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Elidurus ap Morvidus, King of Britain
- Preferred Name: Elidurus ap Morvidus, King of Britain[1]
- Gender: M
- MilitaryService: his brothers locked him in a guarded tower in Trinovantum for more than 7 years. in Trinovantum, London, England at LATI: N1.51 LONG: E0.12
- FSID: GKP2-ZK1
- http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: King of Britain - 1st reign for 5 years with note: data standardization
- Death: 362 BC in britain at LATI: N4 LONG: E2.5
- http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: King of Britain - 2nd reign
- MilitaryService: attacked and captured by his two younger brothers, Ingenius and Peredurus with note:
- http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: King of Britain - 3rd reign
- Birth: in England
- Notes:
=== Life Sketch ===
Elidurus the Dutiful (Welsh: Elidyr map Morydd) was a legendary king of the Britons as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the third son of King Morvidus and brother of Gorbonianus, Archgallo, Ingenius, and Peredurus.
Elidurus became king following the deposition of his brother, Archgallo. He found his brother wandering in a forest five years after Elidurus was crowned. He embraced him as a brother and took Archgallo in secrecy to a nearby city. Faking a sickness, he summoned all the nobles of the kingdom to that city to visit him. Once there, Elidurus demanded they all repledge their allegiance to Archgallo under penalty of death. Once done, Elidurus took Archgallo to York and removed his own crown and reinstated Archgallo as king of the Britons. For this, he was surnamed the Dutiful.
Ten years later, Archgallo died and Elidurus became king once again. He reigned for a few years in the manner of his eldest brother, Gorbonianus. Soon after, though, his two younger brothers, Ingenius and Peredurus, built armies and attacked Elidurus. They seized him and locked him in a guarded tower in Trinovantum. He remained locked in the tower for more than seven years.
When his youngest brother, Peredurus, finally died, the realm returned to Elidurus for a third time. He reigned for a short while in justice and virtue then died. He was succeeded by an unnamed son of Gorbonianus. His son, Gerennus, would later become king of Britain.
=== Birthplace. ===
England is recorded as his birthplace. Important to note that England didn't exist then and neither did the English.
+ erm. v. einem Sohn des Gorbonianus.
Britischer Chief.
Preferred Parents:
Father: Morvidus ben Danius, King of Britain, b. ABT 320 BC in Britain
Mother: Nicanot , b. in Central Europe, Europe
Family 1: Constancia , b. in Europe
- Gerennus ap Elidurus, King of Britain, d. 380 BC in England
Sources:
- Title: History of the Kings of Britain - by Geoffrey of Monmouth
Publication: Name: https://www.yorku.ca/inpar/geoffrey_thompson.pdf;
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