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Katherine was the daughter of Tudur ap Robert Vychan of Berain, Denbighshire (Clwyd) and a direct descendant of Henry VII. She married four times and through her numerous children and step-children was called Mam Cymru - the mother of Wales. Her first husband John, son and heir of Sir John Salusbury of Llewenni, died in 1556.
Oct 10, 2011 · The life of Katheryn of Berain is laden with intrigue. This wealthy heiress from Denbighshire had Tudor blood in her veins, and was a distant relative to Queen Elizabeth I. The story of her and her many husbands has become one of the chief romances of north Wales. She had six children and over thirty grandchildren who all went on to form some ...
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Mar 17, 2024 · "Katherine of Bertain was the daughter of Tudor ap Robert Fychan of Berain, Denbighshire and Jane Velville. Her grandfather, Sir Rowland Velville (1474-1535), claimed to be the illegitimate son of Henry VII by a Breton lady, born while Henry Tudor was in exile in Brittany.
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- Liewenny, Denbighshire, Wales
- 1545
- August 27, 1591 (45-46)Denbighshire, Wales
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Katheryn of Berain (Welsh: Catrin o Ferain) (1534 – 27 August 1591), sometimes called Mam Cymru ("mother of Wales") was born Katheryn ferch Tudor, the daughter of Tudor ap Robert Vychan and Jane Velville. Her maternal grandfather was Sir Roland de Velville (1474 - 25 June 1535), who is thought to have been the illegitimate son of King Henry VII of ...
By marrying into 4 gentry families and having heirs by 3 of her 4 husbands, her descendants took to nicknaming her "Mother of Wales" well after her death. On the other hand, since three of Katheryn's four husbands predeceased her, a legend later grew up that she had poisoned them. She was also supposed to be the ward of Elizabeth I.
Enid Roberts, Katheryn of Berain [Mam Cymru(c.1540–1591), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2008 , accessed 28 June 2016Dictionary of Welsh Biography. KATHERYN of BERAIN- Female
Katheryn of Berain, 'The Mother of Wales' (1534-1591) CRONENBURGH, Adriaen van (c.1525-c.1604) In this Tudor portrait, Katheryn of Berain clutches a small box – perhaps a casket or a prayer-book - and solemnly caresses a human skull.
Show image caption. Katheryn of Berain (1534/5-1591) married four times and through her numerous children and grandchildren became known as the Mother of Wales. She was the daughter of Tudur ap ...
Katherine Tudor was the youngest daughter of King Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York. Her brief life began and ended on 2 February 1503, marking a tragic moment for the Tudor dynasty as her death led to the demise of her mother, Elizabeth of York, who succumbed to a post-pregnancy infection nine days later.
