List of legendary rulers of Cornwall

"Duke of Cornwall" appears as a title in pseudo-historical authors as Nennius and Geoffrey of Monmouth. The list is extremely patchy, and not every succession was unbroken. Indeed, Geoffrey repeatedly introduces Dukes of Cornwall only to promote them to the Kingship of the Britons and thus put an end to their line as (merely) dukes. As adjuncts or supporting roles to the kings of the Britons, the legendary dukes of Cornwall are considered part of the vast Matter of Britain.

The list is more often thought of as a conglomeration of various Celtic rulers, Celtic warlords, and mythical heroes. If the lists of kings of Britain are legendary, then the list of dukes must be considered still more a genealogical and historical legend with no solid basis in the view of most historians. (Even within Geoffrey's History, the title of these rulers fluctuates between "duke" (dux Cornubiae) and "king" (rex Cornubiae).)

Historia Regum Britanniae

Name	Title	Notes	Approximate time frame	Sources
Corineus		In the time of Brutus	c. 1100 BC	Historia Regum Britanniae
Gwendolen	Queen	Daughter of Corineus, became queen regnant of Britain	c. 1075 BC	Historia Regum Britanniae
Henwinus	Duke	In the time of Leir	c. 750 BC	Historia Regum Britanniae
Cunedagius	Duke	In the time of Queen Cordelia	c. 715 BC	Historia Regum Britanniae
Cloten	King	During pentarchy after Ferrex and Porrex	c. 450 BC	Historia Regum Britanniae
Dunvallo Molmutius	King	Then king of Britain	c. 420 BC	Historia Regum Britanniae
Belinus		As king of Loegria, Kambria, and Cornwall	c. 390 BC	Historia Regum Britanniae
Tenvantius	Duke	Made duke by Cassibelanus; later succeeds him as king of Britain	c. 55 BC	Historia Regum Britanniae
Asclepiodotus	Duke	Becomes king of Britain	c. 295 AD	Historia Regum Britanniae
Caradocus	Duke/king	Put forward Maximianus as king of Britain and was king of Cornwall under him	c. 380 AD	Historia Regum Britanniae
Dionotus	King	Made regent of Britain during Maximianus' campaigns	c. 390 AD	Historia Regum Britanniae
Gorlois	Duke	First husband of Igraine, Arthur's mother	c. 510 AD	Historia Regum Britanniae
Cador	Duke/king	Relative of Arthur	c. 530 AD	Historia Regum Britanniae
Constantine	Duke	Subsequently king of Britain	542 AD	Historia Regum Britanniae
Blederic	Duke	At the time Augustine arrives	597 AD	Historia Regum Britanniae

Prose Tristan

Name	Title	Notes	Approximate time frame	Sources
Thanor	King	Contemporary with Joseph of Arimathea	c. 1st century AD	Prose Tristan
Felix	King	Many generations after Thanor	c. late 5th century AD	Prose Tristan
Mark of Cornwall	King	Uncle of Tristan	c. early 6th century AD	Prose Tristan

Ceremonial county of Cornwall

Cornwall Portal

Unitary authorities	Cornwall Council Council of the Isles of Scilly

Major settlements	Bodmin Bude Callington Camborne Camelford Falmouth Fowey Hayle Helston Launceston Liskeard Looe Lostwithiel Marazion Newlyn Newquay Padstow Par Penryn Penzance Porthleven Redruth Saltash St Austell St Blazey St Columb Major St Ives St Just in Penwith St Mawes Stratton Torpoint Truro Wadebridge See also: List of civil parishes in Cornwall

Rivers	Allen Camel Cober De Lank Fal Fowey Gannel Gover Hayle Helford Inny Kensey Looe Lynher Menalhyl Ottery Par Pont Pill Port Navas Red Seaton St Austell Tamar Tiddy Truro Valency

