Marganus
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Morganus I (Welsh: Morgan I) was a legendary pretender king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Maglaurus, Duke of Albany, and Goneril, the daughter of King Leir.
Morganus was the eldest male heir of Leir and despised the rule of a queen, Cordelia in Britain. With the help of his cousin Cunedagius, Morganus took over the kingdom from Cordelia and ruled half of it. Following Cordelia's suicide, Morganus came to rule the region of Britain northeast of the Humber.
Following the influences of his peers, Morganus became annoyed with his cousin since he did not rule all of Britain. He began a scortched-earth march through Cornwall until reaching the army of Cunedagius. Cunedagius defeated Morganus and Morganus fled. Cunedagius followed him throughout Britain until cornering him in Wales. There Cunedagius killed Morganus and became king of all Britain. He named the place Margon in honour of his cousin.