's sister, Gertrud of Brunswick, had a daughter with her second husband, Henry the Fat, Markgraf of Friesland of Northeim. Northeim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, seat of the district of Northeim, with a population of 31000 (as of 2002 This daughter, Richenza (d. Richenza of Northeim (c 1087/1089– June 10, 1141) was a member of the dynasty of the Counts of Northeim and a German Empress 1141) married Lothar of Süpplingenburg, who was Duke of Saxony and later became the Holy Roman Emperor. Lothair III of Supplinburg (1075 &ndash 1137 was Duke of Saxony (1106 King of Germany (1125 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1133 to 1137 This article lists Dukes Electors and Kings ruling over territories named Saxony from the beginning of the Saxon Duchy in the 9th century to the end of the Saxon Kingdom in 1918 Their daughter Gertrud (d. 1143) was married to Duke Henry the Proud of Saxony and Bavaria. Henry the Proud (c 1108 &ndash 20 October 1139) was the Duke of Bavaria ( Henry X, 1126&ndash1139 Duke of Saxony ( Henry Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 In this way, the Welf dynasty gained the County of Brunswick, which they would hold well into the modern era. See also Elder House of Welf The House of Welf (or House of Guelph) is a European Dynasty that has included many German and British
Famous Brunonen
- Markgrave Ekbert I, Markgraf of Meißen (d. Egbert I ( German: Ekbert; died 11 January 1068) was the Margrave of Meissen from 1067 until his early death the next year 1068)
- Markgrave Ekbert II, Markgraf of Meißen (d. Egbert II (Ekbert c 1060 &ndash 3 July 1090) was Count of Brunswick and Margrave of Meissen. 1090)
A Family Tree
- Brun I of Braunschweig (d. Bruno, Brun, or Braun (died 2 February 880) was the Duke of Saxony from 866 to his death 1015/16) (Duke of Saxony) ∞ Gisela of Swabia (b. c. 990; d. Events By Place Africa Construction of the Al-Hakim Mosque begins in Cairo. 15. February 1043 in Goslar) (∞ 1016/17 Emperor Konrad II (d. Goslar is a historic Town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Goslar and located on the northwestern Conrad II (c 990&ndash June 4, 1039) was the son of a mid-level nobleman in Franconia, Count Henry of Speyer and Adelaide of Alsace who inherited 1039))
- Liudolf (d. Liudolf of Brunswick (about 1003 – 23 April 1038) was Margrave of Frisia, count of Brunswick, count in the Derlingau 23. April 1038) ∞ Gertrud of Friesland (d. 1077)
- Brun II (b. Bruno II (1024 - 1057 was a Frisian count or Margrave in the 11th century ruling Middle- Friesland. c. 1024; d. 26. Juni 1057), Duke of Friesland
- Ekbert I (d. Egbert I ( German: Ekbert; died 11 January 1068) was the Margrave of Meissen from 1067 until his early death the next year 1068) ∞ Irmgard of Susa
- Ekbert II (d. Susa ( Biblical שושן ( Shushan) also Greek: Σοῦσα Transliterated as Sousa; Latin Susa) Egbert II (Ekbert c 1060 &ndash 3 July 1090) was Count of Brunswick and Margrave of Meissen. 1090) ∞ Oda of Orlamünde
- Gertrud of Brunswick (d. Orlamünde is a town in the Saale-Holzland district in Thuringia, Germany. 1117) ∞ I. Dietrich of Katlenburg(d. 1085); II. Henry the Fat of Northeim (d. 1101); III. Heinrich I, Markgraf of Meißen (d. Henry I (1070 – 1103 called the Elder, count of Eilenburg and son of Count Dedo II of Wettin and his second wife Adela of Brabant inherited in 1075 1103)
- Liudolf (d. Liudolf of Brunswick (about 1003 – 23 April 1038) was Margrave of Frisia, count of Brunswick, count in the Derlingau 23. April 1038) ∞ Gertrud of Friesland (d. 1077)
References
- The information in this article is based on and/or translated from its German equivalent.
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