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Sevira (a Vulgar Latin spelling of the Classical Latin name Severa) was a purported daughter of the Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus and wife of Vortigern. She was mentioned on the fragmentary, mid-ninth century C.E. Latin inscription of the Pillar of Eliseg in the ancient commote of Yale, near Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire, Wales.
The Pillar of Elise is the only source mentioning Vortigern's original wife, Sevira ( or Severa or Servilla ). A marriage between them could be rejected as an attempt to link the dynasty of Powys with the emperor Magnus Maximus, but it might have been historical.
Around 1327, Magnus married Sophia (died 1356), the daughter of Henry I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal. They had the following children that reached adulthood: Magnus (died 1373) Louis (died 1367), married Matilda, daughter of William II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg; Albert, Prince-Archbishop of Bremen (died 1395) Henry, Provost of ...
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Feb 6, 2023 · Daughter of Magnus Maximus, Western Roman Emperor Wife of Vortigern, King of the Britons Mother of Caderyn Fendigaid ap Gwrtheyrn, Brenin Powys; St. Anna . verch Gwythern; Brydw ap Gwrtheyrn; Pasgen ap Gwrtheyrn; Vortimer Fendigaid ap Gwrtheyrn, High King of Britain and 2 others; Sister of St. Publicus; Owain Finddu ap Macsen Wledig; Flavius ...
- "Sevira (Severa verch Macsen)"
- Caer Gloui, Gwent, North Wales
- circa 388
- circa 459 (62-79)Powys, Wales
She was the daughter of Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg and Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and sister of Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, the first queen of King Gustav I of Sweden. Dorothea was raised in one of the first states in Germany where the reformation was proclaimed, and was affected from Lutheranism early in life.
Magnus Maximus, known in Welsh as Macsen Wledig and dying on August 28, 388, served as the Roman emperor in the West from 383 to 388 after usurping the throne from Emperor Gratian. Originating from Gallaecia, his early military career was notable for his service in Britain under Theodosius the Elder during the Great Conspiracy.
Aug 6, 2016 · By the Middle Ages, legend had transformed Maximus from a post-Roman leader to one of the founders of Welsh history. He supposedly married Elen, one of the matriarchs of post-Roman Britain, and fathered a number of Welsh dynasties. By marrying Elen, the daughter of legendary King Eudaf, Macsen enmeshed himself in Welsh pseudo-history.
