| Albanactus | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Albanactus from the Genealogical Chronicle of the Kings of England to Edward IV (c. 1461) | |
| King of Albania | |
| Predecessor | Brutus of Troy |
| Successor | Locrinus |
| Father | Brutus of Troy |
| Mother | Innogen |
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Albanactus, according to Geoffrey of Monmouth, was the founding king of Albania or Albany. He is in effect Geoffrey's eponym for Scotland.[1] His territory was that north of the Humber estuary.[2] This myth was then taken up by Giraldus Cambrensis.[3]
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