Owen Tudor
Owain ap Maredudd ap Tudur (entered into English history under the anglicised name Owen Tudor , * approx. 1400 ; † February 2 or 3, 1461 (executed) in Hereford during the English Wars of the Roses ) was the progenitor of the House of Tudor .
He was a Welsh soldier and courtier who secretly married Catherine de Valois , widow of King Henry V of England , and thus played a crucial role in the founding of the Tudor dynasty. When he translated his name into English, he chose his grandfather's first name as his last name.
Affair and marriage
Tudor's past life is very uncertain. His father supported the Welsh rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr . Tudor probably came to Henry V's court early with his father as a squire and fought for him at the Battle of Azincourt . After Henry married the French princess Catherine de Valois, Tudor entered her service and stayed there after her husband died in 1422. Catherine lived in the household of her son Henry VI until 1430 . After moving out, the Queen's widow married Owen Tudor in secret. To make the marriage official, she would have needed the approval of her son, who was not of legal age at the time. The marriage only became known with her death in 1437. Owen Tudor was imprisoned in Newgate Prison , but was able to flee from there until today unexplained circumstances. Heinrich VI preferred his and Catherine's sons. very, gave them titles of nobility and married them to rich heiresses.
Role in the war of roses
Owen was involved in the Wars of the Roses in 1461. He was General of the House of Lancaster at the Battle of Mortimer's Cross , which took place on February 2 or 3, 1461. His opponent on the side of the House of York , Edward, Earl of March , who later became King Edward IV, was victorious and had Owen beheaded shortly after the battle in Hereford.
progeny
With Catherine de Valois, Owen had at least six children:
- Thomas Tudor (1429–1501/02), monk of the Benedictine Abbey of Westminster .
- Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (1430–1456), husband of Margaret Beaufort , father of the later first English Tudor king Henry VII.
- Jasper Tudor, 1st Duke of Bedford (1431–1495), husband of Katherine Woodville , daughter of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers , and Jacquetta of Luxembourg .
- Owen Tudor (1432–1510), monk of the Benedictine Abbey of Westminster
- Jacina (perhaps Jacinta or Mary) Tudor (1433? –1469), wife of Thomas Gray; they had a daughter, Jane Gray.
- another daughter (born around 1435) who became a nun.
- Catherine (perhaps Margaret) Tudor (born 1437), died early.
After Catherine's death, he had at least one illegitimate son:
- David Owen (1459-1535). He was married to Mary de Bohun, daughter of Sir John de Bohun von Midhurst and Anne Arden, with whom he had four children. His second marriage was to Anne Blount, daughter of William Blount and Margaret Etchingham. His third wife was Anne Devereux .
literature
- Stanley Bertram Chrimes: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII. Macmillan, 1966
Web links
Remarks
- ^ Charles D. Ross: Edward IV. London 1974, p. 31.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tudor, Owen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Owen ap Maredudd ap Tudur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Progenitor of the house of Tudor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1400 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 2, 1461 or February 3, 1461 |
| Place of death | Hereford |