King Coel of Colchester, "old King"

125 - 170  (45 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Coel of Colchester
  Prefix	King
  Suffix	"old King"
  Birth	125
  Gender	Male
  Death	170
  Siblings	1 Sibling
  + 1. King Coel of Colchester, "old King",   b. 125   d. 170  (Age 45 years) ▻ NN;   Ystradwl of Siluria + 2. Eurgain ap Meric,   b. Abt 107   d. Yes, date unknown ▻
  Person ID	I15665	Geneagraphie | Voorouders HW
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2010

  
  

  Father	King Meric Britain,   b. 0080   d. 125 (Age ~ 44 years)
  Mother	Princess Penardun,   b. Omstr 0060   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5443	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	NN   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. King Lucius   d. 156 + 2. Emerita   d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Athildis,   b. 125   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F58992	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2010

  
  

  Family 2	Ystradwl of Siluria   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F256460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2009

  
  

• Notes

  Probably confused with Coel ap Cyllin. Coilus "Old King Cole," King of Britain 125-170. Educated in Rome. built Colchester (Coel-Castra) was a legendary king of the Britons during the time of the Roman occupation of Britain as recounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth 's pseudohistorical Historia Regum Britanniae . He was the son of King Marius and ruled following his father's death. According to Geoffrey, Coilus was brought up in Rome and favoured the company of Romans in Britain. Throughout his reign he paid Rome its tribute without question. In Britain, he allowed the nobles peace and granted them large gifts. He was succeeded by his only son, St Lucius