He was crowned on 30 th October, 1485, by which time he had already re-granted the Earldom of Pembroke to Jasper and given him a new title Duke of Bedford. Her husbands were half brothers.1 She married William Gardiner, Esq., son of Sir Thomas Gardiner, circa 1475.1 Helen Tudor married John Gardiner, son of Sir Thomas. Helen Tudor was born illegitimate circa 1455 She is illegitimate. Richard III was killed, and Henry was victorious. Jasper Tudor is one of the last prominent Lancastrian noblemen and the driving force behind Henry Tudors invasion of England and reign as King of England. Father Sir Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke, Duke of Bedford2 b. Jasper Tudor was the uncle of Henry Tudor, a man who would become King Henry VII, and served as a mentor and advisor to him. When her son’s regents John of Bedford and Humphrey of Gloucester (brothers of Henry V. On this day in Tudor history, 21st December 1495, Jasper Tudor, 1st Duke of Bedford and 1st Earl of Pembroke, died at his manor at Thornbury at the age of around sixty-four. Owen was a squire at the court of Henry V and was a keeper of the queen’s wardrobe. The kids would likely have the same names as OTL - and possibly similar personalities - but they would be *siblings rather than the same person.īut that's me, and the rules I follow - but I know some people like to be a bit more loose with it for storytelling purposes, which is totally fine. There is no evidence as to whether Jasper was at the Battle of Bosworth on 22 nd August, although it seems probable that he was. Henry Tudor ’s uncle and great advisor Jasper Tudor was the son of Owen Tudor and Catherine of Valois, the widow of King Henry V and mother of Henry VI. When it comes to births, I'm pretty much a fundamentalist, due to the huge amount of chance that goes along with pregnancies: a letter arriving and being read which pushes back maritial relations a mere 10 minutes could lead to the birth of an entirely different child. He never gave up on fighting for the cause he believed in and he did his best to keep his nephew Henry Tudor safe. Jasper was really one of the unsung heroes of the Wars of the Roses. Son of Owen Tudor and Catherine of Valois. Only one man, Jasper Tudor, the Lancastrian half-brother to Henry VI, fought from the first battle at St Albans in 1455 to the last at Stoke Field in 1487 and lived to forge a new dynasty the Tudors. It's possible that a second son would be named Henry, but likely that name would instead be saved for a potential third son.Īs for butterflying away Henry VII's sons: it really depends how stringently you want to follow the butterfly effect. (Born November 1431- Died December 21, 1495). Usually second sons would be named ater the Father, according to the naming conventions of the day. But he played a pivotal role in the establishment of the Tudor dynasty of kings and queens in England. (Photo copyright of Xenophon from Wikimedia Commons) Like his elder brother Edmund, Jasper is an enigmatic figure. Jasper Tudor had been pivotal in the ascension of Henry VIII to the throne of England. MaSusan Abernethy 25 Comments Jasper Tudor from a window in Cardiff Castle, Wales. Owen, after all, is the protogeniture of the dynasty and is going to deserve a child named after him. He died in bed at Thornbury in December 1495.
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