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Death and burial. Jasper Tudor died at Thornbury Castle on 21 December 1495, and was buried at Keynsham Abbey in Somerset, which Lady Agnes Cheyne, the incumbent of Chenies Manor House, bequeathed to him in 1494. References
Dec 21, 2015 · On 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. His entrails were buried at the parish church at Thornbury and the rest of his remains were laid to rest at Keynsham Abbey, according to the instructions he left in his will of 15th December.
Died: December 21/26, 1495. Role In: Battle of Bosworth Field. Wars of the Roses. Jasper Tudor, duke of Bedford (born c. 1430—died December 21/26, 1495) was the leader of the Lancastrians in Wales, uncle and guardian of Henry, earl of Richmond, afterward Henry VII of England.
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Jasper Tudor died on 21 or 26 December 1495 and was buried at Keynsham Abbey in Somerset, where he had founded a chantry for four priests, to sing mass for his father, Catherine his mother, and Edmund his elder brother.
Oct 17, 2017 · After raising support they met the forces of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field on 22nd August 1485. Richard was killed during the battle and Henry Tudor was proclaimed King Henry VII. King Henry VII restored Jasper to the Earldom of Pembroke and gave him back Pembroke Castle.
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Dec 21, 2019 · 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. 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.
Between 1483-5 he married Catherine Woodville. There was no issue of the marriage. He died 21 or 26 December 1495, and if the wish expressed in his will was carried out, was buried at the abbey of Keynsham, near Bristol. Author. Professor Thomas Jones Pierce, (1905 - 1964) Sources. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
