Tudur ap Goronwy
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Tudur ap Goronwy was a Welsh nobleman and a member of the Tudor House of Penmynydd.
His son Maredudd ap Tudur
(d. 1406) was father of Owen Tudor
. His other two sons, Rhys ap Tudur
(d. 1409) and Gwilym ap Tudur (d. 1413) were important players in the uprising of Owain Glyndŵr
, their first cousin.
He was a Welsh aristocrat of considerable wealth.
His son Maredudd ap Tudur
Maredudd ap Tudur
Maredydd ap Tudur was a Welsh soldier and nobleman from the Tudor family of Penmynydd and Owen Tudor's father. He supported the 1400 Welsh uprising of his first cousin Owain Glyndwr....
(d. 1406) was father 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,...
. His other two sons, Rhys ap Tudur
Rhys ap Tudur
Rhys ap Tudur was a Welsh nobleman and a key figure in the revolt of Owain Glyndŵr. A descendant of Ednyfed Fychan, he was escheator and sheriff of Anglesey before the revolt, and served as esquire of Richard II in the 1390s. He held the offices of sheriff and escheator of Anglesey as well as the...
(d. 1409) and Gwilym ap Tudur (d. 1413) were important players in the uprising of Owain Glyndŵr
Owain Glyndwr
Owain Glyndŵr , or Owain Glyn Dŵr, anglicised by William Shakespeare as Owen Glendower , was a Welsh ruler and the last native Welshman to hold the title Prince of Wales...
, their first cousin.
He was a Welsh aristocrat of considerable wealth.