Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond

Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, was born to Sir Owen Tudor and Catherine of Valois, the dowager queen, making him the half-brother of Henry VI of England. Raised initially by Katherine de la Pole, he later received the attention of Henry VI, who took an interest in his upbringing. Edmund was granted a title and lands, becoming an adviser to the King along with his brother, Jasper, due to their close blood relation.

He held influential positions in the royal court and the Parliament of England, including ownership of Baynard’s Castle in London. His marriage to Lady Margaret Beaufort resulted in the birth of Henry VII of England. Before the Wars of the Roses, he supported Richard, Duke of York, but during the conflict, he was captured and died of the bubonic plague in Carmarthen Castle, two months before his son’s birth.