Judicael (Bretagne) ap Hoel (abt. 590 - 658)

Born about 0590 in Bretagne

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 0658 at about age 68 in Gaël, Bretagne

Biography

Birth and Parents

Judicael (or Judicaël or Judhael) was born about 590. ^[1]

Reign

He was the king of Domnonée and high king of the Bretons in the mid-7th century.^[1] Note that Dumnonee and Cornouille were places in Brittany, on the continent, paralleled by places like Dumnonia and Cornwall in Britain.

According to Gregory of Tours, the Bretons were divided into various regna (minor kingdoms) during the sixth century, of which Domnonia, Cornouaille, and Gwened are the best known. ^[1]

In the Chronicle of Fredegar, a Judicael son of Hoel III (580-612) was named as King of the Bretons at this time. It is highly likely that he was the Domnonian King Judicael of Breton tradition. ^[1]

635 Encounter with Dagobert

In 635, Dagobert ordered Judicael to come to his palace at Clichy and renew fealty to the king, otherwise threatening to invade. The Breton king complied and arrived with gifts, but apparently insulted Dagobert by refusing to eat at the royal table.^[2]

640 Retirement to Monastery

Around 640, he retired to the monastery of Saint John at Gwazel, not far from the monastery of Paimpont that he had founded. After his death, he was buried beside his abbot, Saint Méen, and declared a saint; his feast day is 16 December. ^[1]

658 Death

He died 16 or 17 December 658 ^[1]

Issue

He was succeeded by his son Alain II, known as Alan Hir (the tall). He is said to have fathered Saints Judoc and Winnoc. ^[1]

Children Named by Wikipedia

1. Alain II (Alain Hir, the tall) Two profiles: Alain (Bretagne) de Bretagne and Alain Hir

Other children linked on WikiTree

1. UNKNOWN Urien, also Gradlon (Bretagne) de Cornouaille and Urien Gradlon

Research Notes

Judicael, King of Cornouaille, is often conflated with his contemporary Judicael, King of Dommonée. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} Wikipedia: Saint_Judicael Accessed 10/5/2019 jhd
2. ↑ Smith, Julia M. H. (2 November 2006). Province and Empire: Brittany and the Carolingians. Cambridge University Press. pp. 5–. ISBN 978-0-521-03030-4. BHL 4503[4] pages 19, 21. Cited by Wikipedia: Saint_Judicael Accessed 10/5/2019 jhd
3. ↑ Wikipedia:Alain_II_Hir.

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• Thompson, Aaron. The British History, Translated into English from the Latin of Jeffrey of Monomouth (F. Bowyer, London, 1718) Book 12.
• Geoffrey's British History.

See also:

• Chardonnet, Joseph. Livre d'or des saints de Bretagne. Rennes: Armor-Éditeur, 1977. See esp. pp. 139–42.
• The History Files: Princes of Domnonia
• The History Files: Map of historical Brittany