Bruno (or Brun) von Bayern (c. 992–1029) was the son of

Henry II, Duke of Bavaria Henry II (951 – 28 August 995), called the Wrangler or the Quarrelsome (german: Heinrich der Zänker), a member of the German royal Ottonian dynasty, was Duke of Bavaria from 955 to 976 and again from 985 to 995, as well as Duke of Carinthia ...

(the Wrangler or Quarrelsome) and

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. He was the younger brother of St. Henry II of

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,Gerd Tellenbach, ''The Church in Western Europe from the Tenth to the Early Twelfth Century'', transl. Timothy Reuter, (Cambridge University Press, 1993), 55. the only Holy Roman

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to be made a

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. He and his brother were tutored by

Wolfgang of Regensburg Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg ( la, Wolfgangus; 934 – October 31, 994 AD) was bishop of Regensburg in Bavaria from Christmas 972 until his death. He is a saint of the Catholic (canonized in 1052) and Eastern Orthodox churches. He is regarded ...

. Bruno later became a canon of Hildesheim. In 1003 Bruno supported the revolt of

Henry of Schweinfurt Henry of Schweinfurt (''de Suinvorde''; – 18 September 1017) was the Margrave of the Nordgau from 994 until 1004. He was called the "glory of eastern Franconia" by his own cousin, the chronicler Thietmar of Merseburg. Henry was the son of ...

, Margrave of the Nordgau against the Emperor. When the revolt failed, Bruno fled to Bohemia and then stayed for a time at the court of his brother-in-law,

Stephen I of Hungary Stephen I, also known as King Saint Stephen ( hu, Szent István király ; la, Sanctus Stephanus; sk, Štefan I. or Štefan Veľký; 975 – 15 August 1038), was the last Grand Prince of the Hungarians between 997 and 1000 or 1001, and the f ...

. He was reconciled to his brother in early 1004, through the efforts of Stephen of Hungary."The Cambridge Medieval History", Volume 3, (Henry Melvill Gwatkin et al, eds.), Macmillan, 1922
/ref> Bruno served as chancellor for a year before being elected

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, he encouraged King Stephen of Hungary's efforts to convert rebellious

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to the new faith. The diocese of Augsburg attained great splendor under Bishop Bruno (1006–20); he restored a number of ruined monasteries, founded the church and college of St. Maurice, placed Benedictine monks in the collegiate church of St. Afra, and added to the episcopal possessions by the gift of his own inheritance of Straubing. Bruno was exiled in 1024, possibly over a disagreement with Henry over the founding of the

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. Bruno later became an important adviser to Emperor

Conrad II Conrad II ( – 4 June 1039), also known as and , was the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1027 until his death in 1039. The first of a succession of four Salian emperors, who reigned for one century until 1125, Conrad ruled the kingdoms ...

. In 1026, Bruno was named regent in Germany during Conrad's expedition in Italy. That same year

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, brother of Henry II's wife

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, died without issue. Bruno was the closest related heir, but as an ecclesiastic could not claim the title. Before leaving for Italy, Conrad named his son

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as his heir, and recognizing the Bishop as an experienced statesman, named Bruno Henry's guardian and tutor. During Conrad's absence,

Welf II, Count of Swabia Welf II ( - died 10 March 1030) was a Swabian count and a member of the Elder House of Welf. Life He was a younger son of Count Rudolf II and Ita, a daughter of Duke Conrad I of Swabia of the Conradine dynasty. He constructed a castle at Raven ...

sacked and pillaged the city of Augsburg, seizing the Bishop's treasury. Bruno escaped across the Alps, taking the young Henry with him, and joined Conrad in Italy. Upon Conrad's return, Welf was imprisoned and compelled to make restitution. Conrad named his son Henry, Duke of Bavaria.

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suggests that Bruno's appointment as young Henry's guardian was in anticipation of this.Wolfram, Herwig. ''Conrad II, 990-1039: Emperor of Three Kingdoms'', Penn State Press, 2010
Bishop Bruno died in Ratisbon in 1029 and was buried in the church of St. Maurice in Augsburg.

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