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The following list of legendary kings of Britain derives predominantly from Geoffrey of MonmouthGeoffrey of MonmouthGeoffrey of Monmouth was a British clergyman and one of the major figures in the development of British history and the popularity of tales of King Arthur...

's circa 1136 work Historia Regum Britanniae

Historia Regum Britanniae

The Historia Regum Britanniae is a pseudohistorical account of British history, written c. 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth. It chronicles the lives of the kings of the Britons in a chronological narrative spanning a time of two thousand years, beginning with the Trojans founding the British nation...

("the History of the Kings of Britain"). Geoffrey constructed a largely fictional history for the Britons (ancestors of the WelshWelsh peopleThe Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...

, the CornishCornish peopleThe Cornish are the people of Cornwall, the most south-westerly part of England, and the United Kingdom. As an ethnic group, the Cornish are interpreted as modern Celts, the lineal descendants of the ancient Britons who inhabited southern and central Great Britain...

and the BretonsBreton peopleThe Bretons are an ethnic group located in the region of Brittany in France. They trace much of their heritage to groups of Brythonic speakers who settled the area from south western Great Britain in two waves from the 4th to 6th centuries. The traditional language of Brittany is Breton and is...

), partly based on the work of earlier medieval historians like GildasGildasSaint Gildas was a 6th-century British cleric. He is one of the best-documented figures of the Christian church in the British Isles during this period. His renowned learning and literary style earned him the designation Gildas Sapiens . He was ordained in the Church, and in his works favoured the...

, NenniusNenniusNennius was a Welsh monk of the 9th century who is chiefly known today as the author of the Historia Brittonum, an attribution contained in the prologue affixed to that work though David Dumville and others have cast doubt upon the ascription and upon the antiquity of the prologue...

and BedeBedeBede , also Saint Bede, the Venerable Bede, or Beda , was a monk at the Northumbrian monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth, today part of Sunderland, England, and of its companion monastery, Saint Paul's, in modern Jarrow , both in the Kingdom of Northumbria.He is well known as an author and...

, partly from Welsh genealogies and saints' lives, partly from sources now lost and unidentifiable, and partly from his own imagination . Several of his kings are based on genuine historical figures, but appear in unhistorical narratives. A number of Middle WelshMiddle Welsh languageMiddle Welsh is the label attached to the Welsh language of the 12th to 14th centuries, of which much more remains than for any earlier period. This form of Welsh developed from Old Welsh....

versions of Geoffrey's Historia exist. All post-date Geoffrey's text, but may give us some insight into any native traditions Geoffrey may have drawn on.

Geoffrey's narrative begins with the exiled TrojanTroyTroy is a legendary city and center of the Trojan War, as described in the Epic Cycle and especially in the Iliad, one of the two epic poems attributed to Homer...

prince BrutusBrutus of TroyBrutus or Brute of Troy is a legendary descendant of the Trojan hero Aeneas, was known in medieval British legend as the eponymous founder and first king of Britain...

, after whom Britain is supposedly named, a tradition previously recorded in less elaborate form in the 9th century Historia Brittonum. Brutus is a descendant of AeneasAeneasIn Greco-Roman mythology, Aeneas was a Trojan hero, the son of prince Anchises and the goddess Venus. His father was also the second cousin of King Priam of Troy. The journey of Aeneas from Troy, which led to the founding of the city Rome, is recounted in Virgil's Aeneid...

, the legendary Trojan ancestor of the founders of RomeAncient RomeAncient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea, it became one of the largest empires in the ancient world....

, and his story is evidently related to Roman foundation legends.

The kings before Brutus come from a document purporting to trace the travels of Noah in Europe and once attributed to the Mesopotamian historian BerossusBerossusBerossus was a Hellenistic-era Babylonian writer, a priest of Bel and astronomer writing in Greek, who was active at the beginning of the 3rd century BC...

, but now known to have been a fabrication of the 15th century Italian writer Annio da ViterboAnnio da ViterboAnnio da Viterbo or Annius of Viterbo , or Joannes Annius Viterbensis, was an Italian Dominican friar, scholar and historian, born Giovanni Nanni in Viterbo. He is now remembered for his fabrications.-Career in the Church:He entered the Dominican Order early in life and won fame as a preacher and...

. Renaissance historians like John BaleJohn BaleJohn Bale was an English churchman, historian and controversialist, and Bishop of Ossory. He wrote the oldest known historical verse drama in English , and developed and published a very extensive list of the works of British authors down to his own time, just as the monastic libraries were being...

and Raphael HolinshedRaphael HolinshedRaphael Holinshed was an English chronicler, whose work, commonly known as Holinshed's Chronicles, was one of the major sources used by William Shakespeare for a number of his plays....

took the list of kings of Celtica given by pseudo-Berossus and made them kings of Britain as well as Gaul. John MiltonJohn MiltonJohn Milton was an English poet, author, polemicist and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England. He is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost and for his treatise condemning censorship, Areopagitica....

records these traditions in his History of Britain, although he gives them little credence.

First kings derived from pseudo-Berossus

•Samothes, also known as DisDis PaterDis Pater, or Dispater , was a Roman god of the underworld, later subsumed by Pluto or Hades. Originally a chthonic god of riches, fertile agricultural land, and underground mineral wealth, he was later commonly equated with the Roman deities Pluto and Orcus, becoming an underworld deity.Dis Pater...

: fourth son of JaphethJaphethJapheth is one of the sons of Noah in the Bible. In Arabic citations, his name is normally given as Yafeth ibn Nuh ....

, son of NoahNoahNoah was, according to the Bible, the tenth and last of the antediluvian Patriarchs; and a prophet according to the Qur'an...

. First king of Celtica, 200 years after the Flood. Britain is named Samothea after him.

•Magus, son of Samothes

•Saron, son of Magus

•Druis, son of Saron (founder of the DruidDruidA druid was a member of the priestly and learned class active in Gaul, and perhaps in Celtic culture more generally, during the final centuries BCE...

s)

•Bardus, son of Druis (founder of the bardBardIn medieval Gaelic and British culture a bard was a professional poet, paid by a monarch to praise the sovereign's activities....

s)

•AlbionAlbionAlbion is the oldest known name of the island of Great Britain. It is thought to derive from the white cliffs of Dover. Today, it is still sometimes used poetically to refer to the island or England in particular. It is also the basis of the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland,

, son of NeptuneNeptune (mythology)Neptune is the god of water and the sea in Roman mythology, a brother of Jupiter and Pluto. He is analogous with but not identical to the god Poseidon of Greek mythology. The Roman conception of Neptune owed a great deal to the Etruscan god Nethuns....

