, Constantine

Birth Name Constantine 1a 1b
Gramps ID I22879
Gender male

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Death [E22373] about 409    
1c 1d

Families

    Family of , Constantine [F10129]
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
King Of Britons, Uther Pendragon [I22878]

Narrative

[MARSHALL.FTW]

SOURCE NOTES:
Ashe, Geoffrey. The Discovery of King Arthur. Garden City, New York: Anchor
Press, 1985.
RESEARCH NOTES:
Emperor of Briton 407-409 [Ref: Ashe p30]

may have been a Briton. low rank and no great talent, but name was
auspicious [Ref: Ashe p30]

took nearly all his troops to Gaul, and negotiating with the recognized
Emperor, Hororius, Constans assumed control of Spain with support from a force
of auxiliaries of mixed nationality, called the Honoriaci because they had
first been recruited under Honorius's auspices. However, in 409 one of
Constantine's commanders turned against him, let the Vandals into Spain, and
stirred up rebels in Gaul. Constantine did not last much longer. He was
crushed by an imperial general and murdered. The general was rewarded with
the hand of Honorius's sister. Their son presently became Emperor as
Valentinian III [Ref: Ashe p30]
SOURCE NOTES:
date: [Ref: Ashe p30]

Pedigree

    1. , Constantine
        1. King Of Britons, Uther Pendragon [I22878]

Source References

  1. MARSHALL.FTW [S346124]
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