Owen Tudor

Welsh noble

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Owen Tudor was a Welsh adventurer who played a significant role in establishing the House of Tudor, the English royal dynasty that ruled from 1485 to 1603. He served Kings Henry V and Henry VI and fought for the Lancastrian side during the Wars of the Roses.1

Owen Tudor married Catherine of Valois, the widow of King Henry V. Their son, Edmund Tudor, was created Earl of Richmond. Edmund's son, Henry Tudor, defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, ending the Wars of the Roses and becoming King Henry VII. Henry VII's marriage to Elizabeth of York united the Lancastrian and Yorkist claims, symbolizing the union with the Tudor rose. Owen Tudor was beheaded in 1461 after a Yorkist victory.123

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…dynastic fortunes were established by Owen Tudor (c. 1400–61), a Welsh adventurer who took service with Kings Henry V and Henry VI and fought on the Lancastrian side in the Wars of the Roses; he was beheaded after the Yorkist victory at Mortimer’s Cross (1461). Owen had married Henry V’s…
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…dynastic fortunes were established by Owen Tudor (c. 1400–61), a Welsh adventurer who took service with Kings Henry V and Henry VI and fought on the Lancastrian side in the Wars of the Roses; he was beheaded after the Yorkist victory at Mortimer’s Cross (1461). Owen had married Henry V’s…
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