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Hoel I Mawr Meriadoc "the Great", King of Brittany Gau

Male Abt 491 - 545  (~ 54 years)

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  • Name Hoel I Mawr Meriadoc "the Great"  
    Suffix King of Brittany Gau 
    Nickname the Great 
    Birth Abt 491  Cornouaile, Brittany, Gaul (France) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 545  Cornouaile, Brittany, Gaul (France) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
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      "Hoel I Mawr, King of Brittany (born c.491) (Welsh-Hywel, Latin-Hovelius, English-Howel) A s a son of Budic II's first marriage, King Hoel the Great was nephew to the famous High-King Arthur of Britain. Tradition says he spent much of his youth at the King's Court and, although he returned to Brittany when his father was recalled, he was soon asked back to help his uncle overcome the Saxon scourge. Hoel supposedly landed at Southampton and immediately moved north with a considerable army to assist King Arthur at the Battle of Dubglas, the Siege of Caer-Ebrauc (York) and the Battle of Celidon Coit, before being besieged himself at Caer-Brithon (Dumbarton Rock). Hoel's greatest hour, however, was at the triumphant Battle of Mount Badon. Later he took part in Arthur's continental campaigns, conquering Gaul and enabling Arthur to establish his government in Paris! Hoel then returned to his own Kingdom, where King Tristram of Lyonesse was supposed to have helped him to victory during a Breton Civil War. Hoel probably ruled jointly in Cornouaille with his ageing father. They. Apparently, both died in the same year (545) and were succeeded by Hoel's eldest son, Tewdwr Mawr. Literary writers have transformed Hoel into a Knight of the Round Table."
      From Britannia.com

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    Person ID I61346  Glenn Cook Family
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2009 

    Father Budig II Emyr Llydaw Meriadoc ap Erich, King de Brittany Gaul,   b. Abt 460, Cornouaile, Brittany, Gaul (France) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 544, Brittany, Gaul (France) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Mother Elaine verch Gwyrlys Sap, Queen of Garlot Scotland,   b. Abt 475, Din-Tagell (Tintagel Castle), Cornwall, Britian Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F551617583  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alma Pompea de Domnonee,   b. Abt 485, Domnonee, Bretagne, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F551617582  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2009