, a giant, who overthrows Bardus, rules for 44 years, and renames the island after himself. He is killed fighting HerculesHerculesHercules is the Roman name for the mythical Greek demigod Heracles, son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmena. Early Roman sources suggest that the imported Greek hero supplanted a mythic Italic shepherd called "Recaranus" or "Garanus", famous for his strength, who dedicated the Ara Maxima that became...

on the continent, and from then until the arrival of Brutus, Britain has no ruler.

Kings derived from Geoffrey of Monmouth

Geoffrey synchronises some of his kings with figures and events from the BibleBibleThe Bible contains the central religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. Modern Judaism generally recognizes a single set of canonical books known as the Tanakh, or Hebrew Bible, as it is written almost entirely in the Hebrew language, with some small portions in Aramaic...

, Greek, Roman and Irish legends, and recorded history. These are given in the "Synchronisation" column.

England Scotland Wales Cornwall Synchronisation

Brutus I (24 years) CorineusCorineusCorineus, in medieval British legend, was a prodigious warrior, a fighter of giants, and the eponymous founder of Cornwall.According to Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain , he led the descendants of the Trojans who fled with Antenor after the Trojan War and settled on the coasts...

EliEli (Biblical Priest)Eli was, according to the Books of Samuel, the name of a priest of Shiloh, and one of the last Israelite Judges before the rule of kings in ancient Israel.-Biblical narrative:Eli abruptly appears when Hannah, who is childless, prays to God for a child...

, Aeneas SilviusAeneas SilviusAeneas Silvius is the son of Silvius, grandson of Ascanius and great-grandson of Aeneas. He is the third in the list of the mythical kings of Alba Longa in Latium, and the Silvii regarded him as the founder of their house. Dionysius of Halicarnassus ascribes to him a reign of 31 years. Ovid does...

LocrinusLocrinusLocrinus was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the oldest son of Brutus and a descendant of the Trojans through Aeneas. Following Brutus's death, Britain was divided amongst the three sons, with Locrinus receiving the portion roughly equivalent to...

(10 years) AlbanactusAlbanactusAccording to Geoffrey of Monmouth, Albanactus was the founding king of Albania or Albany. He was the youngest of three sons of Brutus, a descendant of Aeneas of Troy. According to legend, upon their father's death, the eldest son Locrinus was given Loegria, Camber was given Cambria and Albanactus...

KamberKamberCamber, also Kamber, was the legendary first king of Cambria, according to the Geoffrey of Monmouth in the first part of his influential 12th-century pseudohistory Historia Regum Britanniae. According to Geoffrey, Cambria, the classical name for Wales, was named for him.Camber was the son of...

GwendolenQueen GwendolenQueen Gwendolen was a legendary ruler of Britain, whose life is described in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. According to Geoffrey, she was the wife of King Locrinus of the Britons until she defeated him in battle and took on the leadership of Britain herself.Gwendolen was the...

GwendolenQueen GwendolenQueen Gwendolen was a legendary ruler of Britain, whose life is described in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. According to Geoffrey, she was the wife of King Locrinus of the Britons until she defeated him in battle and took on the leadership of Britain herself.Gwendolen was the...

(15 years)

MaddanMaddanMaddan was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Locrinus and Queen Gwendolen, who both ruled Britain separately....

(40 years) GwendolenQueen GwendolenQueen Gwendolen was a legendary ruler of Britain, whose life is described in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. According to Geoffrey, she was the wife of King Locrinus of the Britons until she defeated him in battle and took on the leadership of Britain herself.Gwendolen was the...

Samuel, Aeneas SilviusAeneas SilviusAeneas Silvius is the son of Silvius, grandson of Ascanius and great-grandson of Aeneas. He is the third in the list of the mythical kings of Alba Longa in Latium, and the Silvii regarded him as the founder of their house. Dionysius of Halicarnassus ascribes to him a reign of 31 years. Ovid does...

, HomerHomerHomer is a legendary ancient Greek epic poet, traditionally said to be the author of the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey...

MempriciusMempriciusMempricius was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Maddan and brother of Malin....

(20 years) SaulSaul the KingSaul was the first king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible. He was anointed by the prophet Samuel and reigned from Gibeah...

, EurystheusEurystheusIn Greek mythology, Eurystheus was king of Tiryns, one of three Mycenaean strongholds in the Argolid: Sthenelus was his father and the "victorious horsewoman" Nicippe his mother, and he was a grandson of the hero Perseus, as was his opponent Heracles. He was married to Antimache, daughter of...

EbraucusEbraucusEbraucus was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Mempricius before he abandoned the family....

(40 or 60 years) DavidDavidDavid was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Bible. He is depicted as a righteous king, although not without fault, as well as an acclaimed warrior, musician and poet .The biblical chronology sets his life c.1037–970 BCE, his reign over Judah c.1007–1000 BCE,...

Brutus II GreenshieldBrutus GreenshieldBrutus Greenshield was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Ebraucus....

(12 years)

LeilLeilLeil was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Brutus Greenshield.Leil was a peaceful and just king and took advantage of the prosperity afforded him by his ancestors. He built Caerleil in the north as a tribute to this prosperity. He...

(25 years) SolomonSolomonSolomon is a figure described in the Hebrew Bible as a King of Israel and later in the Qur'an, where he is described as a Prophet. The biblical accounts identify Solomon as the son of David...

Rud Hud HudibrasRud Hud HudibrasRud Hud Hudibras was a legendary king of the Britons as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Leil and ruled during a civil war....

(39 years) HaggaiHaggaiHaggai was one of the twelve minor prophets and the author of the Book of Haggai. His name means "my feast"...

, AmosAmos (prophet)Amos is a minor prophet in the Old Testament, and the purported author of the Book of Amos.-Audience:The book of Amos records that two years after Amos received the visions contained therein, an earthquake struck the area...

, JoelJoel (prophet)Joel was a prophet of ancient Israel, the second of the twelve minor prophets and the author of the Book of Joel.He is mentioned by name only once in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, in the introduction to his own brief book, as the son of Pethuel...

