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May 13, 2024 · Catherine of Valois (born October 27, 1401, Paris, France—died January 3, 1437, Bermondsey Abbey, London, England) was a French princess, the wife of King Henry V of England, mother of King Henry VI, and grandmother of the first Tudor monarch of England, Henry VII.
6 days ago · In a remarkable twist of fate, Owen Tudor caught the eye of Henry V‘s widow Catherine of Valois. The couple married in secret and had two sons. Their eldest, Edmund Tudor, was made Earl of Richmond. Edmund‘s son was Henry Tudor, who would claim the kingship of England in 1485 after defeating Richard III at Bosworth Field.
6 days ago · Edmund Tudor (c. 1430 – 1456) was the son of Owen Tudor, a Welsh courtier who had secretly married Catherine of Valois, the widow of King Henry V of England. Margaret Beaufort was a descendant of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, and a legitimized descendant of Edward III.
May 22, 2024 · The House of Tudor (/ ˈ tj uː d ər /) was an English and Welsh dynasty that held the throne of England from 1485 to 1603. They descended from the Tudors of Penmynydd, a Welsh noble family, and Catherine of Valois.
May 3, 2024 · With roots in the 13th century, Owen Tudor — originally known as Owain ap Maredudd ap Tudur — is credited with founding the Tudor dynasty. Welsh courtier Owen Tudor, who was born before 1400, married Catherine of Valois twice after her first husband, King Henry V of England, passed away in 1422.
May 20, 2024 · The Queen consort of England from 1420 until 1422. She was the daughter of King Charles VI of France, wife of Henry V of Monmouth, King of England, mother of Henry VI, King of England and King of France, and through her secret marriage with Owen Tudor, the grandmother of King Henry VII of England.
2 days ago · On 2 February 1461, he decisively defeated the Lancastrian armies at Mortimer's Cross, and the captured Owen Tudor, husband to Henry V's widow Catherine of Valois, was executed by his troops. As dawn broke across the field, a meteorological phenomenon known as parhelion occurred, giving the appearance of a trio of suns rising.
