Owen Tudor

Welsh noble (1400–1461)

Sir Owen Tudor (Welsh: Owain ap Maredudd ap Tudur, 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.

Owen Tudor
Arms of Owen Tudor
Full name
Owen ap Maredudd ap Tudur
Born12 January 1400
Anglesey, Wales
Died2 February 1461(1461-02-02) (aged 61)
BuriedGreyfriars Church, Hereford, Herefordshire
Noble familyTudor
SpouseCatherine of Valois (m. 1428; d. 1437)
Issue
FatherMaredudd ap Tudur
MotherMargaret ferch Dafydd