Goronwy ap Tudur Hen Lord of Penmynydd was a member of the noble Tudor family of Penmynydd

Tudors of Penmynydd

The Tudors of Penmynydd was a noble and aristocratic family, connected with the village of Penmynydd in Anglesey, North Wales who were very influential in Welsh politics....

, Anglesey

Anglesey

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, North Wales

North Wales

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  and a descendant of Marchudd ap Cynan, Lord of Rhos, Lord Protector of Rhodri Mawr, King of Gwynedd

Fifteen Tribes of Wales

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 and the ancestor of Owen Tudor

Owen Tudor

Sir Owen Meredith Tudor was a Welsh soldier and courtier, descended from a daughter of the Welsh prince Rhys ap Gruffudd, "Lord Rhys". However, Owen Tudor is particularly remembered for his role in founding England's Tudor dynasty – including his relationship with, and probable secret marriage to,...

 and thereby of the Tudor dynasty

Tudor dynasty

The Tudor dynasty or House of Tudor was a European royal house of Welsh origin that ruled the Kingdom of England and its realms, including the Lordship of Ireland, later the Kingdom of Ireland, from 1485 until 1603. Its first monarch was Henry Tudor, a descendant through his mother of a legitimised...

. An elegy was written to him by Bleddyn Ddu.

He was the son of Tudur ap Goronwy

Tudur Hen

Tudur Hen or Tudur ap Goronwy was a Welsh aristocrat and a member of the Tudor family of Penmynydd, Anglesey, North Wales. His father Goronwy ab Ednyfed was seneschal to Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Kingdom of Gwynedd between 1246 and 1256...

 (d. 1311) also known as Tudur Hen (Tudur the Elder), and Angharad ferch Ithel Fychan.

He served as a soldier in Scotland and may well have fought at Bannockburn

Bannockburn

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 in 1314. In 1318 he followed Sir Gruffudd Llwyd as forester of Snowdon.

He married Gwerfyl ferch Madog, daughter of Madog ap Dafydd, Baron of Hendwr. They had two sons: Hywel, who gained position as a canon of Bangor Cathedral (and later as Archdeacon of Anglesey); the other son was Tudur

Tudur ap Goronwy

Tudur ap Goronwy was a Welsh nobleman and a member of the Tudor House of Penmynydd.His son Maredudd ap Tudur was father of Owen Tudor. His other two sons, Rhys ap Tudur and Gwilym ap Tudur were important players in the uprising of Owain Glyndŵr, their first cousin.He was a Welsh aristocrat of...

, who was influential in North Wales and was the grandfather of Owen Tudor

Owen Tudor

Sir Owen Meredith Tudor was a Welsh soldier and courtier, descended from a daughter of the Welsh prince Rhys ap Gruffudd, "Lord Rhys". However, Owen Tudor is particularly remembered for his role in founding England's Tudor dynasty – including his relationship with, and probable secret marriage to,...

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He was burried at Bangor

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