Bruno of Saarbrücken

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Bruno von Saarbrücken († 1123 ) was Bishop of Speyer from 1107 to 1123.

Bruno von Saarbrücken came from the dynasty of the Counts of Saarbrücken , who were entrusted with important offices by the Salians . Bruno was the son of Count Siegbert and a brother of Friedrich von Saarbrücken and the Archbishop of Mainz Adalbert I of Saarbrücken , and thus also the uncle of Adalbert II of Saarbrücken (see also list of Counts of Saarbrücken ). Before Bruno became Bishop of Speyer , he was an abbot at Lorsch Abbey . In 1107, the same year he became Bishop of Speyer, he was also abbot of Limburg Monastery until 1111 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hans Ammerich : The Diocese of Speyer and its history , Volume 1: From the beginnings to the end of the Salier period (1125) ; Kehl am Rhein 1998; ISBN 3-927095-36-2 . P. 45.
  2. ↑ Peter Acht :  Adalbert I, Archbishop of Mainz. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 44 ( digitized version ).
  3. ^ Wilhelm Manchot : Limburg Monastery. A construction science and historical treatise . Ed .: Mannheimer Altertumsverein . Berlin 1892, p. 12.

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predecessor Office successor
Gebhard II of Urach Bishop of Speyer
1107–1123 		Arnold II of Leiningen
personal data
SURNAME Bruno of Saarbrücken
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Speyer
DATE OF BIRTH 11th century
DATE OF DEATH 1123