Kings Derived From Geoffrey of Monmouth
Geoffrey synchronises some of his kings with figures and events from the Bible, Greek, Roman and Irish legends, and recorded history. These are given in the "Synchronisation" column of the table below. Geoffrey dated Brutus' arrival in Britain (and subsequent founding of the Trojan-British monarchy) to 1115 BC.
England | Scotland | Wales | Cornwall | Synchronisation |
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Brutus I (24 years) | Corineus | Eli (12th century BC), Aeneas Silvius (1112–1081 BC) | ||
Locrinus (10 years) | Albanactus | Kamber | Gwendolen | |
Gwendolen (15 years) | ||||
Maddan (40 years) | Gwendolen | Samuel, Aeneas Silvius, Homer | ||
Mempricius (20 years) | Saul (r. 1049–1010 BC), Eurystheus | |||
Ebraucus (40 to 60 years) | David (r. 1010–970 BC) | |||
Brutus II Greenshield (12 years) | ||||
Leil (25 years) | Solomon (r. 971–931 BC) | |||
Rud Hud Hudibras (39 years) | Haggai, Amos, Joel, Azariah | |||
Bladud (20 years) | Elijah (9th century BC) | |||
Leir (60 years) | ||||
Cordelia (5 years) | ||||
Marganus I (north of the Humber) and Cunedagius (south of the Humber) (2 years) | ||||
Cunedagius (33 years) | Isaiah, Hosea, Romulus and Remus (8th century BC) | |||
Rivallo | ||||
Gurgustius | ||||
Sisillius I | ||||
Jago | ||||
Kimarcus | ||||
Gorboduc | ||||
War between Ferrex and Porrex I | ||||
Civil war; Britain divided under five unnamed kings | ||||
Pinner | Staterius | Rudaucus | Cloten | |
Dunvallo Molmutius | ||||
Dunvallo Molmutius (40 years) | ||||
Brennius (north of the Humber) and Belinus (south of the Humber) | Sack of Rome (387 BC) | |||
Belinus | ||||
Gurguit Barbtruc | Partholón | |||
Guithelin | ||||
Marcia (regent) | ||||
Sisillius II | ||||
Kinarius | ||||
Danius | ||||
Morvidus | ||||
Gorbonianus | ||||
Archgallo | ||||
Elidurus (5 years) | ||||
Archgallo (restored) (10 years) | ||||
Elidurus (restored) | ||||
Peredurus (north of the Humber) and Ingenius (south of the Humber) (7 years) | ||||
Peredurus | ||||
Elidurus (restored) | ||||
A son of Gorbonianus | ||||
Marganus II | ||||
Enniaunus | ||||
Idvallo | ||||
Runo | ||||
Gerennus | ||||
Catellus | ||||
Millus | ||||
Porrex II | ||||
Cherin | ||||
Fulgenius | ||||
Edadus | ||||
Andragius | ||||
Urianus | ||||
Eliud | ||||
Cledaucus | ||||
Clotenus | ||||
Gurgintius | ||||
Merianus | ||||
Bledudo | ||||
Cap | ||||
Oenus | ||||
Sisillius III | ||||
Beldgabred | ||||
Archmail | ||||
Eldol | ||||
Redon | ||||
Redechius | ||||
Samuil Penessil (or Samuil, followed by Penessil) | ||||
Pir | ||||
Capoir | ||||
Digueillus | ||||
Heli (40 years) | ||||
Lud | ||||
Cassibelanus | Julius Caesar's invasions of Britain (55–54 BC) | |||
Tenvantius | ||||
Kimbelinus | Augustus (30 BC – 14 AD), Jesus (3 BC – 33 AD) | |||
Guiderius | Claudius's conquest of Britain (AD 43) | |||
Arvirargus | Claudius, Vespasian, Mark the Evangelist, Paul of Tarsus | |||
Marius | ||||
Coilus | ||||
Lucius (d. AD 156) | Pope Eleuterus (174–189) | |||
Interregnum; war between Severus and Sulgenius | Septimius Severus (Roman emperor 193–211) | |||
Bassianus (Caracalla) | Caracalla (Roman emperor 211–217) | |||
Carausius | Carausian Revolt (289–296) | |||
Allectus | Allectus assassinated Carausius in 293 | |||
Asclepiodotus (10 years) | Asclepiodotus and Constantius Chlorus retook Britain in 296 | |||
Coel | ||||
Constantius (11 years) | Constantius Chlorus, Roman emperor 293–306 | |||
Constantine I | Constantine I, Roman emperor 306–337 | |||
Octavius | ||||
Trahern | ||||
Octavius (restored) | ||||
Maximianus | Magnus Maximus, Roman usurper-emperor 383–388 | |||
Dionotus | ||||
Constantine II | Constantine III, Roman usurper-emperor 407–411 | |||
Constans | Constans II, Roman usurper-emperor 409–411 | |||
Vortigern | ||||
Vortimer | Germanus of Auxerre (378–448), Battle of Aylesford (455) | |||
Aurelius Ambrosius | ||||
Uther Pendragon | ||||
Arthur Pendragon | Battle of Mons Badonicus, St. Dubricius | |||
Constantine III | ||||
Aurelius Conanus (2 years) | Aurelius Caninus, 6th century king of Gwent or Powys | |||
Vortiporius (4 years) | Vortiporius, 6th century king of Dyfed | |||
Malgo | Maelgwn Hir ap Cadwallon, 6th century king of Gwynedd | |||
Keredic | ||||
Interregnum; Saxons occupy England | Augustine of Canterbury (arrived in Britain in 597) | |||
Cadvan | Cadfan ap Iago, 6th/7th century king of Gwynedd | |||
Cadwallo | Cadwallon ap Cadfan, 7th century king of Gwynedd, d. 634 | |||
Cadwallader (d. AD 689) | Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon, 7th century king of Gwynedd |
After the death of Cadwallader, the kings of the Brythons were reduced to such a small domain that they ceased to be kings of the whole Brythonic-speaking area. Two of his relatives, Yvor and Yni, led the exiles back from Brittany, but were unable to re-establish a united kingship. The Anglo-Saxon invaders ruled the south-eastern part of the island of Great Britain, which would become England, after that point in time under the Bretwaldas and later the kings of England. The heirs to the Celtic-British throne continued through the Welsh kings of Gwynedd until that line was forced to submit itself to the Plantagenets in the 13th century. Princes and lords of Gwynedd ruled until the reign of Dafydd III, who ruled from 1282 to 1283. His death marked the end of the house of Brutus. Owen Tudor, grandfather of Henry VII of England, was a maternal descendant of the kings of Gwynedd; Henry's marriage with Elizabeth of York thus signified the merging of the two royal houses (as well as the feuding houses of York and Lancaster).
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