Tudor, Jasper (1430 - 1495)

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

Details of Offices

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

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire
  • Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire
  • Thornbury Castle, Gloucestershire
    Resided here in later years
    Divested: 1495-12-21
  • Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire
    Granted; resided here in later years
    Acquired: 1486-03
    Divested: 1495-12-21

Lands

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

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1493-1494 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Duke of Bedford's Entertainers
Performance 1495-1496 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Duke of Bedford's Minstrel/s
Performance 1490-1490 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Duke of Bedford's Minstrels
Performance 1496-1496 New College, Oxford , Oxfordshire Duke of Bedford's Performers
Performance 1490-1491 Worcester (Unknown), Worcester , Worcestershire Duke of Bedford's Servant/s (Player/s?)
Performance 1458-1458 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Earl of Pembroke's Harpers
Performance 1457-1458 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Pembroke's Minstrels

Patronized Troupes

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

Owned Venues

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

Bibliographic Sources