, AzariahAzariahAzariah, meaning "Yah['s] help[ed]" in Hebrew, is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish history, including:*Abednego, the new name given to an Azariah who is the companion of Daniel, Hananiah, and Mishael in the Book of Daniel...

BladudBladudBladud or Blaiddyd was a legendary king of the Britons, for whose existence there is no historical evidence. He is first mentioned in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, which describes him as the son of King Rud Hud Hudibras, and the tenth ruler in line from the first King, Brutus....

(20 years) Elijah

LeirLeir of BritainLeir is a legendary prehistoric king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. His story is told in much-modified and romanticized form in William Shakespeare's King Lear. In this drama, some names are identical to those of this legends , and the happenings are very similar...

(60 years)

CordeliaQueen CordeliaQueen Cordelia was a legendary Queen of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. She was the youngest daughter of Leir and the second ruling queen of Britain....

(5 years)

Marganus IMarganusMorganus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Maglaurus, Duke of Albany, and Goneril, the daughter of King Leir....

(north of the Humber) and CunedagiusCunedagiusCunedagius was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Henwinus, Duke of Cornwall, and Regan, the daughter of King Leir....

(south of the Humber) (2 years)

CunedagiusCunedagiusCunedagius was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Henwinus, Duke of Cornwall, and Regan, the daughter of King Leir....

(33 years) IsaiahIsaiahIsaiah is the main figure in the Biblical Book of Isaiah, and is traditionally considered to be its author. He was an 8th-century BC Judean prophet. Part of his message was: "The land will be completely laid waste and totally plundered. The LORD has spoken this word."...

, HoseaHoseaHosea was the son of Beeri and a prophet in Israel in the 8th century BC. He is one of the Twelve Prophets of the Jewish Hebrew Bible, also known as the Minor Prophets of the Christian Old Testament....

, Romulus and RemusRomulus and RemusRomulus and Remus are considered to be the traditional founders of Rome, appearing in Roman mythology as the twin sons of the Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia, fathered by the god of war, Mars...

RivalloRivalloRivallo was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Cunedagius and was noted as a young king who reigned frugally....

GurgustiusGurgustiusGurgustius was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Rivallo and was succeeded by Sisillius I....

Sisillius ISisillius ISisillius I was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Gurgustius and succeeded by Jago. He was the father of Kinmarc, king of the Britons. -Notes:...

JagoJago of BritainJago was a legendary king of the Britons according to Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the nephew of Gurgustius and was succeeded by Kimarcus....

KimarcusKimarcusKimarcus was a legendary king of the Britons according to Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Sisillius I and was succeeded by Gorboduc....

GorboducGorboducGorboduc was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was married to Judon. At an old age, he became senile and his sons, Ferrex and Porrex, feuded over who would take over the kingdom...

War between FerrexFerrexFerrex was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Gorboduc and Judon.When his father had become old, he waged war on his brother, Porrex, for who would succeed to the kingship. He fled to Gaul and enlisted the help of Suhard, the king of the...

and Porrex IPorrex IPorrex I was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Gorboduc and his death began a dynastic civil war....

Civil war; Britain divided under five unnamed kings

Pinner Staterius Rudaucus Cloten

Dunvallo MolmutiusDunvallo MolmutiusDunvallo Molmutius was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Cloten, the King of Cornwall, and he restored order after the "Civil War of the Five Kings"...

Dunvallo MolmutiusDunvallo MolmutiusDunvallo Molmutius was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Cloten, the King of Cornwall, and he restored order after the "Civil War of the Five Kings"...

(40 years)

BrenniusBrenniusBrennius was a legendary king of Northumberland and Allobroges, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Dunvallo Molmutius and brother of Belinus, probably based upon one or both of the historical Brenni.- Claimant to the throne of Britain:...

(north of the Humber) and BelinusBelinusBelinus the Great was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Dunvallo Molmutius and brother of Brennius. He was probably named after the ancient god Belenus.- Earning the crown :...

(south of the Humber) Sack of RomeBattle of the AlliaThe Battle of the Allia was a battle of the first Gallic invasion of Italy. The battle was fought near the Allia river: the defeat of the Roman army opened the route for the Gauls to sack Rome. It was fought in 390/387 BC.-Background:...

(387 BC)

BelinusBelinusBelinus the Great was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Dunvallo Molmutius and brother of Brennius. He was probably named after the ancient god Belenus.- Earning the crown :...

Gurguit BarbtrucGurguit BarbtrucGurguit Barbtruc was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Belinus and was said to have found a home for the Irish people....

PartholónPartholónIn Irish mythology Partholón was the leader of the second group of people to settle in Ireland, supposedly first to arrive after the biblical Flood...

GuithelinGuithelinGuithelin was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He became king after the death of Gurguit Barbtruc.He ruled liberally and temperately for his life. His Queen consort was an artisan and noblewoman named Marcia. When he died, his wife took over the government...

MarciaQueen MarciaQueen Marcia was the legendary third queen regnant and a regent of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. She became queen after the death of Guithelin and ruled as regent for her son, Sisillius....

(regent)

Sisillius IISisillius IISisillius II was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Guithelin and Queen Marcia and was succeeded by Kinarius....

KinariusKinariusKinarius was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was son of Sisillius II and succeeded by his brother, Danius....

DaniusDaniusDanius was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was son of Sisillius II and brother of Kinarius. He was succeeded by Morvidus....

MorvidusMorvidusMorvidus was a legendary king of the Britons from 341 to 336 B.C., as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the illegitimate son of Danius by his mistress Tanguesteaia....

GorbonianusGorbonianusGorbonianus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the eldest son of King Morvidus, and the brother of Archgallo, Elidurus, Ingenius, and Peredurus, and...

ArchgalloArchgalloArchgallo was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the second son of King Morvidus and brother of Gorbonianus....

ElidurusElidurusElidurus the Dutiful was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the third son of King Morvidus and brother of Gorbonianus, Archgallo, Ingenius, and Peredurus....

(5 years)

ArchgalloArchgalloArchgallo was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the second son of King Morvidus and brother of Gorbonianus....

(restored) (10 years)

ElidurusElidurusElidurus the Dutiful was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the third son of King Morvidus and brother of Gorbonianus, Archgallo, Ingenius, and Peredurus....

