Society and history

Brunei

Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam meaning Abode of Peace, is a small sultanate on north-west Borneo surrounded by Malaysian Sarawak, ruled as an absolute monarchy by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.

Brunei Civil War

The Brunei Civil War, fought from about 1660 to 1673, was sparked by a cockfight killing and pitted Sultan Abdul Hakkul Mubin against Sultan Muhyiddin, who won.

Brunei Darussalam Central Bank

The Brunei Darussalam Central Bank (BDCB), formerly Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam, is Brunei's central bank, created in 2011 to run monetary policy and supervise financial institutions.

Brunei dollar

The Brunei dollar, also known as the Brunei ringgit, is the currency of Brunei, divided into 100 cents and pegged at par to the Singapore dollar since 1967.

Brunei Investment Agency (BIA)

The Brunei Investment Agency (BIA) is Brunei's sovereign wealth fund, established in 1983 to invest the country's oil wealth abroad, with holdings including the Dorchester Collection hotel group.

Brunei People's Party

The Brunei People's Party (Partai Rakyat Brunei), founded by A.M. Azahari in 1956, was the first political party in Brunei, winning the 1962 elections before being banned.

Brunei revolt

The Brunei revolt was an armed 1962 uprising in Brunei by the TNKU, the military wing of the Brunei People's Party, suppressed by British forces within days.

Brunello Cucinelli

Brunello Cucinelli is an Italian entrepreneur who founded the luxury cashmere house Brunello Cucinelli in Solomeo, Umbria, in 1978 and leads it under his philosophy of humanistic capitalism.

Brunello Cucinelli (brand)

Brunello Cucinelli is an Italian luxury house founded by its namesake in 1978 with a €500 loan, known for logo-free cashmere and ready-to-wear made entirely in Italy.

Brunetto Latini (c. 1220–1294), Florentine notary, chancellor, and Guelph statesman, author of the French encyclopedia Li livres dou Tresor, the Italian Tesoretto, and the Rettorica; Dante's teacher in Inferno XV.

Brunhild

Brunhild (Brunichildis, Brünhild, Brynhildr): a Frankish Merovingian queen (c. 534–613) and the legendary Nibelung heroine, who appears as an Icelandic queen in the Nibelungenlied, as Odin's valkyrie in Norse texts, and as a castle lady in the Þiðrekssaga.

Brunhilda of Austrasia

Queen Brunhilda of Austrasia, born a Visigothic princess around 543, married King Sigebert I, served as regent for her descendants, and was executed by Chlothar II in 613.

Bruno Bettelheim

Bruno Bettelheim (1903-1990), Austrian-born American psychoanalyst, directed the University of Chicago Orthogenic School, wrote on camps, autism, and fairy tales, and was posthumously discredited.

Bruno Combier

Bruno Combier is a French businessman who co-founded Capital Fund Management (CFM), a Paris-based quantitative hedge fund, in 1991, and created its first futures funds before leaving in 1992.

Bruno Costa (businessman)

Bruno Costa is an Italian-born businessman who co-founded Costa Coffee with his older brother Sergio, setting up a London roastery in 1971 and creating the Mocha Italia blend.

Bruno Franz Leopold Liebermann

Bruno Franz Leopold Liebermann (1759–1844) was an Alsatian Catholic theologian and vicar general of Strasbourg whose five-volume dogmatics served as a textbook across Europe and America.

Bruno Johannes Leopold Baentsch

Bruno Johannes Leopold Baentsch (1859–1908) was a German evangelical theologian and professor of Old Testament science at the University of Jena from 1901 until his death.

Bruno Latour

Bruno Latour (1947-2022), French philosopher, anthropologist, and sociologist of science; co-developer of actor-network theory with Callon and Law; author of Laboratory Life, We Have Never Been Modern, and Facing Gaia; Holberg 2013, Kyoto 2021.

Bruno Mauricio de Zabala

Bruno Mauricio de Zabala (1682–1736) was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who founded Montevideo in 1726 and governed the Río de la Plata from 1717.

Bruno Mussolini

Bruno Mussolini (1918–1941), third son of Benito Mussolini, was an Italian bomber pilot in Ethiopia, Spain, and World War II; he commanded the 274ª Squadriglia and died in a Piaggio P.108B crash at Pisa on 7 August 1941.

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Bruno Retailleau

Bruno Retailleau is a French politician who has led Les Républicains since 2025 and was designated in 2026 as the party's candidate for the 2027 presidential election.

Bruno S. Frey

Bruno S. Frey, born 1941 in Basel, is a Swiss economist known for motivation crowding theory, happiness economics, and public choice, and he directs CREMA in Zurich.

Bruno Streckenbach

Bruno Streckenbach (1902–1977), SS-Gruppenführer, headed RSHA Office I (Personnel), commanded Einsatzgruppe I in Poland 1939, was first BdS in Kraków, organized Einsatzgruppen training at Pretzsch, and died untried in Hamburg.

Bruno the Great

Bruno the Great, also known as Bruno I, Archbishop of Cologne, was a German prince and brother of Emperor Otto I who served as chancellor and archbishop of Cologne.

Brushy Bill Roberts

Brushy Bill Roberts (Ollie P. Roberts, 1879–1950), a Hico, Texas man who claimed from 1949 to be Billy the Kid, sought a pardon via William V. Morrison, was rejected by Governor Mabry in 1950, and is rejected by historians.

Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary

Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary (Brushy) was Tennessee's first maximum-security prison, built in 1896 at Petros, Morgan County, after the Coal Creek War; convict-mined coal, James Earl Ray's 1977 escape, closure June 11, 2009, and 2018 reopening as a distillery and tourist site.

Brusilov offensive

Brusilov offensive, Russian First World War attack (4 June–20 September 1916) led by Aleksei Brusilov against Austro-Hungarian forces in Galicia; broad-front shock tactics, 1.5 million Habsburg losses, Romania's entry, and Austria-Hungary's dependence on Germany.

Brussels II Regulation

Brussels II Regulation: EU regulations (1347/2000, 2201/2003 Brussels IIa, 2019/1111 Brussels IIb) allocating jurisdiction and governing recognition of cross-border divorce, separation, annulment, and parental responsibility judgments; applies to all EU Member States except Denmark.

Bryan Bedford

Bryan Bedford, FAA Administrator since July 2025, former Republic Airways CEO for 26 years, confirmed 53-43 amid 1,500-hour rule and ethics divestment disputes.