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Gracianus Municeps was a legendary King of the Britons, according to Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae (Latin: History of the Kings of Britain), a largely fictional account of British history. After the death of Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus, Gracianus seized the throne of Britain upon receiving word of Maximus's demise, by whose orders he had been sent to defend the attacked island while Maximus was campaigning on the continent.
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| dbo:abstract | Gracianus Municeps was a legendary King of the Britons, according to Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae (Latin: History of the Kings of Britain), a largely fictional account of British history. After the death of Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus, Gracianus seized the throne of Britain upon receiving word of Maximus's demise, by whose orders he had been sent to defend the attacked island while Maximus was campaigning on the continent. Gracianus served under Maximus during his campaigns in Rome and Germany, and was sent to Britain to defeat Wanius and Melga, the kings of the Picts and Huns respectively. He defeated the armies of both kings immediately upon arrival, ejecting them to Ireland. Soon after, word came that Maximus had died at the hands of either a supporter of the late Roman Emperor Gratian or by one of Gracianus Municeps' own followers. Despite mention previously made by Geoffrey of Monmouth of Dionotus, regent in Maximus' absence and king of Cornwall, Gracianus seized the crown of Britain and began a reign of terror throughout the island but soon certain plebs banded together and assassinated him. This led to a period of instability when news of his demise reached Britain's enemies, but he was eventually succeeded by Constantine II of Britain, the brother of King of Brittany. Historically, the predecessor to Constantine was Gratian on whom Geoffrey's tale was probably based. Bede refers to this Gratian as Municeps in Chapter XI of his Ecclesiastic History of the English People (Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum) and the epithet is seemingly there to distinguish this Gratian from the earlier Gratian killed by the Usurper Magnus Maximus. (en) Gracianus Municeps was volgens de legende, zoals beschreven door Geoffrey van Monmouth, onwettig koning van Brittannië. Deze Gracianus is naar alle waarschijnlijkheid dezelfde persoon als de Britse usupator Gratianus (406-407). Na de dood van keizer Magnus Maximus prepareerde Dionotus zich op het koningschap. Voordat hij de kans kreeg werd hij echter door Gracianus terzijde geschoven. Gracianus was in opdracht van Maximus naar Brittannië gekomen om de vrede helpen herstellen, nadat de koningen Wanius en Melga van de Picten en de Hunnen het land hadden aangevallen. Hij slaagde erin de legers van de koningen te verslaan, en zij vluchtten naar Ierland. Kort daarop volgde het bericht dat Maximus in Rome was overleden, als gevolg van een aanslag van ofwel een medestander van Gratianus, ofwel een aanhanger van Gracianus Municeps. Gracianus ontnam Dionotus de kroon, en een wrede heerschappij begon. Na enige tijd volgde een opstand van plebejers en Gracianus kwam om het leven. Hij werd opgevolgd door Constantijn II van Brittannië, de broer van koning van Bretagne. (nl) Graciano Municeps fu un leggendario sovrano britannico, menzionato da Goffredo di Monmouth nella sua poco attendibile Historia Regum Britanniae. Dopo la morte dell'imperatore Magno Massimo, Graciano usurpò a sua volta il trono britanico spodestando il legittimo re Dionoto. Graciano aveva servito sotto il comando di Massimo durante le sue campagne militari in Europa e fu mandato in Britannia a combattere Wanius e Melga, rispettivamente re dei Pitti e degli Unni, che furono da lui sconfitti e si rifugiarono in Irlanda. Dopodiché strappò il potere in Britannia a Dionoto, instaurando un regno di terrore, che scatenò l'ira del popolo, che alla fine lo uccise. A lui successe Costantino II, fratello di re Aldroeno di Bretagna. Storicamente, il predecessore di Costantino fu Graziano, sulla cui figura si basa probabilmente la storia di Goffredo. Nel capitolo XI della sua Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum, Beda il Venerabile dà a questo Graziano storico l'epiteto di Municeps, ragion per cui sembra di dover distinguere questo Graziano dall'imperatore Graziano ucciso dall'usurpatore Magno Massimo. (it) |
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| rdfs:comment | Gracianus Municeps was a legendary King of the Britons, according to Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae (Latin: History of the Kings of Britain), a largely fictional account of British history. After the death of Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus, Gracianus seized the throne of Britain upon receiving word of Maximus's demise, by whose orders he had been sent to defend the attacked island while Maximus was campaigning on the continent. (en) Graciano Municeps fu un leggendario sovrano britannico, menzionato da Goffredo di Monmouth nella sua poco attendibile Historia Regum Britanniae. Dopo la morte dell'imperatore Magno Massimo, Graciano usurpò a sua volta il trono britanico spodestando il legittimo re Dionoto. (it) Gracianus Municeps was volgens de legende, zoals beschreven door Geoffrey van Monmouth, onwettig koning van Brittannië. Deze Gracianus is naar alle waarschijnlijkheid dezelfde persoon als de Britse usupator Gratianus (406-407). Na de dood van keizer Magnus Maximus prepareerde Dionotus zich op het koningschap. Voordat hij de kans kreeg werd hij echter door Gracianus terzijde geschoven. (nl) |
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