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Wars of the Roses. Jasper Tudor, duke of Bedford (born c. 1430—died December 21/26, 1495) was the leader of the Lancastrians in Wales, uncle and guardian of Henry, earl of Richmond, afterward Henry VII of England. The second son of Owen Tudor, founder of the family’s fortunes, he was knighted in 1449 and created earl of Pembroke about 1452.
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Jasper Tudor, (c. 1431 - 21 de diciembre de 1495), primer Duque de Bedford, primer Conde de Pembroke, fue un noble inglés hijo de Owen Tudor y de la reina viuda Catalina de Valois. Era tío de Enrique VII de Inglaterra de Inglaterra y fue el artífice de su victoriosa conquista de Inglaterra y Gales en 1485. [ 1 ]
Owen Tudor. Catherine of Valois. Coat of arms of Jasper Tudor. Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford (c. November 1431 – 21 December 1495) was the uncle of King Henry VII of England and a leading architect of his nephew's successful accession to the throne in 1485. He was a member of the Tudor family of Penmynydd .
10 de mar. de 2017 · But he played a pivotal role in the establishment of the Tudor dynasty of kings and queens in England. His contribution was to loyally fight for the House of Lancaster during the Wars of the Roses and to shepherd his nephew Henry Tudor to the throne. Jasper was born c. 1431 probably at Hatfield.
Brother of Edmund Tudor (father of the future Henry VII ). Jasper played a major role on behalf of the Lancastians in the Wars of the Roses and was with his nephew Henry Tudor in exile in Brittany. He married during Henry VII's reign, but had no legitimate heir. He may have fathered an illegitimate daughter named Ellen.
It is not really possible that the two Tudor brothers were looked to as heirs of Henry VI (who had been married to Margaret of Anjou for seven years but still had no children). They had been formally recognized at the half brothers of the King whose uncles -- other possible heirs -- were all dead by this time.
She gave birth to his son, Henry Tudor, after Edmund's death, and Jasper became his sister-in-law and nephew's fiercest protector and defender. During the war, Jasper alone maintained ties for the Lancastrian side of the conflict in Wales, and he worked hard to promote the rights of his other nephew, Henry VI's son Edward, to inherit the throne.
