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Jasper Tudor

c. 1431–1495 · 15th century · Also known as Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford

Jasper Tudor was a Welsh nobleman, half-brother of Henry VI and earl of Pembroke, who was a leading Lancastrian commander in the Wars of the Roses. He protected his nephew Henry Tudor, born at Pembroke Castle in 1457, and shared his exile in Brittany. After Henry won the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 and became Henry VII, Jasper was made Duke of Bedford.

Jasper Tudor
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County Palatine of Pembroke

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