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Feb. 5, 1460
- On Feb. 5, 1460, he and Owen were given appointments, life tenure, in the lordship of Denbigh, then the prerogative of the Duke of York, a sign that it might be theirs in the future.
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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.
- Catherine of Valois
- Imprisonment & Death
- Birth of The House of Tudor
Catherine of Valois was the daughter of Charles VI of France (r. 1380-1422 CE) and she married Henry V of England in Troyes Cathedral on 2 June 1420 CE. This marriage was a result of Henry's great victory against the French at Agincourt in 1415 CE during the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453 CE). When the English king followed this up with the capture ...
The English Parliament prohibited Catherine from remarrying without either it or the king's consent in 1428 CE, but the former queen ignored this and secretly married Owen anyway. The union was kept secret until 1436 CE, but when it became public knowledge, Catherine was obliged to retire to a nunnery at Bermondsey outside London where she died pre...
Owen Tudor and Catherine of Valois had five children - three sons and two daughters - and so the Tudor Dynasty was born. One of the couple's sons was Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke (l. 1431-1495 CE) who would later effectively rule Wales for the English monarchy. Another son was Edmund Tudor (l. 1430-1456 CE), Earl of Richmond, who married Margaret...
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May 5, 2017 · Later in 1459, Owen obtained an interest in the forfeited estates of the Yorkist, John, Lord Clinton. Owen and Jasper were granted for life all the offices in the Duke of York’s lordship of Denbigh as a prelude to seizing the lordship. In 1459, Owen had a son born at Pembroke Castle by an unknown mistress.
Apr 15, 2023 · Rise to Prominence. Owen Tudor’s life took a dramatic turn when he directly entered the service of an English noble. He became a squire in the household of the powerful, Sir Walter Hungerford. Later he served in the household of Queen Catherine of Valois, the wife of King Henry V of England.
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.
Jan 30, 2018 · Owen was born Owain ap Maredudd ap Tudur (a strict English interpretation would be Owen son of Meredith son of Tudor) during 1392. The Tudors of Penmynydd were a noble Welsh family hailing from North Wales, while one of Owen’s grandmothers could claim lineage from the Welsh princes of Deheubarth.
Owen Tudor was a gentleman of Catherine's household when he attracted her attention and made a secret marriage. After Catherine's death in 1437 he was shown some favour by Henry VI, and fought for the Lancastrians at Mortimer's Cross; captured in the battle, he was executed in Hereford market-place.
