father predecessor successor mother death_date monarch|name title birth_date spouse article_title native_lang reign
unknown venutius venutius unknown after c. ad 69 vellocatus king of the brigantes c. 1st century ad cartimandua vellocatus
 brythonic c. ad 52 -- c. ad 69
vellocatus

vellocatus was a first-century king of the brigantes tribe of northern britain .
he was originally armour-bearer to venutius , husband of cartimandua , the queen of the brigantes and an ally of rome .
some time after 51 ad cartimandua split with venutius , divorcing him and marrying vellocatus and elevating him to kingship .
vellocatus appears to have been a member of the servant class , rather than a noble .
according to roman historian tacitus `` the royal house was immediately shaken by this disgraceful act '' , as many aristocrats would not accept a former servant as their king .
the former king venutius was able to gather followers , becoming an important figure in the resistance to roman occupation .
venutius staged two revolts against cartimandua , first in the mid-50s , which was defeated by the romans , and again in 69 , this time successfully .
cartimandua was rescued by the romans as venutius seized power .
vellocatus 's fate is not recorded .
