Descendants of Prasutagus

Generation No. 1

1.  IMANUENTIUS¹¹ died Unknown in 55 BC².

Notes for IMANUENTIUS:

[Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens,  (Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York, 1998), pg. 70.]

[A4] IMANUENTIUS Trinovantes, d 55BC.
The ruler of the Trinovantes in Essex who was murdered by CASWALLON of the Catuvellauni, probably as part of a power struggle.

Cause of Death: Murdered by Caswallon Ap Beli²

Reign: Ruler of the Trinovantes in Essex²

Child of IMANUENTIUS is:

2.                i.    MANDUBRACIUS² AP IMANUENTIUS, d. Unknown.

Generation No. 2

2.  MANDUBRACIUS² AP IMANUENTIUS (IMANUENTIUS¹)³ died Unknown.

Notes for MANDUBRACIUS AP IMANUENTIUS:

[Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens,  (Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York, 1998), pg. 70.]

The son of IMANUENTIUS, who was murdered by CASWALLON in 55BC. Denied his kingdom, Mandubracius fled to Gaul where Julius Caesar had established his base. Caesar used this as an opportunity to strengthen his power for his second expedition into Britain. Caesar succeeded in subduing the native tribes of the Cantii and Catuvellauni forcing them to pay tribute. As part of the arrangement, Mandubracius was restored as the king of the Trinovantes. He almost certainly remained so until the assassination of Caesar in 44BC and the subsequent power struggles would have left him in a less certain position. How long he remained in power is uncertain, but by 30BC he had been succeeded by ADDEDOMAROS. Some genealogies suggest he may have been the grandfather or great-grandfather of BOUDICA.

Reign: 54-30BC, King of the Trinovantes⁴

Child of MANDUBRACIUS AP IMANUENTIUS is:

3.                i.    ADDEDOMAROS³ AP MANDUBRACIUS, d. Unknown.

Generation No. 3

3.  ADDEDOMAROS³ AP MANDUBRACIUS (MANDUBRACIUS² AP IMANUENTIUS, IMANUENTIUS¹)⁵ died Unknown.

Notes for ADDEDOMAROS AP MANDUBRACIUS:

[Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens,  (Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York, 1998), pg. 71.]

[A8] ADDEDOMAROS Trinovantes, c30-c20BC.
Coins identifying Addedomaros as king are difficult to date but are amongst the earliest in Britain. It is possible that at this time the Trinovantes were again subjugated by the Catuvellaunii under CASWALLON or his successor TASCIOVANUS and that Addedomaros ruled as a sub-king until he in turn was overthrown by DUMNOVELLAUNOS, who re-established a pro-Roman base in Essex.

Reign: 30-20BC, King of the Trinovantes⁶

Child of ADDEDOMAROS AP MANDUBRACIUS is:

4.                i.    ANTEDIOS⁴ AP ADDEDOMAROS, d. Unknown.

Generation No. 4

4.  ANTEDIOS⁴ AP ADDEDOMAROS (ADDEDOMAROS³ AP MANDUBRACIUS, MANDUBRACIUS² AP IMANUENTIUS, IMANUENTIUS¹)⁷ died Unknown.

Notes for ANTEDIOS AP ADDEDOMAROS:

[Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens,  (Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York, 1998), pg. 74.]

[A24] ANTEDIOS Iceni, dates uncertain but possibly c25.
The name of this king is easily confused with that of ANTEDRIGOS, a ruler of the Dobunni, whose territory was far to the west of the Iceni, and who probably reigned in the last decade BC. Whether or not the names suggest a family relationship is uncertain. The names and coins may indicate a migration of tribal factions from the Midlands toward the east coast during a period of Catuvellaunian expansion when tribes wrestle with their stance toward Rome. Antedios probably ruled later than Antedrigos, around 25. Other coins inscribed with the name Eisu found in the Dobunni territory may also be the same as Aesubelinus in Iceni territory. The latter name, which implies a warrior, may suggest a gathering of arms under a war-like leader in the east Midlands and the Fens during this thirty year period which subsequently became the base for the Iceni.

Reign: 25 AD, King of the Iceni⁸

Child of ANTEDIOS AP ADDEDOMAROS is:

5.                i.    BOUDICA⁵ VERCH ANTEDIOS, d. Unknown, 61 AD.

Generation No. 5

5.  BOUDICA⁵ VERCH ANTEDIOS (ANTEDIOS⁴ AP ADDEDOMAROS, ADDEDOMAROS³ AP MANDUBRACIUS, MANDUBRACIUS² AP IMANUENTIUS, IMANUENTIUS¹)⁹ died Unknown in 61 AD¹⁰.  She married PRASUTAGUS¹¹.  He was born  in Bef 47 AD¹², and died Unknown in 59 AD¹².

Notes for BOUDICA VERCH ANTEDIOS:

[Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens,  (Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York, 1998), pg. 77.]

