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2 unusual facts about Conan Meriadoc


Conan Meriadoc

Both texts associate him with Maxsen Wledic (Magnus Maximus), a Roman usurper of the Valentinian dynasty who was widely regarded as having deprived Britain of its defenses when he took its legions to claim the imperial throne.

However, in the 17th century the Rohans used their supposed descent from Conan Meriadoc to seek status as "foreign princes" at the French court; King Louis XIV recognized their pedigree, but denied their foreign status.


Darerca of Ireland

Among her husbands, according to histories in Brittany, she was the second wife of Conan Meriadoc and the mother of his eldest son, Gradlon Mawr who became Gradlon the Great, King of Brittany.


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