Roland de Velville

Who was Roland de Velville?

Sir Roland de Velville is thought to be an illegitimate son of King Henry VII of England by "a Breton lady". In 1509, he was appointed Constable of Beaumaris Castle in Wales, a position he held till his death. He was knighted in 1497 after the Battle of Blackheath.

By his wife born Agnes Griffith, he had a daughter, Jane Velville, who became the wife of Tudor ap Robert Vychan. Jane Velville and her husband in turn were the parents of Katherine of Berain, commonly referred to as 'the mother of Wales' or Katherine Tudor.