King of Northern Britain Coel (Old King) Hen ap Tegfan (Croilus of Britain) 
Coel, known as Old King, was born in 0350 in Yorkshire, Prydain.1 Old King's father was King of the Britons Meric and his mother was Julia of the Iceni. His paternal grandparents were Arviragus Gweirydd ap Cynefelyn and Genuissa Claudia of Rome; his maternal grandparents were Prasutagus of the Iceni and Queen of the Iceni Boadicea. He had two brothers named Eurgen and Owain. He was the youngest of the three children. He died at the age of 70 in 0420 in Coilsfield, Tarbolton, Ayrshire.1 General Notes
Romano-British ruler of Eboracum
founder of the city of Colchester in Essex, England. "Colchester" means "Cole's castle." king of the Britons following the reign of King Asclepiodotus. The Welsh chronicles state further that his name was Coel Hen Godhebog, which would integrate the two possible names together. Monmouth states that Coel, upset with Asclepiodotus's handling of Diocletian's massacres, began a rebellion in the duchy of Kaelcolim (Colchester), of which he was duke. He met Asclepiodotus in battle and killed him, thus taking the kingship of Britain upon himself. Rome, apparently, was thrilled that Britain had a new king and sent a senator, Constantius Chlorus, to act as a diplomat to Coel. Afraid of the Romans, Coel met Constantius and agreed to pay tribute and submit to Roman laws as long as he was allowed to retain the kingship of Britain. Constantius agreed to these terms but one month later, Coel died. Constantius took Coel's daughter, Helena, and crowned himself as Coel's successor. Helen later gave birth to a son who became Emperor Constantine the Great. Yet another possibility is that Cole is the Celtic deity Camulus, god of war.
Geoffrey of Monmouth lists a King Cole in his Historia Regum Britanniae as a king of the Britons following the reign of King Asclepiodotus. The Welsh chronicles state further that his name was Coel Hen Godhebog, which would integrate the two possible names together. Monmouth states that Coel, upset with Asclepiodotus's handling of Diocletian's massacres, began a rebellion in the duchy of Kaelcolim (Colchester), of which he was duke. He met Asclepiodotus in battle and killed him, thus taking the kingship of Britain upon himself. Rome, apparently, was thrilled that Britain had a new king and sent a senator, Constantius Chlorus, to act as a diplomat to Coel. Afraid of the Romans, Coel met Constantius and agreed to pay tribute and submit to Roman laws as long as he was allowed to retain the kingship of Britain. Constantius agreed to these terms but one month later, Coel died. Constantius took Coel's daughter, Helena, and crowned himself as Coel's successor. Helen later gave birth to a son who became Emperor Constantine the Great. Note that the Historia Regum Britanniae is not generally considered historically accurate.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
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- d.0043
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- b.0045 d.0125
- d.0037
- d.09 Sep in Germany
- d.0029
- b.01 Aug in Lugundum (Lyon), Gaul d.13 Oct 0054
- b. in Nola, Compania, Italy
- d.09 Sep in Germany
- d.0059 in Baiae
- d.0033 in Island of Pandateria
- d.0014
- b.0350 in Yorkshire, Prydain d.0420 in Coilsfield, Tarbolton, Ayrshire
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- d.0043
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- b.0030
- d.09 Sep in Germany
- b.01 Aug in Lugundum (Lyon), Gaul d.13 Oct 0054
- d.0059 in Baiae
- d.0033 in Island of Pandateria
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Details of Old King's family with Strada of Cambria
1 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=aet-t&id=I52972&style=TABLE
Further sources/citations:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=arciek&id=I01630, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=aet-t&id=I52920
Further sources/citations:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=arciek&id=I01630, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=aet-t&id=I52920
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