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Penwith North Cornwall

Celtic nations and their cultures

Nations

Celtic League definition	Brittany Cornwall Ireland Isle of Man Scotland Wales

Other claimants	Asturias Galicia Y Wladfa

Languages

Brittonic	Breton Cornish Welsh

Goidelic	Irish Manx Scottish Gaelic

Mixed	Shelta Bungee

Peoples

Britons	Bretons Cornish Welsh

Gaels	Irish Irish Travellers Manx Scots Scottish Travellers Ulster-Scots

Other	Celts (ancient) Celts (modern)

Culture

Music

Sport

Geoffrey of Monmouth

Works	Prophetiae Merlini (c. 1135) Historia Regum Britanniae (c. 1136) Vita Merlini (c. 1150)

Translations	Roman de Brut Layamon's Brut Brut y Brenhinedd

Characters	Aeneas Saint Alban Albanactus Alhfrith of Deira Allectus Ambrosius Aurelianus Amphibalus Andragius Archgallo Archmail King Arthur Arvirargus Ascanius Augustine of Canterbury Aurelius Conanus Bedivere Beldgabred Beli Mawr Belinus Bladud Bledric ap Custennin Bledudo Brennius Brutus Greenshield Brutus of Troy Budic II of Brittany Cadfan ap Iago Cadoc Cador Cadwaladr Cadwallon ap Cadfan Camber (legendary king) Cap of Britain Capetus Silvius Capoir Caracalla Caradocus Carausius Cassivellaunus Catellus Catigern Cherin Claudius Cledaucus Clotenus Coel Hen Coilus Conan Meriadoc Constans II (usurper) Constantine the Great Constantine III (Western Roman Emperor) Constantine (Briton) Constantius Chlorus Cordelia of Britain Corineus Cunedagius Cunobeline Danius Saint David Digueillus Diocletian Dionotus Dunvallo Molmutius Ebraucus Edadus Edern ap Nudd Edwin of Northumbria Eldol Eldol, Consul of Gloucester Elidurus Eliud Enniaunus Estrildis Eudaf Hen Ferrex Fulgenius Gawain Gerennus Goffar the Pict Gogmagog (folklore) Goneril Gorboduc Gorbonianus Gorlois Gracianus Municeps Guiderius Guinevere Guithelin Gurgintius Gurguit Barbtruc Gurgustius Gwenddoleu ap Ceidio Queen Gwendolen Helena (empress) Helenus Hengist and Horsa Hoel Humber the Hun Iago ap Beli Idvallo Igraine Ingenius of Britain Jago of Britain Julius and Aaron Julius Asclepiodotus Julius Caesar Sir Kay Keredic Kimarcus Kinarius Latinus Lavinia Leil Leir of Britain Locrinus King Lot Lucius of Britain Lucius Tiberius Lud son of Heli Maddan Maelgwn Gwynedd Magnus Maximus Mandubracius Queen Marcia Marganus Marganus II Marius of Britain Mempricius Merianus Merlin Millus Mordred Morgause Morvidus Myrddin Wyllt Nennius of Britain Octa of Kent Oenus Oswald of Northumbria Oswiu of Northumbria Owain mab Urien Penda of Mercia Peredur Peredurus Pir of the Britons Porrex I Porrex II Publius Septimius Geta Quintus Laberius Durus Redechius Redon of Britain Regan (King Lear) Rhydderch Hael Rience Rivallo Rud Hud Hudibras Runo Sawyl Penuchel Septimius Severus Silvius (mythology) Sisillius I Sisillius II Sisillius III Son of Gorbonianus Taliesin Tasciovanus Trahern Turnus Urianus Uther Pendragon Venissa Vespasian Vortigern Vortimer Vortiporius Wulfhere of Mercia Ywain Æthelberht of Kent Æthelfrith of Northumbria Œthelwald of Deira

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List of legendary rulers of Cornwall

Historia Regum Britanniae

Prose Tristan

See also