[A31] BOUDICA Iceni, 59-61.
Queen of the Iceni, and wife of the client king PRASUTAGUS. Under the arrangements of his office, Prasutagus's territories passed to Rome after his death. The Romans, stationed at Colchester, took this rather too literally and began pillaging the land. When Boudica objected she was flogged and her two teenage daughters raped. This was the final outrage to the British who rose up in revolt. The rebellion was not well organized and may not initially have been led by Boudica, though its main forces were the Iceni and the Trinovantes. The first strike was at the Roman city of Camulodunum (Colchester) where a new temple to Claudius was being completed. The town and its occupants were totally destroyed. The British then turned on London, which was not yet the main centre it became. Although the London merchants had time to flee, many others were massacred. There are sites traditionally associated with Boudica at Stanmore in Middlesex and Ambersbury Banks in Epping Forest. The Iceni and Trinovantes then turned on their old enemy the Catuvellauni, who had found favour under the Romans, in their town of Verulamium (St Albans). The British rebels, now led by Boudica, advanced on the main Roman army which had been forced to return from Wales. The site of the battle is uncertain but was probably at Mancetter, midway between Birmingham and Leicester. Even though the British must have outnumbered the Romans by ten to one the lack of organization amongst the British was no match for the hardened Roman discipline and, after a day of intense fighting, the British were defeated. By one account Boudica poisoned herself, whilst others say she fell ill and died. Boudica, under the more popular rendition of her name as Boadicea, became symbolic in Victorian times as the defender of the British Empire, a kind of Britannia, the embodiment of power - the name Boudica means Victoria. The truth was not quite the same but Boudica's was the last open rebellion against the Roman occupation of eastern Britain.

Reign: 59-61 AD, Queen of the Iceni¹³

Notes for PRASUTAGUS:

[Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens,  (Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York, 1998), pgs. 76-77.]

[A30] PRASUTAGUS Iceni, 47-59.
A client-king of the Romans who was assured rule of the Iceni thanks to services rendered to Claudius during the invasion of 43. these services probably included local intelligence as well as support in men and supplies. It is not clear whether Prasutagus was already a king of the Iceni before the invasion, but it is likely he was not. Some of the Iceni joined in the revolt of CARATACUS in 47, but as Prasutagus remained king he was evidently not associated with this uprising. If anythingthe uprising may as much have been against his imposed rule as any other factor. Tacitus refers to the "long lasting prosperity" of Prasutagus which suggests he may well have been an Icenian merchant of high noble rank who had benefitted from trade with the Romans. It probably also means that Prasutagus was reaching old age when he was made client-king, since he already had two teenage daughters by his wife, considerably more famous BOUDICA. The client-king arrangement was not hereditary and Prasutagus had already bequeathed the kingdom to be shared between his daughters and Claudius. This meant that upon the death of Prasutagus the Romans promptly claimed the territory as their own. The subsequent pillaging led to the British revolt of 60.

Reign: 47-59 AD, King of the Iceni¹⁴

Child of BOUDICA VERCH ANTEDIOS and PRASUTAGUS is:

6.                i.    VERCH PRASUTAGUS⁶, d. Unknown.

Generation No. 6

6.  VERCH PRASUTAGUS⁶ (BOUDICA⁵ VERCH ANTEDIOS, ANTEDIOS⁴ AP ADDEDOMAROS, ADDEDOMAROS³ AP MANDUBRACIUS, MANDUBRACIUS² AP IMANUENTIUS, IMANUENTIUS¹)¹⁵ died Unknown.  She married MARIUS AP ARVIRAGUS¹⁵, son of ARVIRAGUS AP CUNOBELIN.  He died Unknown.

Notes for MARIUS AP ARVIRAGUS:

[Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens,  (Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York, 1998), pg. 78.]

[A33;P76] MARIUS A legendary king of the British mentioned in the "History of Geoffrey of Monmouth." Since he is described as the son of ARVIRAGUS, he might just be a real ruler of the Silures, and would have ruled toward the end of the first century AD. Geoffrey suggests that he lived in Rome for some time, which is quite likely if he were a son of one of the British chieftains who were taken captive to Rome by Claudius, who included both Arviragus and CARATACUS. Once established as king of the British, he is supposed to have paid taxes willingly to the Romans and was of upstanding character. This makes him sound like one of the client kings that Claudius established, of whom the best known were PRASUTAGUS and COGIDUBNUS, but there is no reason to doubt that there could have been others. Geoffrey describes how Marius fought and made peace with the Picts who invaded northern Britain at this time. Marius set up a stone marking his victory in Westmoreland which is supposed to be named after him. To be present that far north Marius, if he existed at all, may have been a British chief of the Brigantes, though his ability to grant the Picts land as far north as Caithness is total fabrication. Marius's historical nature must be in severe doubt, though there may be a grain of truth in how the royal line of the British continued. One tradition states that Marius married a daughter of Bran the Blessed, who was a granddaughter of Joseph of Arimathea and that through this union the British kings became cousins of the Fisher Kings or guardians of the Holy Grail. The name Marius is a Romanization of Meurig, which is itself a corruption or the Celtic Y-Meurig, which is the same as Arviragus. Geoffrey may therefore have confused two names of the same king. He was succeeded by his son COEL.

Reign: 74-125 AD, King of the Silures¹⁶

Child of VERCH PRASUTAGUS and MARIUS AP ARVIRAGUS is:

                   i.    KING COEL⁷ AP MARIUS, b. Bef. 125, of Britain; d. 170.

Endnotes

1.  Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens,  (Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York, 1998), pg. 67.

2.  Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens,  (Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York, 1998), pg. 70.

3.  Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens,  (Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York, 1998), pg. 67.

4.  Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens,  (Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York, 1998), pg. 70.

5.  Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens,  (Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York, 1998), pg. 67.

6.  Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens,  (Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York, 1998), pg. 71.

7.  Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens,  (Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York, 1998), pg. 67.

8.  Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens,  (Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York, 1998), pg. 74.

9.  Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens,  (Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York, 1998), pg. 67.

10.  Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens,  (Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York, 1998), pg. 77.

11.  Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens,  (Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York, 1998), pg. 67.

12.  Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens,  (Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York, 1998), pg. 76.

13.  Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens,  (Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York, 1998), pg. 77.

14.  Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens,  (Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York, 1998), pg. 69.

15.  Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens,  (Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York, 1998), pg. 67.

16.  Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens,  (Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York, 1998), pg. 69.

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