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Jasper Tudor, 1st Duke of Bedford (ca 1431- December 1495) was the uncle of King Henry VII of England and the architect of his successful conquest of England and Wales in 1485. Jasper was the third son of Owen Tudor and the former queen Katherine of Valois, widow of King Henry V. Hence he was a half-brother to King Henry VI, who, on attaining his majority, created Jasper Earl of Pembroke (some time in 1452 or 1453). Although there was uncertainty as to whether Jasper and his two (or three) brothers were legitimate, their parents' probably secret marriage not being recognised by the authorities, he enjoyed all the privileges appropriate to his birth until 1461, when he was subject to an attainder for supporting King Henry VI against the Yorkists who eventually deposed him. Jasper was an adventurer whose militaryMilitary (from latin militarius miles "soldier") as an adjective describes anything related to soldiers and warfare. Used as a noun, it is equivalent to Armed force. See also Armed force Martial art Militaria Military history Military rule Military by cou expertise, some of it gained in the early stages of the Wars of the RosesThe Wars of the Roses 1455 to 1487, is the name generally given to the intermittent civil war fought over the throne of England between adherents of the House of Lancaster and the House of York. Both houses were branches of the Plantagenet royal house, tr, was considerable. He remained in touch with Margaret of AnjouMargaret of Anjou ( March 23, 1429 August 25, 1482) was the Queen consort of Henry VI of England from 1445 to 1471, and a major proponent in the Wars of the Roses. Margaret was born in the province of Lorraine in France, the daughter of Rene I of Naples,, queen of Henry VI, as she struggled to regain her son's inheritance, and he held Denbigh Castle for the LancastrianLancastrian is an adjective describing: A resident of one of the many places named Lancaster . A partisan on the side of the House of Lancaster in the Wars of the Roses. The airliner Avro Lancaster .s. He also brought up his nephew, Henry Tudor, whose father had died before his birth, until 1461 when custody was taken over by William Herbert . Following the return of the Yorkist king Edward IVEdward IV ( April 28, 1442 April 9, 1483) was King of England 1461- 1483, with a break of a few months in the period 1470- 1471. Biography Edward was born on April 28, 1442, at Rouen in France, the eldest son of Richard, Duke of York (a leading claimant t from temporary exile in 1471This article is about the year 1471, not the BT caller ID service accessible by dialling 1-4-7-1. Events March The Yorkist King Edward IV returns to England to reclaim his throne. April 14 Battle of Barnet Edward defeats the Lancastrian army under Warwick, Jasper took the teenage Henry with him into exile, this time in BrittanyRegion Bretagne Details Information Capital: Rennes Population Total Density 2 972 700 2003 107 /km˛ Area27 208 km˛ Arrondissements15 Cantons201 Communes1 268 President of the regional council Jean-Yves Le Drian Departements Cotes-d'Armor (22) Ille-et-Vil. It was thanks to him that Henry acquired the tactical awareness that made it possible to defeat the far more experienced Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field. On Henry's accession in 1485, Jasper was restored to all his former titles, including Knight of the Garter. He was created Duke of Bedford and married the former Katherine Woodville , sister of Queen Elizabeth Woodville and widow of the Duke of Buckingham. In 1488, he took possession of Cardiff Castle. He died in December, 1495, and was buried at Keynsham Abbey in Somerset.
He reportedly had a number of illegitimate children. A number of sources include among them Helen Tudor (born c. 1459), wife of a cloth merchant known alternately as William Gardiner or John Gardiner (born c. 1446) and mother of Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester (c. 1483 - November 12, 1555). However this remains uncertain.
