Editing Catellus

{{Short description|Legendary king of the Britons}}
{{For|the Christian saint with this name|Catellus of Castellammare}}
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'''Catellus''' ({{Langx|cy|Kadell map Geraint}}) was a legendary king of the [[Britons (historic)|Britons]], as recounted in [[Geoffrey of Monmouth]]'s work ''[[Historia Regum Britanniae]]''. He came to power in 269{{nbsp}}BC.<ref>[http://www.monarchie-noblesse.net/angleterre/bretons/bretons.htm Monarchie Nobelesse website, ''Bretons'']</ref> 

According to Geoffrey, he was the son of King [[Gerennus]] and was succeeded by his son, [[Millus]]. In some versions of the ''[[Brut y Brenhinedd]]'', a series of Welsh versions of Geoffrey's ''Historia'', Catellus is succeeded by his son [[Coel]], who is then succeeded by his own son [[Porrex II]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=(of) Monmouth |first=Geoffrey |title=History of the Kings of Britain |publisher=Medieval Latin Series |year=1999 |location=Cambridge, Ontario |pages=51 |language=en}}</ref><ref>[https://www.library.wales/fileadmin/docs_gwefan/new_structure/discover/digital_exhibitions/printed_material/welsh_classical_dictionary/09_OPR.pdf National Library of Wales, Welsh Classical Dictionary, page 621]</ref> 

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| after = [[Millus]]
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==References==
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{{Geoffrey of Monmouth}}

[[Category:3rd-century BC legendary monarchs]]
[[Category:Legendary British kings]]