(restored)

PeredurusPeredurusPeredurus is a legendary king of the Britons in Geoffrey of Monmouth's pseudohistorical chronicle Historia Regum Britanniae. According to Geoffrey he was the youngest son of King Morvidus and brother of Gorbonianus, Archgallo, Elidurus, and Ingenius....

(north of the Humber) and IngeniusIngeniusIngenius can refer to the following:* Ingenius, the mythical British king.* InGenius, a now-defunct newsfeed service for personal computers, previously known as X*Press X*Change.* InGenius, a coverband from Belgium, active since 1999 ....

(south of the Humber) (7 years)

PeredurusPeredurusPeredurus is a legendary king of the Britons in Geoffrey of Monmouth's pseudohistorical chronicle Historia Regum Britanniae. According to Geoffrey he was the youngest son of King Morvidus and brother of Gorbonianus, Archgallo, Elidurus, and Ingenius....

ElidurusElidurusElidurus the Dutiful was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the third son of King Morvidus and brother of Gorbonianus, Archgallo, Ingenius, and Peredurus....

(restored)

A son of GorbonianusSon of GorbonianusA Son of Gorbonianus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was a son of King Gorbonianus but was never given a name in the text....

Marganus IIMarganus IIMarganus II was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Archgallo and was succeeded by his brother Enniaunus. He ruled the kingdom in tranquility and without conflict....

EnniaunusEnniaunusEnniaunus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Archgallo and brother of Marganus II. According to Geoffrey, he ruled poorly and harshly causing him to be deposed due to tyranny. He was replaced with his cousin Idvallo....

IdvalloIdvalloIdvallo was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Ingenius and he replaced King Enniaunus. Idvallo is said by Geoffrey to have reigned righteously to mend the ills his cousin had brought. He was succeeded by his cousin Runo....

RunoRunoRuno was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Peredurus and was succeeded by his cousin Gerennus....

GerennusGerennusGerennus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was a son of King Elidurus and was succeeded by his son Catellus. According to Geoffrey, his descendants ruled Britain through the time of the Roman invasion of Britain....

CatellusCatellusCatellus was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth's work Historia Regum Britanniae. According to Geoffrey he was the son of King Gerennus and was succeeded by his son Millus...

MillusMillusMillus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. His father was King Catellus and was succeeded by his son Porrex II....

Porrex IIPorrex IIPorrex II was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. His father was King Millus and he was succeeded by his son Cherin....

CherinCherinCherin was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. His father was King Porrex II and he was succeeded by his three sons in turn, Fulgenius, Edadus, and Andragius....

FulgeniusFulgeniusFulgenius was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth in Book V of his Historia Regum Britanniae. In this description, he battled the Roman Severus and defeated his army at York, but was himself killed in battle. He was the eldest son of Cherin and was succeeded by his...

EdadusEdadusEdadus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. He was the second son of King Cherin and succeeded by his brother Andragius....

AndragiusAndragiusAndragius was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the youngest son of King Cherin and succeeded by his son Urianus....

UrianusUrianusUrianus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Andragius and was succeeded by Eliud. Geoffrey may possibly have based the character on that of Urien Rheged , although there is no resemblance between them....

EliudEliudEliud, also known as Elihud, was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Urianus and succeeded by Cledaucus. He also conquered Dylan the King of great Tritons. He is said by Geoffrey to have reigned from 133 BC to 128 BC but is otherwise unattested....

CledaucusCledaucusCledaucus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Eliud and succeeded by Clotenus....

ClotenusClotenusClotenus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Cledaucus and succeeded by Gurgintius....

GurgintiusGurgintiusGurgintius was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Clotenus and succeeded by Merianus....

MerianusMerianusMerianus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Gurgintius and succeeded by Bledudo....

BledudoBledudoBledudo was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth and the second to bear this name. He was preceded by Merianus and succeeded by Cap....

CapCap of BritainCap was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Bledudo and succeeded by Oenus....

OenusOenusOenus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Cap and succeeded by Sisillius III....

Sisillius IIISisillius IIISisillius III was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Oenus and succeeded by Beldgabred....

BeldgabredBeldgabredBeldgabred was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Sisillius III and succeeded by his brother Archmail. Geoffrey says that Beldgabred surpassed all other musicians on every kind of instrument and was claimed to be the god of minstrels....

ArchmailArchmailArchmail was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Beldgabred, his brother, and succeeded by Eldol....

EldolEldolEldol is a legendary king of Britain in Geoffrey of Monmouth's circa 1136 work Historia Regum Britanniae ....

RedonRedon (king)Redon was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Eldol and succeeded by Redechius....

RedechiusRedechiusRedechius was a legendary king of the Britons according to Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain . He was preceded by Redon and succeeded by Samuil Penissel....

Samuil PenessilSawyl PenuchelSawyl Penuchel or Ben Uchel , also known as Samuil Penisel , was a Brythonic king of the sub-Roman period, who appears in old Welsh genealogies and the Welsh Triads....

(or Samuil, followed by Penessil)

PirPir of the BritonsPir was a legendary king of the Britons according to Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain. He was preceded by Samuil Penissel, and succeeded by Capoir....

CapoirCapoirCapoir was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Pir and succeeded by his son Digueillus....

DigueillusDigueillusDigueillus was a legendary king of the Brythons according to Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Capoir and succeeded by his son Heli. Geoffrey portrays him as a wise and modest ruler who cared greatly about the administration of justice among the Brythons....

Heli (40 years)

LudLud son of HeliLud , according to Geoffrey of Monmouth's legendary History of the Kings of Britain and related medieval texts, was a king of Britain in pre-Roman times. He was the eldest son of Geoffrey's King Heli, and succeeded his father to the throne. He was succeeded, in turn, by his brother Cassibelanus...

CassibelanusCassivellaunusCassivellaunus was a historical British chieftain who led the defence against Julius Caesar's second expedition to Britain in 54 BC. The first British person whose name is recorded, Cassivellaunus led an alliance of tribes against Roman forces, but eventually surrendered after his location was...

Julius CaesarJulius CaesarGaius Julius Caesar , , was a Roman military and political leader. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....

's invasions of BritainCaesar's invasions of BritainDuring his Gallic Wars, Julius Caesar invaded Britain twice, in 55 and 54 BC. The first invasion, made late in summer, was either intended as a full invasion or a reconnaissance-in-force expedition...

