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Sir Jasper Tudor, 1st and last Duke of Bedford

Also Known As: "Lord of Hatfield", "Earl of Pembroke and 1st Duke of Bedford", "Tudur", "Of Hatfield"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Bishop of Ely's manor, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
Death: December 21, 1495 (66)
Thornbury Castle, Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England
Place of Burial: Keynsham Abbey, Keynsham, Somerset, England
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir Owen Tudor and Catherine of Valois, Queen consort of England
Husband of Katherine Wydeville, Duchess of Buckingham
Partner of Myvanwy verch Dafydd
Father of Helen Tudor
Brother of Tacina Tudor; Margaret Tudor; Owen Tudor and Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond
Half brother of Henry VI of England and Sir David Owen, Constable of Winchester, Sheriff of Hampshire

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About Jasper Tudor

"Jasper Tudor, 1st Duke of Bedford, 1st Earl of Pembroke, KG (Welsh: Siasbar Tudur) (c. 1431 – 21/26 December 1495) was the uncle of King Henry VII of England and the architect of his successful conquest of England and Wales in 1485.

He was from the noble Tudor family of Penmynydd, North Wales. Jasper Tudor bore the arms of the kingdom, with the addition of a bordure azure with martlets or (that is, a blue border featuring golden martlets)."

There is no contemporary, or near contemporary, evidence that he had an illegitimate daughter named Joan. Please see the discussion at https://www.geni.com/discussions/170319

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasper_Tudor

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71377883

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http://histfam.familysearch.org/getperson.php?personID=I66630&tree=...

http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/jaspertudor.htm

http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/JasperTudor%28DBedford%29.htm

http://thepeerage.com/p10200.htm#i101995

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Citations / Sources:

[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 73. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), pages 129-130. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.

[S16] #894 Cahiers de Saint-Louis (1976), Louis IX, Roi de France, (Angers: J. Saillot, 1976), FHL book 944 D22ds., vol. 2 p. 119.

[S16] #894 Cahiers de Saint-Louis (1976), Louis IX, Roi de France, (Angers: J. Saillot, 1976), FHL book 944 D22ds., vol. 3 p. 133, 135.

[S20] Magna Carta Ancestry: A study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Richardson, Douglas, (Kimball G. Everingham, editor. 2nd edition, 2011), vol. 2 p. 558.

[S20] Magna Carta Ancestry: A study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Richardson, Douglas, (Kimball G. Everingham, editor. 2nd edition, 2011), vol. 4 p. 82.

S25] #798 The Wallop Family and Their Ancestry, Watney, Vernon James, (4 volumes. Oxford: John Johnson, 1928), FHL book Q 929.242 W159w; FHL microfilm 1696491 it., vol. 3 p. 716, 842.

[S39] Medieval, royalty, nobility family group sheets (filmed 1996), Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Department. Medieval Family History Unit, (Manuscript. Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1996), FHL film 1553977-1553985..

[S64] #248 [Reprint, 1977] A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying Territorial Possessions or High Official Rank but Uninvested with Heritable Honours (1834-1838; reprint 1977), Burke, John, (1834-1838. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1977), 942 D2bc 1977; FHL microfiche 6035997-035999; FHL ., p. 479.

[S712] #1039 Pedigrees of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Families: with Their Collateral Branches in Denbighshire, Merionethshire (1914), Griffith, John Edwards, (Horncastle, England: W.K. Morton, 1914), FHL book Folio 942.9 D2gr; FHL microfilm 468,334., p. 106*, 223.

[S1800] #771 The History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fodog and the Ancient Lords of Arwystli, Cedewen and Meirionydd (1881-1887), Lloyd, Jacob Youde William, (6 volumes. London: T. Richards, 1881-1887), FHL book 942.9 D2L; FHL microfilms 990,213-990,214., vol. 4 p. 283.

[S2411] #11915 British Genealogy (filmed 1950), Evans, Alcwyn Caryni, (Books A to H. National Library of Wales MSS 12359-12360D. Manuscript filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1950), FHL microfilms 104,355 and 104,390 item 2., book 6 p. F5*; book 8 p. H45*.

[S2436] #4569 Welsh Genealogies AD 1400-1500 (1983), Bartrum, Peter C. (Peter Clement), (18 volumes, with supplements containing additions and corrections. Aberystwyth: National Library of Wales, 1983), FHL book 942.9 D2bw., vol. 8 p. 1284.

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Jasper Tudor's Timeline

1429
November 1429
Bishop of Ely's manor, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
1459
1459
Snowdon, Carnarvonshire, Wales (United Kingdom)
1495
December 21, 1495
Age 66
Thornbury Castle, Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England
1894
February 27, 1894
Age 66
SLAKE
March 1, 1894
Age 66
SLAKE
1963
July 15, 1963
Age 66
SLAKE
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Keynsham Abbey, Keynsham, Somerset, England