Duke of Saxony Brun of Saxony
- 880
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. Duke of Saxony Brun of Saxony (son of Liudolf of Saxony and Oda of Billung); died 2 Feb 880. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15865
Notes:
Bruno, Brun, or Braun (died 2 February 880) was the Duke of Saxony from 866 to his death. He was the elder son of Duke Liudolf of Saxony, progenitor of the Liudolfing dynasty and his wife Oda of Billung. While his father is described as dux orientalis Saxonum, duke of East Saxony, it is possible that Bruno, according to Widukind of Corvey, was dux totius Saxonum, duke of all Saxony.
He died, along with several other Saxon noblemen, in a battle against the Vikings (probably Danes) on 2 February 880.[1] The battle near Ebstorf was a crushing defeat and two bishops as well as twelve counts, among them Bruno, were killed. He is called ducem et fratrem reinæ: dux and "the queen's brother," meaning that his sister Liutgard was married to King Louis the Younger. According to Thietmar of Merseburg, Bruno died in a flooded river while on campaign against the Danes in 880. This probably took place during the battle or during a retreat.
According to legend, Bruno is the founder of Brunswick and ancestor of the Brunonen, counts in the Derlingau, though an affiliation with Count Brun I of Brunswick is uncertain.
2. 
Liudolf of Saxony was born Abt 805 (son of Brun of Saxony and Gisa Vonverla); died 12 Mar 864; was buried , Brunshausen, Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15859
Notes:
Liudolf (born about 805, died 12 March 864 or 866) was a Saxon count, son of one count (Graf) Brun (Brunhart) and his wife Gisla von Verla; later authors called him duke of the Eastern Saxons (dux orientalis Saxonum, probably since 850) and count of Eastphalia. Liudolf had extended possessions in eastern Saxony, and was a leader (dux) in the wars of King Louis the German against Normans and Slavs. The ruling Liudolfing House, also known as the Ottonian dynasty, is named after him; he is its oldest verified member.
Before 830 Liudolf married Oda, daughter of a Frankish princeps named Billung and his wife Aeda. Oda died on 17 May 913, supposedly at the age of 107.
They had six children:
Brun
Otto the Illustrious, father of Henry the Fowler
Liutgard married King Louis the Younger in 874.
Hathumoda, became an abbess
Gerberga, became an abbess
Christina, became an abess
By marrying a Frankish nobleman's daughter, Liudolf followed suggestions set forth by Charlemagne about ensuring the integrity of the Frankish Empire in the aftermath of the Saxon Wars through marriage.
In 845/846, Liudolf and his wife traveled to Rome in order to ask Pope Sergius II for permission to found a house of secular canonesses, duly established at their proprietary church in Brunshausen around 852, and moved in 881 to form Gandersheim Abbey. Liudolf's minor daughter Hathumod became the first abbess.
Liudolf is buried in Brunshausen.
Buried:
BrunshausenLiudolf — Oda of Billung. Oda (daughter of Billung and Adea) died 17 May 913. [Group Sheet]
3. Oda of Billung (daughter of Billung and Adea); died 17 May 913. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15862
Children:
- Otto I of Saxony was born 851; died 30 Nov 912; was buried Gandersheim Abbey.
- Liutgard of Saxony was born 845; died 17 Nov 885.
- 1. Brun of Saxony died 2 Feb 880.
- Hatumoda of Saxony
- Gerberga of Saxony
- Christina of Saxony
Generation: 3
4. Brun of Saxony Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15860
Brun — Gisa Vonverla. [Group Sheet]
5. Gisa Vonverla Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15861
Children:
- 2. Liudolf of Saxony was born Abt 805; died 12 Mar 864; was buried , Brunshausen, Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany.
6. Billung Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15863
— Adea. [Group Sheet]
7. Adea Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15864
Children:
- 3. Oda of Billung died 17 May 913.
