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Sir Roland de Velville (1471/74 – 25 June 1535) [1] was a Breton-born English soldier and government official who is theorised as the illegitimate son of King Henry VII of England by "a Breton lady whose name is not known", [2] or as a favoured member of the court of Henry VII and later recipient of beneficences, brought home to England with 28-...
Apr 10, 2023 · Sir Roland de Velville (also spelt Vielleville, Veleville or, probably more correctly, Vieilleville), Constable of Beaumaris Castle from 1509 to 1535 is reputed to have been a natural son of Henry VII, born to a Breton lady while Henry was in exile in Brittany between 1471 and 1485.
- 1474
- June 25, 1535 (60-61)England (United Kingdom)
- England (United Kingdom)
- Constable Of Beaumaris Castle
Apr 30, 2023 · ROLAND VELEVILLE (or VIELLEVILLE) alias BRITTANY, Knt., of Westminster, Middlesex and Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales, king’s servant, Constable of Beaumaris Castle. He served in Sir John Cheyne’s retinue in the expedition to Brittany in 1489.
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Discover life events, stories and photos about Sir Roland de Velville (1474–1535) of Angers, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France.
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- Agnes Griffith
Today (25th June) in 1545, died a man by the name of Roland de Velville (or Vielleville, Veleville, Vieilleville, and other variations). He crops up at regular intervals in connection with the first Tudor king, Henry VII. Why? Because of a persistent whisper that Roland was Henry’s illegitimate son.
Pedigree report of Roland DeVelville Constable Tudor, son of Henry VII Tudor King Of England Earl Of Richmond and Elizabeth of York Plantagenet, Queen Consort of England, born in 1474 in The Chateau of Durtal, near Angers, Breton, France.
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Sir Roland de Velville (1471/4 - 25 June 1535, also Vielleville, Veleville, or Vieilleville) is alternatively presented as the clear "illegitimate issue" (son) of King Henry VII of England by "a Breton lady whose name is not known", or as a favored member of the court of Henry VII and later recipient of beneficences, brought home to England ...