Ebraucus

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Ebraucus from the Genealogical Chronicle of the Kings of England to Edward IV (c. 1461) Ebraucus (MS Roll 1066).jpg
Ebraucus from the Genealogical Chronicle of the Kings of England to Edward IV (c.1461)

Ebraucus (Welsh : Efrawg/Efrog) was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He came to power in 1040BC. [1] He was the son of King Mempricius (before he abandoned the family) and father of Brutus Greenshield.

Following the death of his father, Mempricius, he became king and reigned for 39 years. According to Geoffrey, he was admired, tall, and remarkably strong. He was the first to wage war on the Gauls since the time of Brutus. By pillaging the cities and shores and slaughtering many men, he became extremely wealthy and enriched the lands of Britain.

He founded two settlements: Kaerebrauc, the City of Ebraucus (Eboracum), north of the Humber (this later became York, whose Welsh name is Efrog ); and Alclud in Albany (now part of Dunbarton, capital of Strathclyde). According to Polydore Vergil he "builded the town of Maidens, now called Edinburgh Castle, being planted in the uttermost part of Britain, now called Scotland". [2] The Registrum Malmesburiense also says he built the "castle of Montrose". [3]

He had twenty wives who produced twenty sons and thirty daughters. All his daughters he sent to his cousin Silvius Alba in Alba Longa (Italy) to be married to the other Trojan descendants. Except for Brutus Greenshield, all of Ebraucus's sons, led by Assaracus, [4] went to Germany, creating a kingdom there. Brutus thus succeeded Ebraucus upon his death.

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References

  1. Monarchie Nobelesse website, Bretons
  2. Polydore Vergil's English History, from an Early Translation, Volume 36, Camden society, 1846, p.34.
  3. Brewer, J.S., Registrum Malmesburiense: The Register of Malmesbury Abbey Preserved in the Public Record Office, Cambridge University Press, 2012, p.463.
  4. Bearing the mythical name of the second son of Tros, King of Dardania, and also the name of his great-great-grandfather Brutus' Greek ally.
Legendary titles
Preceded by King of Britain
1006 BC - 967 BC
Succeeded by