Budic I of Brittany explained

Budic I of Brittany (born c. 420) was the king of Brittany, inheriting the title over the territory from his father, Aldroen of Brittany.

Biography

There is not extensive information on the life of Budic I of Brittany, but sources are able to confirm a few details of his life. It is possible that in the early portion of his reign, he ruled together with his brother Maxent of Brittany. After the murder of Constantine, Budic I's uncle and a majority of his family, Constantine's two sons found sanctuary at Budic's court. This attack was allegedly perpetrated by Vortigern, governor of the city of Dubris, one of the most important ports in the kingdom. Vortigern had formed a pact with the powerful Jute kings, Hengist and Horsa.^[1] The two youths, Ambrosius Aurelianus and Uthyr Pendragon, were both heirs to the throne of Sub-Roman Britain. It is likely that the contemporary usurper to the throne, Vortigern wished them dead so self-imposed exile for their own safety would be the likely explanation for this move. Upon reaching maturity, the two would travel again to Britain where they would seek to regain their titles to the throne.

Budic I was succeeded as King of Brittany by his son, Meliau of Brittany.

Marriage and descendants

Budic married a woman named Anaumide and the couple had the following children:

Meliau of Brittany (b. c. 470 - d. ?)– who would go on to become the next king, inheriting his father's land and titles
Riwal of Brittany – who would become king after the death of Meliau.

References

Web site: David Nash Ford's Early British Kingdoms:Budic I, King of Brittany . David Nash Ford . Nash Ford Publishing . 2001 . Early British Kingdoms . 6 July 2005 .
Book: . The Plantagenet Ancestry: Being Tables Showing Over 7,000 of the Ancestors of Elizabeth (Daughter of Edward IV and Wife of Henry VII) the Heiress of the Plantagenets. 1928 . Genealogical Publishing Company . 9780806303307 .

Notes and References

Whilst some authors categorize them as Saxons, they were originally from Jutland. They led a combined force of Saxons, Jutes and Britons and established themselves in Kent as a Jute faction. (Web site: Historic Kent - Early Rulers . 2012-06-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100416165127/http://www.historic-kent.co.uk/rulers2.html . 2010-04-16 ., Web site: Heritage History — Putting the "Story" back into History . 2012-06-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101216064835/http://heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=characters&FileName=hengist.php . 2010-12-16 ., http://www.docstoc.com/docs/6381174/Hengest, Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England de Barbara Yorke, History of England, de Charles W. Oman, The origin of the English, Germanic, and Scandinavian languages, and nations, Longman, etc.).