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| Name |
Magnus Clemens Maximus |
| Birth |
Galicia on the Iberian Peninsula  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Yes, date unknown |
| Notes |
- «b»http://www.britannia.com/history/ebk/gene/maxanc.html#Gratianna
«/b»Details of the «b»Ancestry of Magnus Maximus «/b»by David Nash Ford
MAGNUS MAXIMUS' ANCESTRY
«i»Mysterious Background«/i»
«u»Magnus Clemens Maximus <http://www.britannia.com/history/biographies/maximus.html>«/u» was born in Galicia on the Iberian Peninsula in the mid 4th century. Though from a Roman household, his origins are confused. He was certainly a relative of the Comes Theodsius, whose son was to become Emperor Theodosius «i»the Great«/i», but Welsh writers tell us more.
The popular story says he was the son of a Romano-Briton, named Lolelinus (or Llywelyn), who had travelled to Rome and become a senator in the Imperial Senate. Coel Godhebog («i»the Magnificent«/i») was thus made Maximus' uncle, and the Emperor Constantius Chlorus, the husband of his cousin, Helena. However, the chronology is all wrong.
«u»Geoffrey of Monmouth <http://www.britannia.com/history/geofmon.html>«/u» wrote that Maximus was of Imperial descent, and early Welsh genealogical tracts seem to back up this idea, showing Constantius' son, Constantine «i»the Great«/i», as Maximus' grandfather. There is, however, little room for such a relationship in the Imperial family tree, as currently understood at this period. It might just be possible that there was an extra, currently unknown, son of Constantine who lived to become Maximus' father, though it seems unlikely. His name may have been something like Maximianus Constans, a combination of those sited in Welsh sources. The former was certainly Geoffrey's name for Maximus himself. Blackett & Wilson, however, claim him as a lesser known son named Flavius Julius Crispus.
The Harleian MS.3859 gives Maximus' ancestry under the pedigree of the Kings of Dyfed, thus:
Constantii | Constantius, Roman Emperor
Constantini | Constantine«i» the Great,«/i» Roman Emperor
Constans | Possible father of Maximus
Pincr Misser | Corrupt
Stater | Corrupt
Eliud & Ebiud | Duplicate generations
Protector & Protec | Title used by the early Kings of Dyfed, duplicate generations
Maxim Gulecic | Macsen Wledig («i»the Imperator«/i») «i»alias«/i» Magnus Maximus
The Jesus College MS.20 gives Maximus' ancestry under the pedigree of the Kings of Glywysing, thus:
Custeint | Constantius, Roman Emperor
Constantinus | Constantine«i» the Great,«/i» Roman Emperor
Maximianus | Possible father of Maximus
Maxen | Macsen Wledig («i»the Imperator«/i») «i»alias«/i» Magnus Maximus
Magnus Maximus married at least twice, though which came first is unknown. Likewise, the birth order of his children is unclear. Britannia suggests the following:
«u»Magnus Maximus <http://www.britannia.com/history/biographies/maximus.html>«/u» «i»alias«/i» Macsen Wledig («i»the Imperator«/i»), Emperor of the West, Abt 340 - 388
m. Ceindrech ferch Reiden
1. Victor «i»alias«/i» Gwidyr, Abt 354 - 388
2. «u»Eugenius <http://www.britannia.com/history/ebk/gene/finddu.html>«/u» «i»alias«/i» Owain Finddu («i»Black Lips«/i»), King of Mid-South Wales, Abt 355 -
m. St. Helena of the Host, «i»alias «/i»Elen Lwyddog, daughter of «u»Octavius the Old <http://www.britannia.com/history/ebk/gene/conanc.html>«/u» «i»alias «/i»Eudaf Hen, Abt 340 -
3. «u»Antoninus Donatus <http://www.britannia.com/history/ebk/gene/anwnped.html>«/u» «i»alias«/i» Anwn Dynod, King of South-West Wales, Abt 357 -
4. «u»Constantine <http://www.britannia.com/bios/ebk/constgd.html>«/u» «i»alias«/i» Custennin Fawr («i»the Great«/i»), King of North-West Wales, Abt 360 -
5. Publicus «i»alias«/i» St. Peblig of Llanbeblig, Abt 363 -
6. Gratianna, Abt 367 - , m. «u»Tudwal ap Gwrfawr <http://www.britannia.com/history/ebk/gene/dumped.html>«/u», King of Dumnonia, Abt 375 -
7. Severa, Abt 370 - , m. «u»Vortigern Vorteneu <http://www.britannia.com/history/ebk/gene/vortanc.html>«/u» («i»the Thin«/i»), King of Powys & All Britain, Abt 370 - Abt 459
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