John Owen (Royalist)
Welsh landowner and Royalist officer in the English Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir John Owen of Clenennau (1600–1666), was a Welsh landowner from Anglesey, who served with the Royalist army in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, during which he held various commands in North Wales.
Sir John Owen | |
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Vice-admiral of North Wales | |
In office 1660–1666 | |
Sheriff of Merionethshire | |
In office April 1632 – March 1633 | |
Sheriff of Caernarvonshire | |
In office April 1631 – March 1632 | |
Royalist Governor of Conwy | |
In office December 1644 – November 1645 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1600 Clenennau, Dolbenmaen, Caernarfonshire |
Died | 1666 Clenennau |
Resting place | St Beuno's Church, Penmorfa |
Nationality | Welsh |
Spouse | Janet Vaughan |
Children | One son, two daughters |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Royalist |
Rank | Colonel |
Battles/wars | |
The Earl of Clarendon, in his history of the war, noted that Owen described himself as "a plain gentleman of Wales, who had been always taught to obey the King";[1] by contrast Cromwell referred to Owen in passing as "a violent man, now got into trouble enough".[2] Following the Second English Civil War he was sentenced to death in 1649 for treason and the murder of a Parliamentarian official, William Lloyd, but was later reprieved. After the Stuart Restoration in 1660, he was made Vice-Admiral of North Wales, dying in 1666.