General Notes

Of British birth, he is known as the first Christian Emperor. With aBritish army he set out to put down the persecution of Christiansforever. The greatest of all the Roman Emperors, he annexed Britain tothe Roman Empire and founded Constantinople. In 325 he assembled theCouncil, which he attended in person, at Nicea in Bithynia, Asia Minor,which formulated the Nicene Creed. The following edict of Constantineclearly sets forth the standards of his life" "We call God to witness,the Savior of all men, that in assuming the government we are influencedsolely by these two considerations, the uniting of the empire in onefaith, and the restoration of peace to a world rent in pieces by theinsanity of religious persecution". He had three sons, Constantine II,Constantious II and Constans I. His eldest son, Constantine II, was thefather of Uther Pendragon, who became King of Britain in 498. Thelatter's son, King Arthur, one of nine worthies, succeeded his father inthe year 516 at the age of 15, repulsed the invading Saxons and died 21May 542.
Source:   Magna Charta, Parts I & II, (1945) John S. Wurts, page 163