For the husband of Larissa Tudor, see Owen Frederick Morton Tudor

Owain ap Maredudd (or Owain ap Meredith ap Tewdur or Owen Tudor) (c. 1400 - February 2, 1461) was a Welsh soldier and courtier, directly descended from The Lord Rhys but remembered only because of his role in founding the Tudor dynasty and for his relationship with Catherine of Valois, widow of King Henry V of England. At some point Owain anglicised his name from the Welsh Owain ap Maredudd to Owen Tudor, taking his grandfather's name for a surname rather than the more common practice of taking his father's. Shortcut: WP:-( Vandalism is indisputable bad-faith addition, deletion, or change to content, made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. ... Shortcut: WP:-( Vandalism is indisputable bad-faith addition, deletion, or change to content, made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. ... Larissa Feodorovna Tudor (d. ... Owen Frederick Morton Tudor, (? - 1987), was an officer in the 3rd Battalion of the Kings Own Hussars and the husband of Larissa Tudor, a woman some people claim might have really been Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia. ... Events Henry IV quells baron rebellion and executes The Earls of Kent, Huntingdon and Salisbury for their attempt to have Richard II of England restored as King Jean Froissart writes the Chronicles Medici family becomes powerful in Florence, Italy Births December 25 - John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events February 2 - Battle of Mortimers Cross - Yorkist troops led by Edward, Duke of York defeat Lancastrians under Owen Tudor and his son Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke in Wales. ... Rhys ap Gruffydd (1132–1197) was the ruler of the kingdom of Deheubarth (South Wales) from 1155 until his death. ... The Tudor dynasty or House of Tudor (Welsh: ) was a series of six monarchs of a Welsh origin who ruled England and Ireland from 1485 until 1603. ... Catherine of Valois (27 October 1401 – 3 January 1437) was the Queen consort of England from 1420 until 1422. ... Henry V of England (16 September 1387 – 31 August 1422) was one of the great warrior kings of the Middle Ages. ... Anglicized refers to foreign words, often surnames, that are changed from a foreign language into English. ...

Ancestry

Owen was a descendant of Rhys ap Gruffydd (1132 - 1197). Rhys had a daughter Gwenllian ferch Rhys who was married to Ednyfed Fychan, Seneschal of the Kingdom of Gwynedd (d. 1246). Rhys ap Gruffydd (1132–28 April 1197) was the ruler of the kingdom of Deheubarth (South Wales) from 1155 until his death. ... Events Diarmaid Mac Murrough has the abbey of Kildare in Ireland burned and the abbess raped. ... Events Amalric II succeeds Henry II of Champagne as king of Jerusalem. ... Ednyfed Fychan (died 1246), full name Ednyfed Fychan ap Cynwrig, was seneschal to the Kingdom of Gwynedd in northern Wales, serving Llywelyn the Great and his son Dafydd ap Llywelyn. ... A seneschal was an officer in the houses of important nobles in the Middle Ages. ... Gwynedd was one of the kingdoms or principalities of medieval Wales. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Saga, emperor of Japan. ...

coat of arms of Owen Tudor

They were parents to Goronwy, Lord of Tref-Gastel (d. 1268). Goronwy was later married to Morfydd ferch Meyric, daughter to Meuric of Gwent. Meuric was son of Ithel, grandson of Rhydd and great-grandson to Iestyn ap Gwrgan(t). Iestyn had been the last King of Gwent (reigned 1081 - 1091) before its conquest by the Normans. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 542 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (730 × 808 pixel, file size: 181 KB, MIME type: image/png) Please see the file description page for further information. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 542 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (730 × 808 pixel, file size: 181 KB, MIME type: image/png) Please see the file description page for further information. ... Conradin (right) is executed by Charles I of Sicily, thus extinguishing the Hohenstaufen dynasty, in 1268. ... Mediaeval kingdoms of Wales. ... Events Corfu taken from Byzantine Empire by Robert Guiscard, Italy Byzantine emperor Nicephorus III is overthrown by Alexius I Comnenus, ending the Middle Byzantine period and beginning the Comnenan dynasty Alexius I helps defend Albania from the Normans (the first recorded mention of Albania), but is defeated at the Battle... Henry, son of William I attempted a coup against his brothers but failed to seize the English throne. ... Norman conquests in red. ...

