Albanactus was stated to be the youngest of three sons of Brutus, a descendant of Aeneas of Troy. According to legend, upon their father's death, the eldest son Locrinus was given Loegria, Camber was given "Cambria" and Albanactus "Albania". These names are merely reverse etymologies. Albanactus, for instance, is a reverse etymology of the Scottish word "Albannach" (Scotsman). Likewise, "Locrinus" represents the medieval Welsh word "Loegria" (England) (modern Welsh "Lloegr"), and Camber represents the Latin word Cambria or the Welsh word "Cymru" (Wales).