Gorbonian

Family: Britons · Role: king · First appears: Book III 14–18

Life events

Gorbonian died and was buried at Trinovantum.(Book III 14–18 · 📍 Trinovantum)
- “Amidst these and many other acts of his innate goodness, he paid the debt of nature, and was buried at Trinovantum.”

parent: Morvidus “He had five sons, whereof the eldest, Gorbonian, ascended the throne.”
siblings with Arthgallo “After him Arthgallo, his brother, was dignified with the crown, and in all his actions he was the very reverse of his brother.”
siblings with Elidure “After him Arthgallo, his brother, was dignified with the crown, and in all his actions he was the very reverse of his brother. He everywhere endeavoured to depress the nobility, and advance the baser sort of the people. He plundered the rich, and by those means amassed vast treasures. But the nobility, disdaining to bear his tyranny any longer, made an insurrection against him, and deposed him; and then advanced Elidure, his brother”

Extracted from the original text of The History of the Kings of Britain. Made with Rho MD.