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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 .
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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Información personal; Nacimiento: c. 1431: Fallecimiento: 21 de diciembre de 1495 (64 años) Familia; Casa real: Casa de Lancaster / Casa de Tudor: Padre: Owen Tudor: Madre: Catalina de Valois: Consorte: Catalina Woodville
9 de abr. de 2016 · Jasper was born out of a secret marriage. His mother had been the Queen of England, Katherine of Valois. After her husband (Henry V) died, she secretly married a member of her household, a Welshman called Owen Tudor, and bore him two sons – Edmund and Jasper. From this secret marriage came the entire Tudor dynasty.
Jasper not only received lands and titles, including Sudeley Castle, he also, for the first time in his life was given a wife. It is not clear why he had not married during the early 1450s at the same time as his brother Edmund.
Jasper was joined by James Butler, Earl of Wiltshire, a loyal Lancastrian although his personal courage was doubted as he had swiftly run away from the battlefield of St Albans. Jasper was also accompanied by his father, Owain, as well as by Thomas and Owain ap Gruffydd ap Nicolas.
In 1452, the Tudor brothers were both granted earldoms, the first men of Welsh blood to be ennobled by an English King. Edmund received the earldom of Richmond and Jasper that of Pembroke. Their status was high – as the King’s uterine half-brothers they were granted precedence above all other earls, preceded only by the royal dukes – York ...
