Which Tudor noble was Henry VII's uncle and early guardian?

Jasper Tudor was Henry VII’s uncle and an important early guardian and protector of the future king. Jasper was the younger maternal half-brother of Henry’s father, Edmund Tudor, making him Henry’s uncle.

Edmund died in 1456 before Henry was born, leaving the child vulnerable during the Wars of the Roses. Jasper took responsibility for Henry’s safety and helped preserve his Lancastrian claim. After the Yorkist victory, the pair spent years in exile, first in Brittany and later under French protection, while Richard III’s government regarded Henry as a dynastic threat.

Jasper’s military and political support was decisive in 1485. He helped Henry invade England, and after the victory at Bosworth, Henry became Henry VII. The new king rewarded his uncle by creating him Duke of Bedford. Jasper was not Henry’s father—that was Edmund Tudor—and Owen Tudor was Jasper’s father.