Gurgintius () was a legendary king of the
Britons
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as accounted by
Geoffrey of Monmouth
Geoffrey of Monmouth (; ; ) was a Catholic cleric from Monmouth, Wales, and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography and the popularity of tales of King Arthur. He is best known for his chronicle '' The History of ...
. He came to power in 203BC.
He was preceded by
Clotenus and succeeded by
Merianus.
Sacred Texts website, ''Histories of the Kings of Britain (Book III)'', by Geoffry of Monmouth, tr. by Sebastian Evans, (1904)
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Legendary British kings
2nd-century BC legendary monarchs