 0218 - Abt 0262 (~ 43 years)
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| Name |
KAERCOLVIN Coilus |
| Birth |
0218 |
Essex, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Abt 0262 |
Colchester, Essex, England |
| Notes |
- The following WikiTree Profiles require review and distinction:
Coel ap Meurig, b 080 Camulod
Coellus Britain ap Meurig, b. 100
Coel (Siluria) Cyllin born 0125
Coel I de Bretagne, b. 0130
Coilus (Kaercolvin) Cambria, b. 0218
Coel of Camulod born 218
Coel Hen ap Tegfan, born -0340
Biography
Profiles need birth years, whether actual or estimated. Birth years for this line of descent are estimated with each generation born 25 years after the preceding generation.
Coel (c. 100). (pic #1 Third column near the bottom), should not to be confused with Duke (King) Coel of Kaercolvin-1 Colchester (c. 200) married to Strada verch Cadvan The Fair of Cambria-5, (pic #2)
pic #1
Kaercolvin-1.jpg
pic #2
National CV of Britain: Huntingdon and Monmouth's Mythical Pedigree (by c. 1300)
National CV of Britain: Huntingdon and Monmouth's Mythical Pedigree (by c. 1300)
Excerpt from The National CV of Britain: (added to help clarify which Coel is which. amb)
The 3 Coels: Coel I - Coellus in Holinshed ([see pic #1 above Monarchs, table column 3, entry 5]);
Coel II Kaercolvin-1 of Colchester, spouse of Strada The Fair, reigned in the AD 200s and was the father of Helen, the mother of Constantine the GreatHelen ferch Coel was made up to make Constantius Chlorus a relative of Coel Hen. The mythical Helen, is not Flavia Julia Helena Augusta (Empress of Rome / St. Helen). (see Wikipedia: Coel Hen for more about the mythical pedigree).
Coel III reigned in the AD 400s; Coel I was of western British ancestry according to R W Morgan (Pic #2 above or see Royal family tree on the web page), the eastern branch of the royal family apparently lacking a male heir; but he was simply the son of Marius according to Tysilio, Holinshed & Enderbie - and also De Wavrin:
Legend
"In the meantime Coel, duke of Kaercolvin or Colchester, made an insurrection against king Asclepiodotus, and in a pitched battle, killed him, and took possession of his crown. The senate, hearing this, rejoiced at the king's death, who had given such disturbance to the Roman power and reflecting on the damage which they had sustained by the loss of this kingdom, they sent Constantius the senator, a man of prudence and courage, who had reduced Spain under their subjection, and who was above all the rest industrious to promote the good of the commonwealth. Coel, having information of his coming, was afraid to stand before him. Therefore, as soon as Constantius was arrived at the island, Coel sent ambassadors to him with offers of peace and submission, on condition that he should enjoy the kingdom of Britain, and pay no more than the usual tribute to the Roman state. Constantius consented to this proposal and so upon their giving hostages, peace was confirmed between them. The month after Coel was seized with a very great sickness, of which he died within eight days. After his decease, Constantius himself was crowned, and married the daughter of Coel, whose name was Helena. She surpassed all the ladies of the country in beauty, as she did all the others of the time in her skill in music and the liberal arts. Her father had no other issue to succeed him on the throne; for which reason he was very careful about her education, that she might be better qualified to govern the kingdom. Constantius, therefore, having made her partner of his bed, had a son by her called Constantine. After eleven years were expired, he died at York, and bestowed the kingdom upon his son, who, within a few years after he was raised to this dignity, began to give proofs of herooic virtue, undaunted courage, and strict observance of justice towards his people. He put a stop to the depradations of robbers, suppressed the insolence of tyrants, and endeavoured everywhere to restore peace."[1]
Wikipedia: Helena (empress)#Depictions in British folklore -- "In Great Britain, later legend, mentioned by Henry of Huntingdon but made popular by Geoffrey of Monmouth, claimed that Helena was a daughter of the King of Britain, Cole of Colchester, who allied with Constantius to avoid more war between the Britons and Rome. Geoffrey further states that she was brought up in the manner of a queen, as she had no brothers to inherit the throne of Britain. The source for this may have been Sozomen's Historia Ecclesiastica, which however does not claim Helena was British but only that her son Constantine picked up his Christianity there. Constantine was with his father when he died in York, but neither had spent much time in Britain.
The statement made by English chroniclers of the Middle Ages, according to which Helena was supposed to have been the daughter of a British prince, is entirely without historical foundation. It may arise from the similarly-named Welsh princess Saint Elen (alleged to have married Magnus Maximus and to have borne a son named Constantine) or from the misinterpretation of a term used in the fourth chapter of the panegyric on Constantine's marriage with Fausta. The description of Constantine honoring Britain oriendo (lit. "from the outset", "from the beginning") may have been taken as an allusion to his birth ("from his beginning") although it was actually discussing the beginning of his reign.
At least twenty-five holy wells currently exist in the United Kingdom dedicated to a Saint Helen. She is also the patron saint of Abingdon and Colchester. St Helen's Chapel in Colchester was believed to have been founded by Helena herself, and since the 15th century, the town's coat of arms has shown a representation of the True Cross and three crowned nails in her honour. Colchester Town Hall has a Victorian statue of the saint on top of its 50-metre (160 ft) high tower.[34] The arms of Nottingham are almost identical because of the city's connection with Cole, her supposed father.
Adrian Gilbert has argued that Helena traveled to Nevern in Wales and hid the True Cross near the local Norman church of St Brynach, where a cross is carved into a rock formation. Named the Pilgrim's Cross, religious pilgrims once came here to pray for visions. Names of local places are abundant with cross imagery, including River of the Empress, Mountain of the Cross, Pass of the Cross, and others.[36]"
Name
Name: /Coel/ II
Name: Coel II King of Old /Britian
Name: COEL King Of Britain
Alias
Alias: Coel of Camulod
Birth
Date: 218
Place: Drepanum, Helenopolis, Bithynia, Turkey
Title
Title: Duke (King) of Colchester
Coel reigned 232AD.
Marriage
Husband: Cadfan ap Cynan
Wife: Gladys verch Mawr
Child: UNKNOWN Coel
Marriage: BEF. 206
Place: Bretagne, France
Death
Place: Colchester, Essex, , England
Date: 262
Age: 29-30
Sources
↑ History of the Kings of Britain, Book 5, # 6.
History of the Kings of Britain, by Geoffrey of Monmouth. Translation based on Aaron Thompson & J. A. Giles (1842).
The National CV of Britain
Royal Line, The: Albert F Schmuhl: March, 1929 NYC, NY - Rev. March 1980. Genealogical lineages may not always be from father to son, especially Houses of Kings
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I59323 |
Freeman-Smith |
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