Bruno of Augsburg

Bruno of Augsburg (or Brun) von Bayern ( – 1029) was the son of Henry II, Duke of Bavaria (the Wrangler or Quarrelsome) and Gisela of Burgundy. He was the younger brother of Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor of Germany, the only Holy Roman Emperor to be made a saint. He and his brother were tutored by Wolfgang of Regensburg.

Bruno later became a canon of Hildesheim.

Bruno served as chancellor for a year before being elected Bishop of Augsburg in 1006, a post he held until 1029. As a bishop, he encouraged King Stephen I of Hungary's efforts to convert rebellious pagans to the new faith.

The diocese of Augsburg attained great splendour under Bishop Bruno (1006–1029); 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 I over the founding of the Diocese of Bamberg. Bruno later became an important adviser to Emperor Conrad II. In 1026, Bruno was named regent in Germany during Conrad's expedition in Italy. That same year Henry V, Duke of Bavaria, brother of Henry II's wife Cunigunde of Luxembourg, died without issue. Bruno was the closest related heir, but as an ecclesiastic could not claim the title. Before leaving for Italy, Conrad II named his son Henry III as his heir, and, recognising the Bishop as an experienced statesman, named Bruno Henry's guardian and tutor. During Conrad II's absence, Welf II, Count of Swabia 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 II in Italy. Upon Conrad II's return, Welf II was imprisoned and compelled to make restitution.

Bishop Bruno died in Regensburg in 1029 and was buried in the church of Saint Maurice in Augsburg.