Budic I of Brittany (born c. 420) was the king of

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, inheriting the title over the territory from his father, Aldrien of Brittany.

Biography

There is not extensive information on the life of Budic I of Brittany, but sources are able to confirm a few details of his life. It is possible that in the early portion of his reign, he ruled together with his brother Maxent of Brittany. After the

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, Budic I's uncle and a majority of his family, Constantine's two sons found sanctuary at Budic's court. This attack was allegedly perpetrated by

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, governor of the city of Dubris, one of the most important ports in the kingdom. Vortigern had formed a pact with the powerful

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kings,

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.Whilst some authors categorize them as Saxons, they were originally from Jutland. They led a combined force of Saxons, Jutes and Britons and established themselves in

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as a Jute faction. (,

''Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England'' de Barbara Yorke, ''History of England'', de Charles W. Oman, ''The origin of the English, Germanic, and Scandinavian languages, and nations'', Longman, etc.). The two youths,

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and

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, were both heirs to the throne of

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. It is likely that the contemporary usurper to the throne,

wished them dead so self-imposed exile for their own safety would be the likely explanation for this move. Upon reaching maturity, the two would travel again to Britain where they would seek to regain their titles to the throne. Budic I was succeeded as

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by his son, Meliau of Brittany.

Marriage and descendants

Budic married a woman named Anaumide and the couple had the following children: * Meliau of Brittany (b. c. 470 - d. ?)– who would go on to become the next king, inheriting his father's land and titles * Riwal of Brittany – who would become king after the death of Meliau.

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