(55-54 BC)

TenvantiusTasciovanusTasciovanus was a historical king of the Catuvellauni tribe before the Roman conquest of Britain.-History:Tasciovanus is known only through numismatic evidence. He appears to have become king of the Catuvellauni ca. 20 BC, ruling from Verlamion...

KimbelinusCunobelinusCunobelinus was a historical king in pre-Roman Britain, known from passing mentions by classical historians Suetonius and Dio Cassius, and from his many inscribed coins...

AugustusAugustusGaius Julius Caesar Augustus was the first emperor of the Roman Empire, which he ruled alone from 27 BC until his death in AD 14.These are the contemporary dates; Augustus lived under two calendars, the Roman Republican until 45 BC, and the Julian after 45 BC...

GuideriusGuideriusGuiderius is a legendary British king according Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae and related texts. He can probably be identified as deriving from the historical Togodumnus....

ClaudiusClaudiusTiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was the fourth Roman Emperor, a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruling from 24 January AD 41 to his death in AD 54...

's conquest of BritainRoman conquest of BritainBy AD 43, the time of the main Roman invasion of Britain, Great Britain had already frequently been the target of invasions, planned and actual, by forces of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire...

(AD 43)

ArvirargusArvirargusArvirargus was a legendary, and possibly historical, British king of the 1st century AD. A shadowy historical Arviragus is known only from a cryptic reference in a satirical poem by Juvenal, in which a giant turbot presented to the Roman emperor Domitian is said to be an omen that "you will...

ClaudiusClaudiusTiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was the fourth Roman Emperor, a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruling from 24 January AD 41 to his death in AD 54...

, VespasianVespasianTitus Flavius Vespasianus, commonly known as Vespasian , was a Roman Emperor who reigned from 69 AD until his death in 79 AD...

MariusMarius of BritainMarius was a legendary king of the Britons during the time of the Roman occupation of Britain, as recounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth's pseudohistorical Historia Regum Britanniae. He was the son of King Arvirargus and ruled following his father's death....

CoilusCoilusCoilus was a legendary king of the Britons during the time of the Roman occupation of Britain as recounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth's pseudohistorical Historia Regum Britanniae. He was the son of King Marius and ruled following his father's death....

LuciusLucius of BritainSaint Lucius is a legendary 2nd-century King of the Britons traditionally credited with introducing Christianity into Britain. Lucius is first mentioned in a 6th-century version of the Liber Pontificalis, which says that he sent a letter to Pope Eleuterus asking to be made a Christian...

(d. AD 156) Pope EleuterusPope EleuterusPope Saint Eleuterus, or Eleutherius, was Bishop of Rome from about 174 to 189 . He was born in Nicopolis in Epirus. His name is Greek for free....

(174-189)

interregnum; war between SeverusSeptimius SeverusLucius Septimius Severus was a Roman Emperor who reigned from 14 April, 193 until his death in 211. Severus was the first emperor of the troubled Severan dynasty, the last imperial dynasty of the Roman principate before the Crisis of the Third Century...

and Sulgenius Septimius SeverusSeptimius SeverusLucius Septimius Severus was a Roman Emperor who reigned from 14 April, 193 until his death in 211. Severus was the first emperor of the troubled Severan dynasty, the last imperial dynasty of the Roman principate before the Crisis of the Third Century...

(Roman emperor 193-211)

BassianusCaracallaCaracalla , born Lucius Septimius Bassianus and later called Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus, was the eldest son of Septimius Severus and Roman Emperor from 211 to 217. He was one of the most nefarious of Roman emperors...

(Caracalla) CaracallaCaracallaCaracalla , born Lucius Septimius Bassianus and later called Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus, was the eldest son of Septimius Severus and Roman Emperor from 211 to 217. He was one of the most nefarious of Roman emperors...

(Roman emperor 211-217)

CarausiusCarausiusMarcus Aurelius Mausaeus Carausius was a military commander of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century. He was a Menapian, born in the western part of Batavia, who usurped power in 286, declaring himself emperor in Britain and northern Gaul. He did this only 13 years after the Gallic Empire of the...

Carausian RevoltCarausian RevoltThe Carausian Revolt was an episode in Roman history, during which a Roman naval commander, Carausius, declared himself emperor over Britain and northern Gaul. His Gallic territories were retaken by the western Caesar, Constantius Chlorus, in 293, after which Carausius was assassinated by his...

(289-296)

AllectusAllectusAllectus was a Roman usurper-emperor in Britain and northern Gaul from 293 to 296.-History:Allectus was treasurer to Carausius, a Menapian officer in the Roman navy who had seized power in Britain and northern Gaul in 286...

Allectus assassinated Carausius in 293

Asclepiodotus (10 years) Asclepiodotus and Constantius ChlorusConstantius ChlorusFlavius Valerius Constantius , also Constantius I, was an emperor of the Western Roman Empire . He was commonly called Chlorus an epithet given to him by Byzantine historians...

retook Britain in 296)

CoelKing ColeKing Cole is a figure of British folklore.King Cole may also refer to:*"Old King Cole", nursery rhyme*King Cole , Major League Baseball pitcher*Nat King Cole , pianist and singer...

ConstantiusConstantius ChlorusFlavius Valerius Constantius , also Constantius I, was an emperor of the Western Roman Empire . He was commonly called Chlorus an epithet given to him by Byzantine historians...

(11 years) Constantius ChlorusConstantius ChlorusFlavius Valerius Constantius , also Constantius I, was an emperor of the Western Roman Empire . He was commonly called Chlorus an epithet given to him by Byzantine historians...

, Roman emperor 293-306

Constantine IConstantine ICaesar Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus , commonly known in English as Constantine I, Constantine the Great, or Saint Constantine , was Roman emperor from 306, and the sole holder of that office from 324 until his death in...

Constantine IConstantine ICaesar Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus , commonly known in English as Constantine I, Constantine the Great, or Saint Constantine , was Roman emperor from 306, and the sole holder of that office from 324 until his death in...

, Roman emperor 306-337

OctaviusOctaviusOctavius was a legendary king of the Britons in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae, an early account of the rulers of Britain....

TrahernTrahernTrahern Trahern Trahern ( is a legendary King of the Britons in Geoffrey of Monmouth's fictional Historia Regum Britanniae.According to Geoffrey, Trahern was king of the Britons and Roman senator...

