Urianus
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Urianus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth
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 was the son of King Andragius
Andragius
Andragius was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the youngest son of King Cherin and succeeded by his son Urianus....

 and was succeeded by Eliud
Eliud
Eliud, also known as Elihud, was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Urianus and succeeded by Cledaucus. He also conquered Dylan the King of great Tritons. He is otherwise unattested....

. Geoffrey may possibly have based the character on that of Urien Rheged (6th century), although there is no resemblance between them.
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