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Jasper Tudor

Edmund Tudor’s brother and Henry VII’s uncle supported the Lancastrian cause, protected his nephew in exile and took part in the expedition of 1485. Henry VII made him Duke of Bedford.

c. 1431 – 1495DukeTudor
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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1431 Approximate

Death: 1495 Documented

Role: Duke

Dynasty: Tudor

Territories: England (ES)

Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents
Owen Tudor · ESPending reviewCatherine of ValoisPending review
Dates and documentary notes
Birth · c. 1431
Approximate birth year.
Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

4 recorded claims · 3 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (1/2 with a precise source)
Family and relationships (0/2 with a precise source)
  • FatherPending review

    Owen Tudor

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • MotherPending review

    Catherine of Valois

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Biographical and contextual references (3)
Editorial history
  • 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
  • 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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