Rigrawst

Queen Rigrawst was one of the Queen consorts of King Brychan Brycheiniog the legendary 5th century king of Brycheiniog (Breconshire) in South Wales.[1][2][3]

Family

Born 468 AD, she was the daughter of Gwrtheyrn ap Gwidol the High King of Britain and Severa Ferch Mascsen,[4] the daughter of Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus[5] who visited Wales in 383AD and according to legend his wife Saint Elen.[6][7] She is reputed to have been the mother of at least twenty children who themselves became saints.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Thornton, David E. "Brychan Brycheiniog (fl. c.500)." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press, 2004.
  2. ↑ Wade-Evans, A.W. "The Brychan documents." (Y Cymmrodor 19, 1906) pages18–50.
  3. ↑ Family Card - Person Sheet (Rigrawst).
  4. ↑ Brian Daniel Starr, The Life of Saint Brychan: King of Brycheiniog and Family (Google eBook) (Brian Daniel Starr, 2008) page 59.
  5. ↑ She is thus a descendant of Constantine the Great and Saint Hellen.
  6. ↑ Rachel Bromwich, Trioedd Ynys Prydein: The Welsh Triads. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, Third Edition, 2006. 441-444.
  7. ↑ According to the legend she is also a descendant of Joseph of Arimathea, although this is unlikely.
  8. ↑ Brian Daniel Starr, The Life of Saint Brychan: King of Brycheiniog and Family (Google eBook) (Brian Daniel Starr, 2008) page 59.


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