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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.
Owen Tudor had at least one illegitimate child, by an unknown mistress: Sir David Owen (born in 1459 at Pembroke Castle). [21] He later acquired Southwick Court in Wiltshire before marrying an heiress who brought with her the Cowdray estate in Sussex. He is buried in the priory church of Easebourne, near Midhurst.
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. The population according to the United Kingdom Census 2011 was 465.
This is the family tree of the kings of the respective Welsh medieval kingdoms of Gwynedd, Deheubarth and Powys, and some of their more prominent relatives and heirs as the direct male line descendants of Cunedda Wledig of Gwynedd (401 – 1283), and Gwrtheyrn of Powys (c. 5th century – 1160), then also the separate Welsh kingdoms and petty kingdoms, and then eventually Powys Fadog until the ...
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 church is closely linked to the House of Tudor as it is located in the village where the dynasty was founded. Inside the church in the north chapel is the alabaster tomb of Goronwy ap Tudur Hen, the great uncle of Henry VII of England of the House of Tudor alongside his wife Myfanwy Fychan. [5]
Tudur Hen and his wife Anghared fil Ithel Fychan had children, one of whom was named Tudur, becoming another Tudur ap Goronwy. [12] The younger Tudur was noticed by King Edward III of England and was made a knight in his service, [ 13 ] and he was the grandfather (through Maredudd ap Tudur ) of Owain ap Maredudd ap Tudur. [ 13 ]
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 ...