Bruno the Great

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Bruno the Great was a 10th-century archbishop of Cologne and influential statesman of the Holy Roman Empire, known for his role as regent and key advisor during the reign of his brother, Emperor Otto I.

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instanceOf Duke of Lotharingia
archbishop
human
regent
saint
statesman
birthDate c. 925
burialPlace St. Pantaleon Abbey, Cologne
canonizationStatus recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church
countryOfCitizenship East Francia
deathDate 965-10-11
deathPlace Reims
educatedAt Utrecht NERFINISHED
court school of Henry the Fowler
endTime 965 (as Archbishop of Cologne)
965 (as Duke of Lotharingia)
era 10th century
father Henry the Fowler
feastDay October 11
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Old High German
memberOfDynasty Ottonian dynasty
mother Matilda of Ringelheim
name Bruno I of Cologne
Bruno of Cologne
Bruno the Great self-link
notableFor acting as regent of the Holy Roman Empire
being chief advisor to Otto I
combining secular and ecclesiastical authority in Lotharingia
promoting Ottonian imperial policy in the West
notableWork administration of the empire during Otto I’s Italian campaigns
foundation and reform of St. Pantaleon Abbey in Cologne
reform of monasteries in Lotharingia and Germany
reorganization of the archdiocese of Cologne
strengthening of royal authority in Lotharingia
support of church reform in the Ottonian realm
occupation clergyman
politician
positionHeld Archbishop of Cologne
Duke of Lower Lorraine
surface form: Duke of Lotharingia

regent of the Holy Roman Empire
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
sibling Gerberga of Saxony
Henry I, Duke of Bavaria
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
startTime 953 (as Archbishop of Cologne)
953 (as Duke of Lotharingia)
workLocation Cologne
Holy Roman Empire
Duchy of Lower Lotharingia
surface form: Lotharingia

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Ottonian dynasty hasMember Bruno the Great
Bruno the Great name Bruno the Great self-link
Duchy of Lower Lotharingia firstDuke Bruno the Great
Gerberga of Saxony sibling Bruno the Great