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Tudor, Jasper (1430 - 1495)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1430
Death Date: 1495-12-21

Notes

Attainted 4 Nov. 1461; restored during the temporary restoration of Henry VI (9 Oct. 1470--14 April 1471); attainted 1471; fled England after 4 May 1471; returned upon accession of Henry VII

Parents

Primary Title

  • 16th Earl of Pembroke
  • 3rd Duke of Bedford

Titles

  • 16th Earl of Pembroke
    Assumed: 1452/3-01-20
    Vacated: 1461-11-04
  • 16th Earl of Pembroke
    Assumed: 1485-12-12 (date restored to title)
    Vacated: 1495-12-21
  • 3rd Duke of Bedford
    Assumed: 1485-10-27
    Vacated: 1495-12-21

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Herefordshire 1456 1460
Constable, Carmarthenshire 1457
Constable, Cardiganshire 1457
Constable, Denbighshire 1457
Constable, Wales 1457 Location unidentified: possibly Kerkennyn (Brecknockshire), Carreg Cennan (Carmarthenshire) or Caergwrle/Caercwrle (Hope Castle) (Flintshire)
JP, Middlesex 1457 1458
JP, Herefordshire 1470
JP, Gloucestershire 1470
Lieut, Devon 1470 Held jointly, possibly in this county
Commissioner of Array, Marches of Wales 1470/1
Commissioner of Array, South Wales 1470/1
Constable, Gloucestershire 1470/1 -2 -14
Chief Justice, South Wales 1485 -12 -13 1495 -12 -21 For life.
High Steward, Oxfordshire 1485 1492
JP, Gloucestershire 1485 1490
JP, Worcestershire 1485 1489
Privy Councillor, England 1485 -10 -27
Deputy, Ireland 1485/6 -3 -11 1494
JP, Herefordshire 1486 1487
Lieut, Ireland 1488 -10 -1
JP, Warwickshire 1490 1491
JP, Suffolk 1490
JP, Shropshire 1490
JP, Kent 1490
JP, Middlesex 1490/1
JP, Lincolnshire 1490/1 1493
JP, Sussex 1490/1
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding 1490/1
JP, Buckinghamshire 1490/1
JP, Dorset 1491
JP, Northamptonshire 1491
JP, Devon 1491 1492
JP, Wiltshire 1491
Earl Marshal of England, England 1492
JP, Suffolk 1492
JP, Herefordshire 1492 1495
JP, Derbyshire 1492 1493
JP, Cornwall 1492 1495
JP, Middlesex 1492/3
JP, Gloucestershire 1492/3 1494
JP, Kent 1492/3 1494
JP, Dorset 1492/3 1494
JP, Shropshire 1493
JP, Worcestershire 1493 1494
JP, Surrey 1493 1494
JP, Southampton 1493 1494
JP, Nottinghamshire 1493
JP, Staffordshire 1493
JP, Somerset 1493 1495
JP, Cambridgeshire 1493
JP, Warwickshire 1493 1494
JP, Buckinghamshire 1493 1494
JP, Northamptonshire 1493 1494
JP, Sussex 1493 1494
JP, Wiltshire 1493 1494
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding 1493 1495
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1493
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1493
JP, Rutland 1493
JP, Huntingdonshire 1493
JP, Leicestershire 1493 1495
JP, Oxfordshire 1493
JP, Suffolk 1494
JP, Norfolk 1494
JP, Berkshire 1494 1495
JP, Bedfordshire 1494
JP, Devon 1494 1495
JP, Cambridgeshire 1495
JP, Westmorland 1495
JP, Essex 1495 1496
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1495
JP, Cumberland 1495
JP, Lincolnshire 1495

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire
  • Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire
  • Thornbury Castle, Gloucestershire
    (Performance Venue)
    Divested: 1495-12
    Resided here in later years
  • Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire
    (Performance Venue)
    Acquired: 1486-03
    Divested: 1495-12
    Granted; resided here in later years

Lands

  • Derbyshire
  • Gloucestershire
  • Hertfordshire
  • Lincolnshire
  • Middlesex
  • Nottinghamshire
  • Oxfordshire
  • Shropshire
  • Somerset
  • Surrey
  • Wales
  • Warwickshire
  • Wiltshire
  • Worcestershire

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Guildhall, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Duke of Bedford's Entertainers
Performance - New Romney (Unknown), New Romney, Kent Duke of Bedford's Minstrel/s
Performance - Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex Duke of Bedford's Minstrels
Performance - New College, Oxford, Oxfordshire Duke of Bedford's Performers
Performance - Worcester (Unknown), Worcester, Worcestershire Duke of Bedford's Servant/s (Player/s?)
Performance - Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex Earl of Pembroke's Harpers
Performance - Booth Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Earl of Pembroke's Minstrels

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Pembroke's Minstrels Tudor, Jasper (1430 - 1495) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Duke of Bedford's Servant/s (Player/s?) Tudor, Jasper (1430 - 1495) Players 1
Duke of Bedford's Entertainers Tudor, Jasper (1430 - 1495) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Duke of Bedford's Minstrels Tudor, Jasper (1430 - 1495) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Earl of Pembroke's Harpers Tudor, Jasper (1430 - 1495) Musicians 1
Duke of Bedford's Performers Tudor, Jasper (1430 - 1495) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Duke of Bedford's Minstrel/s Tudor, Jasper (1430 - 1495) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Type
Sudeley Castle Gloucestershire Private Residence
Thornbury Castle Gloucestershire Private Residence

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