Octavius

Family: Britons · Role: king; duke of the Wisseans · First appears: Book V 8–9

Life events

Octavius rebelled, killed the Roman proconsuls, and seized the throne.(Book V 8–9 · 📍 Britain)
- “In the meantime Octavius, duke of the Wisseans, rebelled against the Roman proconsuls, to whom the government of the island had been committed, and having killed them, took possession of the throne.”
Trahern dispossessed Octavius of his cities and crown.(Book V 8–9)
- With: Trahern
- “Trahern, when he found the day was his own, pursued Octavius, nor ever suffered him to be at rest till he had dispossessed him both of his cities and crown.”
Octavius returned to Britain, dispersed the Romans, and recovered the throne.(Book V 8–9 · 📍 Britain)
- “This news being brought to Octavius, he returned back to Britain, where he dispersed the Romans, and recovered the throne.”
Octavius bestowed the kingdom and Helena upon Maximian in marriage.(Book V 10–12 · 📍 London)
- With: Maximian Helena
- “Octavius acquiesced, and with the general consent of his people bestowed the kingdom and his daughter upon him.”

enemies with Trahern “king Octavius assembled all the forces of the land, and went to meet him not far from Winchester, in a field called in the British tongue Maisuriam, where he engaged with him in battle, and routed him.”
with Gombert (Octavius sought assistance from Gombert.) “Octavius, in great grief for the loss of his kingdom, went with his fleet to Norway, to obtain assistance from king Gombert.”
younger kin: Conan Meriadoc “Others were of opinion that Conan Meriadoc, his nephew, ought to be preferred to the throne, and the daughter married to some prince of another kingdom with a dowry in money.”

younger kin: Conan Meriadoc “Whereupon he called to him his nephew Conan, and commanded him to raise all the forces of the kingdom, and go to meet the enemy.”
liege: Maximian “When Caradoc had represented these things to him, Octavius acquiesced, and with the general consent of his people bestowed the kingdom and his daughter upon him.”
with Caradoc (Caradoc advised Octavius regarding the marriage and succession.) “See then! God has vouchsafed to bring to you a young man, who is both a Roman, and also of the royal family of Britain; and to whom, if you follow my advice, you will not delay to marry your daughter.”
with Maximian (Maximian was sent to Octavius as an envoy.) “Then presenting themselves before Conan Meriadoc, they saluted him in the name of the emperors and the senate, and told him, that Maximian was sent to Octavius upon an embassy from Gratian and Valentinian.”

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