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Sir Owen Tudor (Welsh: Owain ap Maredudd ap Tudur, c. 1400 – 2 February 1461) was a Welsh courtier and the second husband of Queen Catherine of Valois (1401–1437), widow of King Henry V of England. He was the grandfather of Henry VII, founder of the Tudor dynasty.
Apr 3, 2020 · Owen Tudor, aka Owain ap Maredudd ap Tudor (c. 1400-1461 CE), was a Welsh courtier who secretly married Catherine of Valois (l. 1401 - c. 1437 CE), the former wife of Henry V of England (r. 1413-1422 CE) and mother of Henry VI of England (r. 1422-61 & 1470-71 CE).
- Mark Cartwright
In House of Tudor …dynastic fortunes were established by Owen Tudor ( c . 1400–61), a Welsh adventurer who took service with Kings Henry V and Henry VI and fought on the Lancastrian side in the Wars of the Roses; he was beheaded after the Yorkist victory at Mortimer’s Cross (1461).
Learn about the life and legacy of Owen Tudor, the grandfather of Henry VII and the secret husband of Queen Catherine of Valois. Discover how he rose from a Welsh family to become a royal servant, a father of earls, and a victim of the War of the Roses.
May 17, 2024 · Owen Tudor, a handsome young Welshman of obscure origins, had become her Keeper of the Wardrobe. According to romantic rumour Owen had caught the queen's notice when he stumbled, incapably drunk, into her lap.
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May 21, 2018 · Owen Tudor was a Welsh servant who married Catherine of Valois, widow of Henry V, in 1428. He was the grandfather of Henry VII and a victim of the Wars of the Roses.
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Apr 15, 2023 · Learn about the life and legacy of Owen Tudor, a medieval Welshman who married Catherine of Valois and became a key supporter of Henry VI in the Wars of the Roses. Discover how he fought, escaped, and died for the cause of the House of Lancaster and the Tudor dynasty.
