Geoffrey of Monmouth
Born	c. 1095 Wales
Died	between December 1154 and December 1155 (aged c. 58-60) Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff
Occupation	Clergyman Writer
Notable work	History of the Kings of Britain

Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 1095 – c. 1155) was a clergyman and writer. He was probably born in Wales. He was made the bishop of St Asaph on 21 February 1152.

Around 1136 he wrote Historia Regum Britanniae in Latin, translated as History of the Kings of Britain. It is a mythical history which included the first account of King Arthur, Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table.