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Brutus of Troy (1150 – 1091 BC) 1st King of Britons, Eponymic Founder of Britain

London Stone, seen through its protective grille. 
Statues obviously suffering woeful neglect.

Through modern genealogical research techniques, some legends can become historical figures…or at least legends with a sound factual historical basis, such as Brutus of Troy.

Rome summarily banished teenage Brutus after he killed both his parents (his mother first during his birth; his father in a hunting accident during his teens). After his birth, an oracle predicted their death at his hands.

He went to Greece and formed a sizable army of Trojan warriors whom he had personally liberated from Greek enslavement. After reaching sizable numbers, he and his army sailed to Gaul to begin a campaign of plunder and conquest, adding Trojan inhabitants to his army along the way.

Several years later, the Goddess Diana came to him in his sleep one night to show him his new kingdom and how to get there. He and his army presently sailed to Britain and up the River Thames. His first bivouac was at or near the present location of St. Paul’s Cathedral. He later named the site New Troy after having conquered the entire island, which he aptly named after himself.

Lludd Llaw “Eraint” ap Beli Mawr, King of Britona (80- 18 BC) founder of City of London (Ludgate) was his agnatic descendant. During the 1st century BC, he ruled from the New Troy locale. He was so generous with his philanthropy toward the locals when building fortifications around the settlement (approximately, the boundary of the present-day City of London) that they called him “the silver handed” (Eraint). After construction, the grateful citizenry named the fortification LLuddain after him. As time passed, the ever-burgeoning city’s name evolved into London. Lud Gate (demolished in 1760), Ludgate Circus, and Ludgate Hill are vestiges of his fame in the history of the City of London. 

Agnattic Descendants of Conan Meriadoc ap Gereint (305 – 367) King of Dumnonia, 1st Duke of Brittany

38 Lords Mayor of the City of London

Brutus of Troy  

Born:  Italy    Died:  abt. 1091 BC Britain

agnatic descendant of Aeneas the Dardanian, King of Latium (1245 – 1175 BC) Founder of Alba Longa and Dardanus of Arcadia, First King of Dardania & Scythia (1519 – 1414 BC)

Ancestry.com citation/Lineages

83rd great grandfather …ROHAN-CYR-BRULE
1st cousin 85x removed …ROHAN-CYR-BRULE

84th great grandfather …VERE-SIMMONS-COLLINS
6th cousin 79x removed …HOWARD-WOOD-COLLINS
6th cousin 81x removed …HOWARD-WOOD-COLLINS
33rd great grandfather of husband of 69th great grandmother …DEMAREST…-OUTWATER-COLLINS

Fab Pedigree

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Wiki

SOURCES

The Trojan Origins of European Royalty 

British Legends: The Founding of Britain — Brutus of Troy and the Prophecy of Diana

Brutus of Troy, first King of Britain

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Brutus; First King of England, Prince of Troy

The History of the Kings of Britain

Tim Hartwell and The Brutus of Troy

BRUTUS OF TROY, AND THE QUEST FOR THE ANCESTRY OF THE BRITISH

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The Patricians, A Genealogical Study – Ebook Editions US$5.95

Author at Harrod’s Deli – London

Steven Wood Collins (1952 – ) Antiquarian, Genealogist, Novelist 

By Steven Wood Collins

I spent most of my life unaware of my ancestral heritage. Sure, I knew of the personal history of my more immediate relatives; but beyond that, I never had any inkling as to my ancestral heritage. Then one day many years ago my sister said to me, “I sometimes wonder about our family background.” And so my quest to discover our genealogical roots commenced.

I started building my family tree with the very basic relationships, going back in time from my grandparents, one ancestor at a time. That initial effort proved to be the hardest part of the pursuit, mainly due to my lack of expertise as a novice genealogical researcher. As I gained familiarity with the databases and how to efficiently mine them, my progress gained ever-increasing momentum. Today, The Patricians! tree (Ancestry.com) contains nearly 120,000 individuals, stretching over 135 generations, 5,800 of which are my direct ancestors in a genealogical sense.

During this trek back in time, I encountered fascinating figures in both history and obscurity. This blog contains many stories about their genealogical relationship to me (and many of you). By far and away, as a student of history, the historically obscure individuals are of particular interest to me. I cite Baron “Blue Beard” Montmorency-Laval de Rais (1405 – 1440) as an example of a historically maligned personage whose real contribution to history, as both a playwright and hero of France, has yet to be properly recognized. Another example is Earl Edward de Vere (1550 – 1604), who’s yet to gain widespread recognition as the actual author of the body of literary work wrongly ascribed to William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616).

My life-long interest in international economics and finance continues unabated. I primarily demonstrate this professional involvement as a contributor to the Long Room, the members-only international finance professionals' forum hosted by the Financial Times of London.

I'm an avid recreational scuba diver who enjoys traveling to exotic dive sites. My love of the sea and marine life gives me an unbounded appreciation and support of “green” issues, especially those devoted to the conservation of endangered species and coral reefs.

He continually posts results of his personal genealogical research to his Goodreads Authors Blog. Entitled The Patricians - The Ancestral Heritage of Steven Wood Collins, the work represents thousand of hours of his research efforts and related commentary.

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