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Cornouaille
Positioned to the southwest of Armorica, and isolated from major events by a long shoreline
and the great Brocéliande forest to the southeast, which was never cleared, almost all of
Cornouaille's history is legendary. The Cartuliary of Landevennec gives nineteen
names (marked *), but no relationships. Its original capital was Caer Ys (now the Bay of
Douarnenez, but Gradlon Mur relocated it to Corspotium (Quimper).
Due to Cornouaille's isolation behind the Brocéliande, the identities of the princes of
the sixth century are highly confused, and some may have ruled in a different order from that shown
below, at least up until the reign of Budic. Despite Cornouaille's seclusion, in the
fifth
and eleventh centuries it actually supplied the rulers of Brittany (which by the latter
date was a duchy under nominal French
 overlordship). |
c.430 |
Rivelen Mor Marthou * |
?Mistakenly confused with
Cynfelyn ap Arthwyr of Cynwidion. |
c.450 |
Congar * |
Probably Cyngar ap Owain Finddu
of Glywyssing. |
?c.400 - 544 |
Many of the Princes of
Cornouaille were also the Kings of Brittany. |
?c.500 |
Daniel Drem Rud * |
|
?c.500 |
St. Mélar ap Méliau |
Son of Maxenri, King of
Brittany. |
478 - 544 |
Budic* II |
Brother. King of Brittany.
Ally of Macliau of Bro Erech. |
c.540 |
Macliau, King of
Bro Erech, had previously entered into a reciprocal arrangement with Budic whereby the two kings
had promised each other that whichever monarch outlived the other would take
care of his son. Upon Budic's death, Macliau forces Budic's son, Tewdwr, to flee
the kingdom. Tewdwr returns to kill both Macliau and his eldest son Jacob. |
577 - ? |
Tewdwr |
Son. Forced to flee by Macliau.
?Tewdwr Mawr of Brittany. |
c.590 |
Iahan Reith * |
|
?c.620 |
Daniel Unua * |
King of Brittany. |
?c.650 |
Gradlon ap Alain / Flam * |
Son of Alain I, King of
Brittany. |
c.690 |
Concar Cheroenoc * |
Nephew of Alain II, King of
Brittany. |
c.720 |
Budic Mur * / Judon |
Son. Fled overseas with his
father in the 6th century. |
c.770 |
Constantine ap Judon |
|
c.812 |
Argant ap Constantine |
|
c.840 |
Judael / Fragual Fradeloec * |
Son. Different names from two
records, but the same man? |
c.860 |
Louvenan |
Son. His son-in-law was Diles
Heirgour Chebre. |
c.890 |
Gradlon Plueneor * |
Probably a monk near Orleans
c.900. |
c.900 |
Rivelen |
|
c.910 |
Gourmaelon |
|
c.930 |
Ulfret /
Aulfret Alesrudon * |
Cited in the Cartuliary of
Landevennec. |
c.946 - c.952 |
Diles Heirguor Chebre * |
Son. Known by the Cartuliary
of Landevennec. |
c.1008 or 1031 |
Budic Bud Berhuc * |
(d.1008-1031) |
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Budig Castellin / Binidic * |
The dates of his father may in
fact be his. |
? - 1058 |
Alan Canhiart / Canhiarh * |
Grandson of Budig Castellin. |
1058 - 1084 |
Hoel V / Houel Huuel * |
Son. Became Duke of
Brittany under French overlordship. |
1084 |
The princes of Cornouaille
become rulers of Brittany, dukes by appointment of
France |
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