Goronwy and Morfydd were parents to Tudor Hen, Lord of Penmynydd (d. 1311). He was married to Angharad ferch Ithel Fychan, daughter of Ithel Fychan ap Ithel Gan, Lord of Englefield. They were parents to Goronwy Ap Tudor, Lord of Penmynydd (d. 1331). Penmynydd (Welsh = top of the mountain) is a village on Anglesey siutuated on a slight hill on the B5420 road between Menai Bridge and Llangefni, at grid reference SH510743. ... Events Bolingbroke Castle passes to the House of Lancaster. ... Englefield may refer to: Englefield, a village in the county of Berkshire, England. ... Penmynydd (Welsh = top of the mountain) is a village on Anglesey siutuated on a slight hill on the B5420 road between Menai Bridge and Llangefni, at grid reference SH510743. ... Events September 8 - Stefan Dusan declares himself king of Serbia Start of the reign of Emperor Kogon of Japan, first of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders Births Coluccio Salutati, Florentine political leader (died 1406) Deaths January 14 - Odoric, Italian explorer October 27 - Abulfeda, Arab historian and geographer (born 1273) Categories: 1331...

Goronwy was himself later married to Gwerfy ferch Madog, daughter of Madog ap David, Baron of Hendwr. They were parents to Tudor Fychan, Lord of Pemmynydd (d. 1367). Baron is a specific title of nobility or a more generic feudal qualification. ... Events Battle of Najera, Peter I of Castile restored as King. ...

Tudor was married to Margaret ferch Thomas. Margaret was daughter to Thomas ap Llewellyn, Lord of Iscoed, South Wales and his wife Eleanor ferch Philip. Her paternal grandfather was Llewellyn ap Owain, Lord of Gwynnionith. The maternal grandfather was Philip ab Ifor, Lord of Iscoed. Approximate extent of South Wales South Wales (Welsh: ) is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. ...

Tudor and Margaret were parents to Maredudd ap Tudor (d. 1406). He was married to Margaret ferch Dafydd. Margaret was daughter to Dafydd Fychan, Lord of Anglesey and his wife Nest ferch Ieuan. Events Construction of Forbidden City begins in Beijing. ...

Maredudd and Margaret were the parents of Owen.

Affair and children

Owain entered the service of Queen Catherine of Valois as keeper of the Queen's household (or her wardrobe) some time after the death of her husband Henry V of England on 22 August 1422. The Queen lived in the household of her young son, King Henry VI. Henry had succeeded his father as the King of England. Following the death of his maternal grandfather Charles VI of France on October 21, 1422, Henry had also been declared King of France, a title that would be disputed by his maternal uncle Charles VII of France, also crowned King of France on July 17, 1429. Around 1430 Catherine left her son's household, and it was some time after that she may have married Owen Tudor. It is debatable that any marriage took place at all, and since Parliament had passed a resolution against it, no marriage would have been valid. Catherine of Valois (27 October 1401 – 3 January 1437) was the Queen consort of England from 1420 until 1422. ... Henry V of England (16 September 1387 – 31 August 1422) was one of the great warrior kings of the Middle Ages. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 10 - Battle of Nemecky Brod during the Hussite Wars. ... Henry VI (December 6, 1421 – May 21, 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 (though with a Regent until 1437) and then from 1470 to 1471, and King of France from 1422 to 1453. ... The Kingdom of England was first unified as a state by Athelstan of Wessex. ... Charles VI Charles VI the Well-Beloved, later known as the Mad (French: Charles VI le Bien-Aimé, later known as le Fol) (December 3, 1368 – October 21, 1422) was a King of France (1380 – 1422) and a member of the Valois Dynasty. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... Events January 10 - Battle of Nemecky Brod during the Hussite Wars. ... This article or section should be merged with English claims to the French throne From 1339 to 1801, with only brief intervals in 1360-1369 and 1420-1422, the Kings of England also bore the title of King of France. ... Charles VII the Victorious, a. ... Coronation of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile at Reims in 1223; a miniature from the Grandes Chroniques de France, painted in the 1450s, kept at the National Library of France See also List of Queens and Empresses of France The monarchs of France ruled, first as kings and later... July 17 is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 10 - Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, founds the European Order of the Golden Fleece February 12 - Battle of Rouvray (or of the Herrings). English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army of William de la Pole, 4th Earl of Suffolk at...

Owen and Catherine had at least six children:

• Owen Tudor (1429-1501). He was a monk at Westminster.
• Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (1430 - November 1, 1456), married Lady Margaret Beaufort. Father of King Henry VII.
• Jasper Tudor, 1st Duke of Bedford (1431 - December 21/26, 1495), married Katherine Woodville, daughter to Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg. No issue. He did have two illegimate children.
• Tacina Tudor (died 1469).
• Daughter Tudor. She became a nun.
• Margaret (Catherine) Tudor (born 1437). Died young.

