Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Kings of Britain
These are semi-legendary kings of whom some can be identified with historical personalities.
|
Name |
Reign |
Family |
Spouse |
| Brutus | 23 yrs | ||
| Locrinus | 10 yrs | Son of Brutus | Gwendolen |
| Gwendolen | 15 yrs | Widow of Locrinus | |
| Maddan | 40 yrs | Son of L + G | |
| Mempricius | 20 yrs | Son of Mempricius | |
| Ebraucus | 39 yrs | Son of Maddan | 20 wives |
| Brutus Greenshield | 12 yrs | Son of Ebraucus | |
| Leil | 25 years | Son of Brutus G | |
| Rud Hud Hudibras | 39 yrs | Son of Leil | |
| Bladud | 20 yrs | Son of RHH | |
| Leir (King Lear) | 60 yrs | Son of Bladud | |
| Cordelia | 5 yrs | Daughter of Leir | |
| Marganus I + Cunedagius | 2 yrs jointly then C 33 yrs | Sons of Goneril + Regan | |
| Rivallo | Son of Cunedagius | ||
| Gurgustius | Son of Rivallo | ||
| Sisillius I | |||
| Jago | Nephew of G | ||
| Kimarcus | Son of Sisillius I | ||
| Gorboduc | Judon | ||
|
Ferrex + Porrex |
Disputed succession |
Sons of Gorboduc |
|
| Civil war, 5 unnamed kings | |||
| Dunvallo Molmutius | 40 yrs | Son of Cloten, King of Cornwall | |
| Belinus | Fought bro, Brennius | Son of DM | |
| Gurguit Barbtruc | Son of Belinus | ||
| Guithelin | Marcia | ||
| Marcia | Widow of Guithelin | ||
| Sisillius II | Son of G + M | ||
| Kinarius | Son of S II | ||
| Danius | Bro of Kinarius | ||
| Morvidus | Illeg son of Danius | ||
| Gorbonianus | Eldest son of M | ||
| Archgallo | Bro of Gorbonianus | ||
| Elidurus | 5 yrs | Bro of Archgallo | |
| Archgallo | 10 yrs Crown restored by E | ||
| Elidurus | Dep by 2 youngest bros | ||
| Ingenius + Peredurus | 7 yrs I died, P alone | Sons of Morvidus | |
| Elidurus | Restored | ||
| ? | Son of Gorbonianus | ||
| Marganus II | Son of Archgallo | ||
| Enniaunus | 6 yrs dep | Bro of M II | |
| Idvallo | Son of Ingenius | ||
| Runo | Son of Peredurus | ||
| Gerennus | Son of Elidurus | ||
| Catellus | Son of Gerennus | ||
| Millus | |||
| Porrex | |||
| Cherin | |||
| Fulgenius | Son of Cherin | ||
| Edadus | Bro of Fulgenius | ||
| Andragius | Bro of Edadus | ||
| Urianus | Son of Andragius | ||
| Eliud | |||
| Cledaucus | |||
| Clotenus | |||
| Gurgintius | |||
| Merianus | |||
| Bledudo | |||
| Cap | |||
| Oenus | |||
| Sisillius III | |||
| Beldgabred | |||
| Archmail | Bro of Beldgabred | ||
| Eldol | |||
| Redon | |||
| Redechius | |||
| Samuil | |||
| Penessil | |||
| Pir | |||
| Capoir | |||
| Digueillis | Son of Capoir | ||
| Heli | 40 yrs | Son of D | |
| Lud | Son of Heli | ||
| Cassivelaunu(s) (hist Caswallon) | C 55 BC | Bro of Lud | |
| Tenvantius (hist Tasciovanus) | Son of Lud | ||
| Cymbeline (hist Cunobelinus) | 10 yrs + | Son of Tenvantius | |
| Guiderius | Son of Cymbeline | ||
| Arviragus | Bro of G | ||
| Marius | Son of A | ||
| Coilus | Son of M | ||
| Lucius | – AD 156 | Son of Coilus | |
|
Interregnum |
C 150 yrs |
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| Asclepiodotus | Elected by the people | Duke of Cornwall | |
| Coel ‘Old King Cole’ (hist Coel Hen Godhebog) | Killed A | Duke of Kaecolim (Colchester) | |
| Constantius | Equated with Roman Emperor C I | Helen, daughter of Coel | |
| Constantine I | RE C the Great | Son of Constantius | |
| Octavius | Usurper | Duke of the Gewissei | |
| Trahern | Bro of Coel | ||
| Octavius | Regained throne | ||
| Maximianus | Son of Ioelinus, son of Coel | Dau of Octavius | |
| Gracianus | Freedman, seized power when M died | ||
| Constantine II | Invited to be king | Bro of Aldroenus king of Brittany | |
| Constans | Son of C II | ||
| Vortigern (hist) | Usurped | ||
| Vortimer | Son of Vortigern | ||
| Vortigern | Restored | ||
| Aurelius Ambrosius | Dep V | Son of C II | |
| Uther Pendragon | Bro of AA | ||
| Arthur | D 542 | Son of Uther | |
| Constantine III | A’s cousin; Son of Cador, Duke of Cornwall | ||
| Aurelius Conanus | 3 yrs | Nephew of C III | |
| Vortiporius | |||
| Malgo (hist K Maelgwn Gwynedd) | Died c 550 | ||
| Keredic | |||
| 3 unnamed kings | |||
| Cadvan (hist Cadfan ab Iago of Gwynedd) | 616-c25 | ||
| Cadwallo (hist Cadwallon) | C 625-33
Geoffrey says 48 yrs |
Son of Cadvan | |
| Cadwallader (hist Cadwaladr Fendigaid) | 654-64 | Son of Cadwallon |
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