OctaviusOctaviusOctavius was a legendary king of the Britons in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae, an early account of the rulers of Britain....

(restored)

MaximianusMagnus MaximusMagnus Maximus , also known as Maximianus and Macsen Wledig in Welsh, was a Hispano-Roman usurper of the Western Roman Empire from 383 until his death, in 388, by order of Emperor Theodosius I.-Life:...

Magnus MaximusMagnus MaximusMagnus Maximus , also known as Maximianus and Macsen Wledig in Welsh, was a Hispano-Roman usurper of the Western Roman Empire from 383 until his death, in 388, by order of Emperor Theodosius I.-Life:...

, Roman usurper-emperor 383-388

DionotusDionotusIn Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae, a fictional account of the rulers of Britain, Dionotus was a legendary King of the Britons during the campaigns in Gaul led by Emperor Magnus Maximus. The curious thing about this king is that the Welsh chronicles, which parallel most of...

Constantine IIConstantine III (usurper)Flavius Claudius Constantinus, known in English as Constantine III was a Roman general who declared himself Western Roman Emperor in 407, abdicated in 411, and was captured and executed shortly afterwards.-Background:...

Constantine IIIConstantine III (usurper)Flavius Claudius Constantinus, known in English as Constantine III was a Roman general who declared himself Western Roman Emperor in 407, abdicated in 411, and was captured and executed shortly afterwards.-Background:...

, Roman usurper-emperor 407-411

ConstansConstans II (usurper)Constans was the eldest son of the Roman usurper Constantine III and was appointed co-emperor by him from 409 to 411.Constans lived in a monastery for the younger years of his life until he was elevated to the title of Caesar. His father then sent him with the general Gerontius to Hispania...

Constans IIConstans II (usurper)Constans was the eldest son of the Roman usurper Constantine III and was appointed co-emperor by him from 409 to 411.Constans lived in a monastery for the younger years of his life until he was elevated to the title of Caesar. His father then sent him with the general Gerontius to Hispania...

, Roman usurper-emperor 409-411

VortigernVortigernVortigern , also spelled Vortiger and Vortigen, was a 5th-century warlord in Britain, a leading ruler among the Britons. His existence is considered likely, though information about him is shrouded in legend. He is said to have invited the Saxons to settle in Britain as mercenaries, only to see...

VortimerVortimerVortimer is a figure in British tradition, a son of the 5th-century Britonnic ruler Vortigern. He is remembered for his fierce opposition to his father's Saxon allies...

Germanus of AuxerreGermanus of AuxerreGermanus of Auxerre was a bishop of Auxerre in Gaul. He is a saint in both the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches, commemorated on July 31...

(378-448), Battle of AylesfordBattle of AylesfordThe Battle of Aylesford or Epsford or Aegelesthrep was, according to The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, fought in 455 AD between Saxon invaders and the native Romano-Britons near Aylesford in the English county of Kent....

(455)

Aurelius AmbrosiusAmbrosius AurelianusAmbrosius Aurelianus, ; called Aurelius Ambrosius in the Historia Regum Britanniae and elsewhere, was a war leader of the Romano-British who won an important battle against the Anglo-Saxons in the 5th century, according to Gildas...

Uther PendragonUther PendragonUther Pendragon is a legendary king of sub-Roman Britain and the father of King Arthur.A few minor references to Uther appear in Old Welsh poems, but his biography was first written down by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his Historia Regum Britanniae , and Geoffrey's account of the character was used in...

ArthurKing ArthurKing Arthur is a legendary British leader who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defense of Britain against the Saxon invaders in the early 6th century. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and his historical existence is debated...

Battle of Mons BadonicusBattle of Mons BadonicusThe Battle of Mons Badonicus was a battle between a force of Britons and an Anglo-Saxon army, probably sometime between 490 and 517 AD. Though it is believed to have been a major political and military event, there is no certainty about its date or place...

, St. DubriciusDubriciusSaint Dubricius was a 6th century Briton ecclesiastic venerated as a saint. He was the and evangelist of Ergyng and much of South-East Wales.-Biography:Dubricius was born in Madley, now located in Herefordshire in England...

Constantine IIIConstantine III of BritainConstantine III was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Cador of Cornwall, a relative of King Arthur. Constantine fought in the Battle of Camlann and was apparently one of the few survivors...

Aurelius ConanusAurelius ConanusAurelius Conanus is a legendary king of the Britons, according to Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae, a fictional account of the rulers of Britain...

(2 years) Aurelius Caninus, 6th century king of GwentKingdom of Gwent...

or PowysKingdom of Powys...

VortiporiusVortiporiusVortiporius was a 6th century king or ruler of Dyfed in south-west Wales, an area roughly corresponding to the modern Pembrokeshire...

(4 years) VortiporiusVortiporiusVortiporius was a 6th century king or ruler of Dyfed in south-west Wales, an area roughly corresponding to the modern Pembrokeshire...

, 6th century king of DyfedKingdom of Dyfed...

MalgoMalgoMalgo was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He held little actual power, as the Anglo-Saxons had begun taking over Britain. Geoffrey's Malgo is equated with the historical ruler Maelgwn Gwynedd, who was by contrast a powerful king....

Maelgwn Hir ap CadwallonMaelgwn Hir ap CadwallonMaelgwn Gwynedd, more formally Maelgwn ap Cadwallon , also known as Maelgwn Hir , was an early king of Gwynedd and a character from Welsh mythology.The historical Maelgwn king of Gwynedd was one of the most prominent rulers of...

, 6th century king of GwyneddKingdom of GwyneddGwynedd is one of several Welsh successor states that emerged in 5th-century post-Roman Britain. It was based on the former Brythonic tribal lands of the Ordovices, Gangani, and the Deceangli which were collectively known as Venedotia in late Romano-British documents...

KeredicKeredicKeredic was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. The origin of Geoffrey's character is unknown, but he is not depicted as a Saxon...

Interregnum; Saxons occupy England

CadvanCadfan ap IagoCadfan ap Iago was King of Gwynedd . Little is known of the history of Gwynedd from this period, and information about Cadfal and his reign is minimal....

Cadfan ap IagoCadfan ap IagoCadfan ap Iago was King of Gwynedd . Little is known of the history of Gwynedd from this period, and information about Cadfal and his reign is minimal....

