Ceretic (Coroticus) The Gwledig King of Strathclyde [5275] ²⁴

  General Notes:

, Ceretic (Coroticus) the Gwledig, King of Strathclyde

reproached by St. Patrick
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http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps10/ps10_328.htm

Welsh-Caradog, Latin-Caratacus, English-Caractacus)

Ceretic Guletic (the Land-Holder or Imperator) was King of Strathclyde in the early 5th century. His ancestry does not descent from any of the typical British "founder-gods" and may therfore be considered as more reliable. His grandfather & great grandfather appear to have born Roman names, Quintillius & Clemens respectively, so he may hail from a tribe of confederated Roman allies. He ruled his Kingdom from the citadel on Dumbarton Rock, or Alcluith as it was then known, and it was here that he received a letter from St. Patrick accusing him of making off with several of his Irish converts.


He was the king who was upbraided by Saint Patrick for his evil ways: his subjects were Christians yet he caused a massacre and sold captured Christians to the Picts and the Scots.

Ceretic married.