Owen Tudor had at least one illegimate child: Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (~1430-November 1, 1456) was the father of King Henry VII of England. ... // Events May 23 - Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne The Ottoman Empire captures Thessalonica from the Venetians First use of optical methods in the creation of Art A map of Europe in 1430. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... // Events July 7 - Joan of Arc acquitted (but she had already been executed). ... Margaret Beaufort, Mother of Henry VII, at prayer, by an anonymous artist, about 1500 Margaret Beaufort (May 31, 1443 – June 29, 1509) was the daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, granddaughter of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset and great-granddaughter of John of Gaunt and his mistress... Henry VII (January 28, 1457 – April 21, 1509), King of England, Lord of Ireland (August 22, 1485 – April 21, 1509), was the founder and first patriarch of the Tudor dynasty. ... Jasper Tudor, 1st Duke of Bedford (ca 1431- December 21/26, 1495) was the uncle of King Henry VII of England and the architect of his successful conquest of England and Wales in 1485. ... Events February 21 - The trial of Joan of Arc March 3 - Eugenius IV becomes Pope May 30 - In Rouen, France, 19-year old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 1495 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Catherine (or Katherine) Woodville (c. ... Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers born Richard Wydeville in 1412 at Maidstone, Kent, England was an English nobleman, best remembered as the father of Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV. He was the son of another Sir Richard Wydevill, chamberlain to the Duke of Bedford. ... Jacquetta de Luxembourg (1415/1416 - May 30, 1472) was daughter of Pierre de Luxembourg, Comte de Saint Pol, Conversano et Brienne and his wife Margaret de Baux (Margherita del Balzo of Andria). ...

• David Owen (1459-1528), knighted in 1485 by his nephew King Henry VII at Milford Haven. He married Mary Bohun (born 1459), daughter of Sir John De Bohun of Midhurst and Anne Arden, before 1488.

After Queen Catherine's death, Owen Tudor was imprisoned at Newgate Prison, but later released. Old Newgate Prison, which was replaced in the 18th century. ...

See: The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography[1]

Wars of the Roses activities

Owen was later involved in the Wars of the Roses (1455 - 1487) between the House of Lancaster and the House of York. On February 2, 1461, as a man of advanced years, Owen led the Lancastrian forces at the Battle of Mortimer's Cross against Edward, Earl of March. They were defeated. Owen was shortly after executed by decapitation along with other prisoners. He is said to have expected a reprieve because of his relationship with the former royal family. Owen reportedly was not convinced of his approaching death until the collar was ripped off his doublet by the executioner. At which point he is alleged to have said that "the head which used to lie in Queen Katherine's lap, would now lie in the executioner's basket". Lancaster York For other uses, see Wars of the Roses (disambiguation). ... ... no changes . ... Events Richard Fox becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... The House of Lancaster is a dynasty of English kings. ... The House of York was a branch of the English royal House of Plantagenet, three of whom became English kings in the late 15th century. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events February 2 - Battle of Mortimers Cross - Yorkist troops led by Edward, Duke of York defeat Lancastrians under Owen Tudor and his son Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke in Wales. ... The Battle of Mortimers Cross was fought on February 2, 1461 near Wigmore, Herefordshire (between Hereford and Leominster, by the River Lugg). ... Edward IV (April 28, 1442 – April 9, 1483) was King of England from March 4, 1461 to April 9, 1483, with a break of a few months in the period 1470–1471. ... Decapitation (from Latin, caput, capitis, meaning head), or beheading, is the removal of a living organisms head. ... A pardon is the forgiveness of a crime and the penalty associated with it. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... William Shakespeare in a sheer linen collar of the early 17th century, a direct ancestor of the modern shirt collar. ... Categories: Stub ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses of the word head, see head (disambiguation). ... Four styles of household basket. ...

Owen's grandson Henry Tudor became King Henry VII of England in 1485 when his supporters defeated those of Richard III to end the Wars of the Roses, founding the Tudor dynasty. Henry VII (January 28, 1457 – April 21, 1509), King of England, Lord of Ireland (August 22, 1485 – April 21, 1509), was the founder and first patriarch of the Tudor dynasty. ... Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 1483 until his death. ... Lancaster York For other uses, see Wars of the Roses (disambiguation). ... The Tudor dynasty or House of Tudor (Welsh: ) was a series of six monarchs of a Welsh origin who ruled England and Ireland from 1485 until 1603. ...

External links

• His pedigree (not necessarily reliable)
• Mentions Owain ap Maredudd's decision to anglicise his name
• Royal Berkshire History: Owen Tudor