, 6th/7th century king of Gwynedd

CadwalloCadwallon ap CadfanCadwallon ap Cadfan was the King of Gwynedd from around 625 until his death in battle. The son and successor of Cadfan ap Iago, he is best remembered as the King of the Britons who devastated Northumbria, defeating and killing its king, Edwin, prior to his own death in battle against Oswald of...

Cadwallon ap CadfanCadwallon ap CadfanCadwallon ap Cadfan was the King of Gwynedd from around 625 until his death in battle. The son and successor of Cadfan ap Iago, he is best remembered as the King of the Britons who devastated Northumbria, defeating and killing its king, Edwin, prior to his own death in battle against Oswald of...

, 7th century king of Gwynedd, d. 634

CadwalladerCadwaladrCadwaladr ap Cadwallon was King of Gwynedd . Two devastating plagues happened during his reign, one in 664 and the other in 682, with himself a victim of the second one. Little else is known of his reign...

(d. AD 689) Cadwaladr ap CadwallonCadwaladrCadwaladr ap Cadwallon was King of Gwynedd . Two devastating plagues happened during his reign, one in 664 and the other in 682, with himself a victim of the second one. Little else is known of his reign...

, 7th century king of Gwynedd

Aftermath

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 BrittanyBrittanyBrittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Brittany was previously a kingdom and then as a duchy it was a fief of the Kingdom of France. It was at one time called Less, Lesser or Little Britain...

, but were unable to re-establish a united kingship. The Anglo-SaxonAnglo-SaxonsAnglo-Saxons is the term usually used to describe the invading Germanic tribes in the south and east of Great Britain from the early 5th century AD, and their creation of the English nation, to the Norman conquest of 1066...

invaders ruled the south-eastern part of the island of Great BritainGreat BritainGreat Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island. With a population of about 59.6 million people, it is the third most populated island on Earth. Great Britain is surrounded by over 1000 smaller...

, which would become England, after that point in time under the BretwaldaBretwaldaBretwalda, also Brytenwalda, Bretenanwealda, is an Anglo-Saxon term, the first record of which comes from the late ninth century Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. It is applied in that chronicle to some of the rulers of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms from the fifth century onwards who had achieved overlordship over...

s and later the kings of England.

The heirs to the Celtic-British throne continued through the WelshWalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom, bordered by England to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It is also an elective region of the European Union...

kings of Gwynedd until that line was forced to submit itself to the EnglishEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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 TudorOwen TudorOwen Meredith Tudor was a Welsh soldier and courtier, descended from a daughter of the Welsh prince Rhys ap Gruffudd, "The Lord Rhys"...

, grandfather of Henry VII of EnglandHenry VII of EnglandHenry VII was the King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death on 21 April 1509, as the first monarch of the Tudor dynasty.Henry was successful in restoring the power and stability of the English monarchy after the political upheavals of the Wars...

, was a maternal descendant of the kings of Gwynedd; Henry's marriage with Elizabeth of YorkElizabeth of YorkElizabeth of York was the daughter, sister, niece, mother and wife of Kings of England. She was Queen of England as spouse of King Henry VII, whom she married in 1486.-Princess of England:...

thus signified the merging of the two royal houses (as well as the feuding houses of YorkHouse of YorkThe House of York was a branch of the English royal House of Plantagenet, three of whom became English kings in the late 15th century. The House of York was descended in the paternal line from Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, the fourth surviving son of Edward III, but also represented Edward's...

and LancasterHouse of LancasterThe House of Lancaster was a branch of the royal House of Plantagenet. It was one of the opposing factions involved in the Wars of the Roses, an intermittent civil war which affected England and Wales during the 15th century...

).

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These are my Dads half brothers, Brian was a famous Jockey as seen in my recent blogs, its nice to see old photos. I have encluded my Granddad too.

Private 6503 Walter Jago Favell, 1st Battalion, 21st Reinforcement, Australian Expeditionary Force.

A contractor from Arncliffe, New South Wales, Walter was 37 years old when he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT A40 Ceramic in October 1916, headed for Plymouth.  He was sent to France in February 1917 and was wounded in action on the Western Front in early October the same year when he suffered  a shell wound to his left thigh and cheek. He rejoined his unit in late Novemebr 1917 where he remained until the end of the war when he returned to Australia aboard Aeneas, embarking 31st May 1919 and ariving in Melbourne 12th July.  He was discharged in August 1919 and was entitled to the British War Medal and Victory Medal.  He lived to the age of 81 and is buried in Moonbi Cemetery, New South Wales.

Portrait of Walter Jago Favell (right) courtesy of Helen Favelle, Sydney Australia

Gordon Jago Receives MBE
"From Martyn Ziegler, PA Chief Sports Reporter"...Gordon Jago, the former Millwall, QPR and USA manager, receives an MBE for services to the promotion of international youth football
http://www.sportinglife.com/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=others/06/06/16/manual_161245.html

Gordon Jago's QPR managerial career: Joined QPR as coach under Les Allen. A few months later, took over from Allen, first as Caretaker Manager, then "permanently." The following season, QPR finished 4th and sold Rodney Marsh (and bought John O'rourke and Terry Mancini).

The following season, QPR went up alongside Burnley...and Jago brought to the club, Givens, Thomas and Bowles. The following season. Mclintock joined the team as QPR were praised for their football....Things looked good...Dave Webb joined QPR...Then the season began, Venables and Evans went to Crystal Palace in exchange for Don Rogers...And Jago left in September 1974.
When you think of Dave Sexton's 1975.1976 "Championship" Side, with the exception of McClintock and Webb (both bought by Jago), Masson and Hollins: The other 7 or 8 were all part of the promotion squad that won promotion: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Francis, Thomas, Bowles, Givens and Leach.

Jago went on to manage Millwall and then moved to the USA, where he coached Tampa Bay Rowdies and Rodney Marsh in the old NCSL where NY Cosmos had Pele; and George Best was playing, etc...post that, Jago's been further involved in US soccer. (See below)

A decade later, in late May 2004, Jago was appointed General Manager of QPR by Chairman Jim Gregory, after Terry Venables went off to Barcelona. A week later, Gregory reversed his decision and Jago was out.


