Porrex II

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Porrex II was a legendary king of the Britons as recounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. He came to power in 257BC.[1]

He was the son of Coel and the grandson of Catellus; he was succeeded by his son, Cherin.[2][3]

In some versions of the story, his father was King Millus.

References edit

  1. ^ Monarchie Nobelesse website, Bretons
  2. ^ Sacred Texts website, Histories of the Kings of Britain (Book III), by Geoffry of Monmouth, tr. by Sebastian Evans, (1904)
  3. ^ National Library of Wales, Welsh Classical Dictionary page 584


Legendary titles
Preceded by King of Britain Succeeded by