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Owen Tudor
Welsh courtier and soldier (c.1400–1461) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Owen Tudor (Welsh: Owain ap Maredudd ap Tudur,[lower-alpha 1] 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.
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Full name | Owen ap Maredudd ap Tudur |
Born | c. 1400 (1400) Anglesey, Wales |
Died | (1461-02-02)2 February 1461 |
Buried | Greyfriars Church, Hereford, Herefordshire |
Noble family | Tudor |
Spouse | Catherine of Valois (m. 1428; d. 1437) |
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Father | Maredudd ap Tudur |
Mother | Margaret ferch Dafydd |
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