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Bruno's position in Cologne was little short of royal. Indeed, Otto delegated to Bruno and his successors as archbishop a number of normally royal privileges — the right to build fortifications and set up markets, to strike coins and collect (and keep) such taxes as the special ones on Jews in return for royal protection, those on market trading and tolls from traffic along the Rhine.
The Latin title archidux is first attested in reference to Bruno the Great, who ruled simultaneously as Archbishop of Cologne and Duke of Lotharingia in the 10th century, in the work of his biographer Ruotger of Cologne. In Ruotger, the title served as an honorific denoting Bruno's unusual position rather than a formal office. [3]
Ebstorf Abbey. Bruno is venerated as a saint and martyr in the Catholic Church, being honoured with a feast day on 2 February under the name St. Bruno of Saxony.About 1160 of his relics were translated by the Dannenberg counts to Ebstorf Abbey near Uelzen, which from the 14th century was defined as the place of the 880 battle and became a major pilgrimage site.
Despite having reunited all of Austria, Frederick's rule wasn't always uncontested: in 1485–1490, Matthias Corvinus, king of Hungary, occupied the proper Duchies of Austria and Styria, claiming the title Archduke of Austria. Frederick V the Peaceful: 21 September 1415 Innsbruck First son of Ernest and Cymburgis of Masovia: 10 June 1424 – 1490
Bruno the Great 925–965 Archbishop of Cologne: Thankmar c. 908 –938: Hugh the Great 898–956 Duke of the Franks: Hedwig of Saxony c. 910 –965: Eadgyth of England 910–946: Otto I the Great 912–973 King of Germany r. 936–973 Holy Roman Emperor r. 962–973: Adelaide of Italy 931–999: Henry I 919/921–955 Duke of Bavaria: Judith of ...
Count Bruno I sought without success to succeed Otto III in 1002 as King of the Romans. In 1067, Bruno's grandson Egbert was granted the Margraviate of Meissen by Emperor Henry IV. His son, Egbert II, opposed that same ruler and lost his rights to both Meissen and Frisia. Egbert II's death marked the end of the Brunonid line.
Bruno the Great, archbishop of Cologne as Bruno I (r. 953–965 This page was last edited on 16 February 2024, at 03:23 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Bruno of Cologne, OCart (German: Bruno von Köln; Italian: Bruno di Colonia; c. 1030 – 6 October 1101), venerated as Saint Bruno, was the founder of the Carthusians. He personally founded the order's first two communities. He was a celebrated teacher at Reims and a close advisor of his former pupil, Pope Urban II. His feast day is 6 October.