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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.
- Margaret ferch Dafydd
- Catherine of Valois (m. 1428; d. 1437)
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
Apr 2, 2020 · 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.
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).
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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.
May 5, 2017 · Owen was now truly a squire and began to be known as Owen Tudor. In 1452, his sons Edmund and Jasper were elevated to peerages and recognized as the king’s uterine brothers. Owen and his sons became loyal supporters of the house of Lancaster during the conflict later known as the Wars of the Roses.
Owen Tudor was a Welsh squire who married Catherine of Valois, the widow of King Henry V, in 1428 or 1429. He fought for the Lancastrians in the Wars of the Roses and was executed by the Yorkists in 1461.
