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 | | King Dionotus of Cornwall, and had taken a vow of chastity, but, against her wishes, was betrothed to a pagan prince. |
 | | Ursula was warned by a dream to demand as a condition of marriage, his conversion to Christianity, and a delay of three years, during which time her companions were to be 11,000 virgins collected from her own kingdom and that of her suitor. |
 | | Cynan Meiriadog, demanded wives for the settlers from King Dionotus (ruled from 389-402 CE – in other words, too late for this tale to be plausible), whereupon Dionotus sent his daughter Ursula, who was to marry Cynan, with 11,000 noble maidens and 60,000 common women. |
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