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Sir Owen Tudor ( Welsh: Owain ap Maredudd ap Tudur, [a] 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 2, 2020 · The grandfather of Henry VII, Owen Tudor, or Owain ap Maredudd ap Tudur, was born in 1400. He was the son of Maredudd ap Tudur ap Goronwy and Margaret, daughter of Dafydd Fychan. He is believed to be descended from a prominent Welsh family, and it is thought that Owen’s family took part in the Glyndwr Rising, one of the last major attempts for Welsh independence. Little is known about the ...
Owen Tudor (1400-1461) The grandfather of Henry VII, Owen Tudor, or Owain ap Maredudd ap Tudur, was born in 1400. He was the son of Maredudd ap Tudur ap Goronwy and Margaret, daughter of Dafydd Fychan. He is believed to be descended from a prominent Welsh family, and it is thought that Owen’s family took part in the Glyndwr Rising, one of the ...
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 .
- 2 February 1461
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- c. 1400, Anglesey, Wales
Owen Tudor. Sir Owen Tudor was a Welsh courtier and the second husband of Catherine of Valois, the widow of the English King Henry V. He originated from a prominent family which traced its lineage back to Ednyfed Fychan, an important figure in the Kingdom of Gwynedd. Historians consider the family of Owen Tudor and other descendants of Fychan ...
May 21, 2018 · views 2,301,774 updated May 21 2018. Tudor, Owen ( c. 1400–61). A humble Welsh servant of Catherine of Valois, widow of Henry V, he secretly married her about 1428. Their first-born Edmund was the father of Henry VII. There is probably no truth in the rumour that the real father of Edmund Tudor was Edmund Beaufort, whose close friendship with ...
c. 1400 - 1461. Life of Owen Tudor, founder of the Tudor dynasty. 1428. Owen Tudor marries Catherine of Valois. Feb 1461. Owen Tudor is executed by Lancastrian forces after the battle of Mortimer's Cross.
