General Notes

Helen (Helena) of the Cross, called also "Britannica", born in 248, died
in 328. The arms of Colchester
were "a cross with three crowns."
She was the first wife of Constantius I. Chlorus (Falvius Valerius
Constantius), governor of Dalmatia, appointed Caesar to rule Gaul and
Britain March 1, 293. He was the son of Eutropious, a Dardanian nobleman
descended from the Gordiani, and his wife, Claudia, daughter of Claudius
II. (Marcus Aurelius Flavius Claudius Gothicus), a virtuous and worthy
Roman Emperor (268-270), who was a soldier, statesman, and a
distinguished officer. Born in Illyria 214, he was trained in the hard
school of warfare on the Danube frontier, and died of the Plague in 270,
aged 55, whereupon his brother Marcus Aurelius Claudius Quintillus became
Emperor.
Constantius I became Emperor of Rome in May 305, and in right of his
wife, King of England. He was born in 242 and died at Eboracum (present
day York, England) on July 25, 306. He married (2) Theodora, daughter of
Maximinus, Roman Emperor. The son of Helen and Constantius I. was
Constantine the
Great.

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