As reportedly reported in Rothmans Football Year Book

September 27 "... Gordon Jago, QPR's manager, resigns and chairman Jim Gregory says that the Board will accept Jago's decision. This dramatic development follows on a poor start to the season by Rangers, and some unrest amongst their players. Venables was sold, Mancini listed, Bowles suspended. Until a new manager is appointed, Jago's assistant, Stan Anderson, will run the club....
September 30 Gordon Jago says that he quit Q.P.R. because he was demoted. He was made team-manager only, and wasn't allowed to do the job for which the board appointed him. Chairman Gregory denies these allegations... http://www.ynw62.dial.pipex.com/thirty44a.htm


A 2005 Q&A with Gordon Jago
http://ussoccerplayers.com/exclusives/467723.html

profile of Gordon Jago in America:
http://www.kicksfan.com/staff/jago/

Thank you to Peter Jago for finding this information for me.

On Gordon Jago (manager of QPR), a quick google search shows him to have received the MBE and done a lot of work with soccer in the USA.

http://wapedia.mobi/en/Gordon_Jago

Gordon Harold Jago MBE (born 22 October 1932 ) is a former English association footballmanager . player and

Born in Poplar, London, Jago began his career in the Football League with Charlton Athletic, whom he joined in the 1954-55 season from non-league team Dulwich Hamlet. He made a total of 147 appearances, scoring one goal, at The Valley. His final season with the Addicks was 1961-62 before he moved back to non-league football with Eastbourne United.

In 1967 he was appointed coach of North American Soccer League side Baltimore Bays. After two years Jago was named coach of the United States national team but ended this role after suffering two defeats in his only games in charge. Two years afterwards, he was made manager of Queens Park Rangers. It was under his guidance that the basis of a QPR team which in 1975-76 would come within a point of the League title was assembled. He signed pivotal players such as Stan Bowles, Don Givens, Dave Thomas and Frank McLintock. Jago, meanwhile, was appointed manager of Millwall in 1974 which he retained until 1977.

He returned to North America to coach NASL side Tampa Bay Rowdies between 1978 and 1982. He later had two separate stints as coach of indoor soccer side Dallas SidekicksWorld Indoor Soccer League from 1998 until the merger with the MISL for the 2002 season. He is currently the Executive Director of the Dr Pepper Dallas Cup [1]. In recognition of his achievements, he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006. between 1984 and 1997, when he returned from coaching. He became President of the

I found a Richard Jago who was on the titanic

John Richard Jago Smith (k/a Jago), 35, was born in the village of Lanarth near St Keverne, Cornwall in 1877, the son of John Smith (farmer of Trevithian, later Trebarveth, St Keverne, Cornwall) and his wife Mary. He was brother to Susan, Elena and James.

Jago became an employee of the Post Office and by the early 1900's was working at the Southampton branch as a postal clerk. He went on to work for the sea post department which placed clerks on White Star and American vessels.

In 1912 he lived at Trebarveth, St Keverne, Cornwall, England. Whilst in Southampton he resided at 45 Atherley Road.

In April 1912 Jago was assigned to the Titanic along with colleague James B. Williamson. They were joined by 3 American clerks, William L. Gwinn, John S. March and Oscar S. Woody. Their accomodation on the ship was close to the third class accomodation on F deck. The post sorting room on Titanic was located in the fourth compartment, forward on G deck. Almost directly below, on the Orlop deck, was where the mail was initially stacked along with the first-class baggage. The two levels were connected by a wide companionway. After the collision the Orlop deck was one of the first to be flooded and it was from here that Jago and the 4 other clerks laboured to bring 200 sacks of registered mail, weighing upwards of 100lb each, up to the higher level of G deck. Their labours were in vain as barely 5 minutes passed before the water level had reached the top of the steps on G deck. At about this time Jago left the others and ran upstairs and told Fourth Officer Boxhall that the sorting room was rapidly filling with water. Boxhall ordered him to report to the Captain while Boxhall went below to check. Afterward, Jago returned below to his colleagues but by now, barely 20 minutes after striking the iceberg the sorting office was already two feet deep in water and before long it was completely flooded. Jago and the others then attempted to take what mail they could up to the D deck level in the hope that the bags could be off-loaded through the first class entrance, but this turned out to be a forlorn hope.

Jago was lost in the sinking along with his 4 colleagues. His body, if recovered, was never identified.

On 5 May 1912 all ranks of the Southampton postal staff attended a service at St Peters Church in Southampton in memory of their colleagues who had worked unfailingly in their duty right up to the time of the ship sinking. The Postal and Telegraph Services later placed a memorial plaque in the church at St Keverne in memory of John Richard Jago Smith.

Family Grave at St Keverne	Plaque at St Keverne

 The surname of JAGO was a baptismal name 'the son of James', from the Spanish Iago, which must have crossed over into Cornwall at some early period. The surname is fairly well established in that county. The acquisition of surnames in Europe and England, during the last eight hundred years has been affected by many factors, including social class and social structure, naming practices in cultures and traditions. On the whole the richer and more powerful classes tended to acquire surnames earlier than the working class or the poor, while surnames were quicker to catch on in urban areas than in more sparsely populated rural areas. The bulk of surnames in England were formed in the 13th and 14th centuries. The process started earlier and continued in place names into the 19th century, but the norm is that in the 11th century people did not have surnames, whereas by the 15th century they did. Early records of the name mention Jago filius Yfel of the County of Herefordshire in 1185. James Jagoo of the County of Suffolk in 1524. Thomas Jagoe was registered at St. Columb Major in 1583. John Jago and Margaret Griffin were married at Kensington Church, London in 1608. Thomas Jago and Margaret Deane were married at St. George's Chapel, Mayfair, London in 1754. Many factors contributed to the establishment of a surname system. For generations after the Norman Conquest of 1066 a very few dynasts and magnates passed on hereditary surnames, but the main of the population, with a wide choice of first-names out of Celtic, Old English, Norman and Latin, avoided ambiguity without the need for a second name. As society became more stabilized, there was property to leave in wills, the towns and villages grew and the labels that had served to distinguish a handful of folk in a friendly village were not adequate for a teeming slum where perhaps most of the householders were engaged in the same monotonous trade, so not even their occupations could distinguish them, and some first names were gaining a tiresome popularity, especially Thomas after 1170. The hereditary principle in surnames gained currency first in the South, and the poorer folk were slower to apply it. By the 14th century however, most of the population had acquired a second name.