Gurgustius (Welsh: Gwrwst) was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He came to power in 788BC.[1]
| Gurgustius | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Gurgustius from the Genealogical Chronicle of the Kings of England to Edward IV (c. 1461) | |
| King of Britain | |
| Reign | c. 788BCE |
| Predecessor | Rivallo |
| Successor | Sisillius I |
| Issue |
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| Father | Rivallo |
He was the son of King Rivallo and was succeeded by Sisillius I, and then Jago, who was Gurgustius' nephew. Geoffrey has nothing to say of him beyond this.[2]
The Book of Baglan (1600–1607) gives Gurgustius' name as Gorwst, and states that his second son, Antonius, was Duke of Cornwall.[3]
References
edit- ^ Monarchie Nobelesse website, Bretons
- ^ Geoffrey of Monmouth: The History of the Kings of Britain : an Edition and Translation of De Gestis Britonum (Historia Regum Britanniae), Boydell & Brewer, 1 Jan 2007, p.44.
- ^ Williams, John (1910). "The Genelogie of Camber". In Bradney, Joseph Alfred (ed.). Llyfr Baglan, or, The Book of Baglan. London: Mitchell Hughes and Clarke. p. 246.