Jasper Tudor | |
|---|---|
| Duke of Bedford Earl of Pembroke | |
 Jasper Tudor and his wife Catherine Woodville | |
| Born | c. November 1431 Hatfield, Hertfordshire |
| Died | 21 December 1495 (age 64) Thornbury Castle, Gloucestershire |
| Buried | Keynsham Abbey, Somerset, England |
| Noble family | Tudor |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Woodville (m. 1485) |
| Issue | Helen Tudor (illegitimate) |
| Father | Owen Tudor |
| Mother | Catherine of Valois |
Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford (c. November 1431 – 21 December 1495) was the uncle of King Henry VII of England and a leading architect of his nephew's successful accession to the throne in 1485. He was a member of the Tudor family of Penmynydd.
Jasper Tudor's coat of arms, granted to him by his maternal half-brother, King Henry VI, quarters the three lilies of France with the three lions of England, with the addition of a bordure azure with martlets or (that is, a blue border featuring golden martlets).[1]
- ^ Marks of Cadency in the British Royal Family. The French Royal Arms quartered with those of England were first adopted by King Edward III to represent his claim to the French throne, a practice followed by subsequent English Kings until 1801. These arms were also borne by some cadet branches of the English Royal House of Plantagenet, with an added border ('bordure') or superimposed 'label' to serve as 'marks of difference'. The differenced versions of the Plantagenet arms granted by Henry VI to his maternal half-brothers Jasper and Edmund Tudor were extraordinary grants since they were not descended from the English royal family. See the main articles Coats of arms of the House of Plantagenet and the Royal Arms of England.