Mempricius (''
Welsh
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:'' Membyr) was a legendary king of the
Britons
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, as recounted by
Geoffrey of Monmouth
Geoffrey of Monmouth ( la, Galfridus Monemutensis, Galfridus Arturus, cy, Gruffudd ap Arthur, Sieffre o Fynwy; 1095 – 1155) was a British cleric from Monmouth, Wales and one of the major figures in the development of British historiograph ...
. He was the son of King
Maddan and brother of Malin.
War
Upon his father's death,
war broke out between Mempricius and his brother, Malin, over who would dominate
Britain
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. Mempricius called a conference with his brother and other delegates to end the war between the two brothers. Once there, Mempricius
killed Malin and
took the throne of the Britons for himself.
Tyranny
He ruled as a tyrant for 20 years, killing most of the distinguished men on the island. More so, he defeated and killed all other claimants to the throne. He abandoned his wife and his son,
Ebraucus, to live a life of
sodomy
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.
According to
Geoffrey of Monmouth
Geoffrey of Monmouth ( la, Galfridus Monemutensis, Galfridus Arturus, cy, Gruffudd ap Arthur, Sieffre o Fynwy; 1095 – 1155) was a British cleric from Monmouth, Wales and one of the major figures in the development of British historiograph ...
, he reigned at the same period of time as
Saul, the King in
Judea
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, and
Eurysthenes, King in
Sparta
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.
Death
While on a hunting expedition, he was separated from his companions and attacked by a pack of wolves. He died and was succeeded by his son Ebraucus as monarch.
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