Guithelin
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Guithelin was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth
. He became king after the death of Gurguit Barbtruc
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He ruled liberally and temperately for his life. His Queen consort
was an artisan and noblewoman named Marcia
. When he died, his wife took over the government as regent for their son, Sisillius II
. She came to rule as Queen regnant
.
Geoffrey of Monmouth
Geoffrey of Monmouth was a cleric and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography and the popularity of tales of King Arthur...
. He became king after the death of Gurguit Barbtruc
Gurguit Barbtruc
Gurguit Barbtruc was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Belinus and was said to have found a home for the Irish people....
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He ruled liberally and temperately for his life. His Queen consort
Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
was an artisan and noblewoman named Marcia
Queen Marcia
Queen Marcia was the mythical third queen regnant and a regent of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth.-Mythical Account:Marcia became queen after the death of Guithelin and ruled as regent for her son, Sisillius II. In her youth, she was the Queen consort of Guithelin, the king of...
. When he died, his wife took over the government as regent for their son, Sisillius II
Sisillius II
Sisillius II was a mythical king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth.-Mythical account:...
. She came to rule as Queen regnant
Queen regnant
A queen regnant is a female monarch who reigns in her own right, in contrast to a queen consort, who is the wife of a reigning king. An empress regnant is a female monarch who reigns in her own right over an empire....
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