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Bruno Brun or Braun (died 2 February 880) was Duke of Saxony from 866 to his death. He was the eldest son of the Saxon count Liudolf and his wife Oda of Billung. Bruno is rated as the progenitor of the Brunonen noble family a branch of the Ottonian dynasty. However some mentions appear to refer to an earlier Saxon margrave Brun the Younger possibly a grandfather but this is unclear.While his father is described as dux orientalis Saxonum i.e.