Bruno of Würzburg Bishop of Würzburg [63730] ¹²⁷

   Cause of his death was Accident.

  General Notes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno,_Bishop_of_W%C3%BCrzburg

  Medical Notes:

During a great banquet given by the countess a load-bearing pillar supporting the banqueting hall broke, causing the entire floor to collapse. The king was only slightly hurt but the countess, Busho Bruno and Abbot Altmann of Ebersberg Abbey were so badly injured that they did not survive more than a few days. The Annals of Niederaltaich add a legend to the story: before the feast, at the Strudengau on the Danube near Grein , the devil was supposed to have appeared to the bishop and threatened him already, but the bishop was able to repel him. Bruno's body was returned to his residence in Würzburg.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded: Prince-Bishop of Würzburg, 1034. from 1034 until his death Prince-Bishop of Würzburg .