![]() ![]() His mother-in-law was Jacquetta of Luxembourg and his sister-in-law was Elizabeth Woodville.Ĭontroversy: It has been suggested that Jasper Tudor and Margaret Beaufort (his sister-in-law) were in love with each other, and this concept is used in the likes of Philippa Gregory’s The Red Queen and The White Princess. Debra Bayani’s biography of Jasper Tudor provides a wonderfully detailed look at the life of an extraordinary man. Devoted to the Lancastrian cause and to his nephew Henry Tudor, Jaspers loyalty led him through a life full of adventure. Noble Connections: Jasper Tudor was a half-brother to Henry VI, as a son of Catherine of Valois from her second marriage, as well as being uncle to Henry VII, and brother-in-law to Margaret Beaufort. Jasper Tudor truly deserves the title Godfather of the Tudor Dynasty as it was he, always working tirelessly behind the scenes, that helped his nephew Henry VII fight for and claim the English throne. Jasper Tudor had been pivotal in the ascension of Henry VIII to the throne of England. Siblings: Edmund Earl of Richmond 1430-1456 / Edward ?-? He died in bed at Thornbury in December 1495. November 1431 at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Englandĭeath: 21 December 1495 at Thornbury Castle, Gloucestershire, Englandīuried: Keynsham Abbey, Somerset, England Title/s: Earl of Pembroke / Duke of Bedfordīirth: c. Jasper accompanied Henry VII into exile in France in 1471 after Henry VI’s death and Edward IV’s seizure of the throne. ![]() ![]() It has been suggested that Jasper was in fact in love with his sister-in-law, Margaret, and would have liked to marry her after his brother’s death. He was the son of Catherine of Valois and her second husband, Owen Tudor. Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford and Earl of Pembroke also called Jasper of Hatfield, was the uncle of King Henry VII of England and a leading architect of his. Jasper Tudor was brother-in-law to Margaret Beaufort, and thus uncle to Henry VII, founder of the Tudor dynasty. ![]()
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