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Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (c. 1430 – 3 November 1456, also known as Edmund of Hadham), was the father of King Henry VII of England and a member of the Tudor family of Penmynydd. Born to Sir Owen Tudor and the dowager queen Catherine of Valois, Edmund was the half-brother of Henry VI of England.
On this day in 1456, Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond and father of King Henry VII, died from the plague at Carmarthen Castle in Wales. Edmund was the eldest son of Owen Tudor and Catherine of Valois (widow of Henry V and mother of Henry VI).
Nov 1, 2015 · Today marks the anniversary of the death of Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, on 1st November 1456. He died from the plague at Carmarthen Castle.
In 1452, Edmund and Jasper were formally brought into the royal family and were made earls: Edmund the Earl of Richmond and Jasper the Earl of Pembroke. In March 1453, Edmund and Jasper were given joint custody of Margaret Beaufort, heiress of the Duke of Somerset.
Circa 1430 - November 1456. Edmund Tudor, son of Catherine of Valois, the French widow of Henry V and Owen Tudor, her Welsh clerk of the Wardrobe was born either at Much Hadham Palace in Hertfordshire or at Hadham in Bedfordshire. It is not known with certainty whether he was born legitimately after his parents were secretly married.
EDMUND TUDOR, EARL OF RICHMOND, known as Edmund of Hadham, father of Henry VII, first son of Owen Tudor by Henry V's widow, Catherine of Valois, was born about 1430 at Hadham, Hertfordshire. Jasper Tudor was his younger brother.
Jan 21, 2017 · Edmund Tudor is a relatively unknown figure in the annals of history but as the father of King Henry VII of England he is the patriarch of the Tudor dynasty of kings and queens. He was also the brother of a king.
