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[a] He had three sons, William, John and Richard Owen ap Tudor Fychan, the last eventually being the heir to the family in Penmynydd; he later appears as Richard Owen Theodor [1] (or Theodore [2] [6]). He was followed at Penmynydd by a son and grandson both named Richard, one of whom would serve as Sheriff of Anglesey in 1565 and 1573.
Penmynydd (/ p ɛ n ˈ m ʌ n ɪ ð / pen-MUN-idh, [1] Welsh: [pɛnˈmənɪð] ⓘ), meaning "top of the mountain" in Welsh, is a village and community on Anglesey, Wales. It is known for being the birthplace of the Tudors of Penmynydd , which became the House of Tudor .
Goronwy ap Tudur Hen (died 1331), also known as Goronwy ap Tudur or Goronwy Fychan, was a Welsh aristocrat and Lord of Penmynydd.He was a member of the Tudor family of Penmynydd, Anglesey, North Wales, and a direct ancestor of Owen Tudor and thereby the Royal House of Tudor.
The House of Tudor (/ ˈ tj uː d ər / TEW-dər) [1] was an English and Welsh dynasty that held the throne of England from 1485 to 1603. [2] They descended from the Tudors of Penmynydd, a Welsh noble family, and Catherine of Valois.
Tomb of Tudur ap Goronwy's father, Goronwy ap Tudur Hen, at St Gredifael's Church, Penmynydd. Tudur ap Goronwy (c. 1310 - c. 1367) was a Welsh landowner, soldier and administrator of the Tudors of Penmynydd family from the island of Anglesey.
Tudur Hen (English: Tudur the Elder) or Tudur ap Goronwy (died 11 October 1311) was a Welsh aristocrat and original founder of the House of Tudor.He was one of three sons of Goronwy ab Ednyfed who received lands from King Edward I of England.
Maredudd ap Tudur (died c. 1406) was a Welsh soldier and nobleman from the Tudor family of Penmynydd. He was the youngest of six sons of Tudur ap Goronwy and was the father of Owen Tudor. Maredudd supported his cousin the Welsh patriot Owain Glyndŵr in 1400, alongside his brothers Rhys ap Tudur and Gwilym ap Tudur.
By founding the Tudor family of Penmynydd, [4] Goronwy began a lineage which came to include kings and queens of England. The name of his son Tudur Hen became the family surname. A second Tudur ap Goronwy was knighted by King Edward III of England ; [ 5 ] [ 6 ] His name was passed down two further generations to Owain ap Maredudd ap Tudur, who ...