Brun I, Count of Brunswick
Noble person
0975 – 1010
Who was Brun I, Count of Brunswick?
Brun, was Count in the Derlingau, the Nordthüringgau, the Hastfalagau, the Salzgau, the Gau Gretinge, and the Gau Mulbeze, with Brunswick as his residence. Brun was a member of the Brunones dynasty.
Brun's father is assumed to have been Count Liudolf. In 1002, Brun married Gisela of Swabia, who later became wife of the Emperor. Their oldest son was Liudolf.
In 990, Brun was a member of the Saxon army that supported Mieszko I, Duke of Poland, against Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia, in Silesia. Brun participated in the election for King of the Romans of 1002 as a candidate and elector. When his own candidacy failed, he supported Herman II, Duke of Swabia, whose daughter he married in the same year. Brun had been considered a legitimate candidate because he was a male-line relative of Otto III.
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- Born
- 0975
- Parents
- Spouses
- Gisela of Swabia
(1002 - 1010)
- Gisela of Swabia
- Children
- Died
- 1010
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on July 23, 2013
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