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Bedford had been Governor in [[Normandy]] between 1422 and 1432, where the [[University of Caen]] was founded under his auspices. He was an important commissioner of [[illuminated manuscript]]s, both from Paris (from the "Bedford Master" and his workshop) and England. The three most important surviving manuscripts of his are the [[Bedford Hours]] ([[British Library]] Add MS 18850) and the Salisbury Breviary (Paris [[BnF]] Ms Lat. 17294), both made in Paris, and the Bedford Psalter and Hours of about 1420–23, which is English (British Library Add MS 42131). All are lavishly decorated and are good examples of the style of the period.
== Richard of Bedford ==
{{Infobox noble
| name = Richard of Bedford
| title = Lord of Haye-du-Puits
| more = no
| spouse = Isabel, also Isabella, of Chaldwell, Essex, and London, married between 1434 and Easter 1437
| styles = Richard Bastard of Bedford, Ricardus Bastardus de Bedford Armiger
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| noble family = [[House of Lancaster]] (Illegitimate)
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| father = [[John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford]]
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Richard of Bedford, the illegitimate son of John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford, was generally known as Richard Bastard of Beford, which was not uncommon for illegitimate sons of noblemen in France and Devonshire, England.<ref name="Archaeologia" /> Richard was likely conceived before John was married in 1423.<ref name="Archaeologia" /> Richard's cousin, [[Henry VI of England]], legitimized Richard on 30 August 1434 (which was recorded at the [[wikt:tabellionage|tabellionage]] in [[Rouen]], France on 27 September 1435).<ref name="Richardson">{{Cite book |last=Richardson |first=Douglas |url=http://archive.org/details/magnacartaancest0000rich |title=Magna Carta ancestry : a study in colonial and medieval families |date=2005 |publisher=Genealogical Publishing Company |isbn=978-0-8063-1759-5 |location=Baltimore, Maryland |pages=491}}</ref> He was allowed to inherit property in England and France after he was legitimized.<ref name="Richardson2" />
Between between 1434 and Easter 1437, Bedford married Isabel, who was married and widowed twice before. She was first the widow of John Boys, Esq. of Chaldwell, Essex. Her second marriage was to Nicholas Rickman of Ulting, [[Cranham#Toponymy|Bishop's Ockendon]] in [[Cranham]], who died between 1430 and July 1432. He was also of Chaldwell, Essex and [[Cheveley]], [[Cambridgeshire]].<ref name="Richardson2">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8JcbV309c5UC&pg=RA1-PA549 |title=Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families |edition=2nd | year=2011 |first1=Douglas |last1= Richardson |isbn=978-1-4610-4520-5 |page=549 |language=en}}</ref> Isabel inherited manors in [[Doxey]], [[High Offley]], and [[Haughton, Staffordshire|Haughton]] from her cousin [[Humphrey Haughton]].<ref name="Richardson2" /> She also inherited property from Sir Nicholas de Wokyndon, although the nature of their family relationship is unknown.<ref name="Archaeologia">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rTRFAAAAcAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA146&dq=%2522Richard+Bastard+of+Bedford%2522&hl=en |title=Archaeologia Or Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity |date=1860 |publisher=Soc. |pages=146–148 |language=en}}</ref>
Richard succeeded to the lordship of [[La Haye-du-Puits]], France (merged into [[La Haye, Manche]] in 2016) and acquired the castle upon the death of his father in 1435.<ref name="Richardson" /> The bequest from his father was set aside.<ref name="Richardson2" /> He became an honorary member in 1436 to 1437 of the [[List of guilds in the United Kingdom|Guild of Merchant Taylors]]<ref name="Richardson2" /> during the reign of Henry VI.<ref>{{cite book |last= Clode|first= Charles Matthew|author-link= |date= 1875|title= Memorials of the Guild of Merchant Taylors of the Fraternity of St. John the Baptist, in the City of London |volume=1|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=uspNAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Bastard+of+Bedford%22 |location= London, England|publisher= Harrison and Sons|page= 619}}</ref> Richard went abroad in November 1440. Between their marriage and Isabel's death reportedly in 1443, the couple were involved in several real estate transactions,<ref name="Richardson2" /> including her inheritance of property from Sir Nicholas de Wokyndon.<ref name="Archaeologia"> Richard's last known transaction was when he witness the will of John Fisher of [[Fulham]], [[London]], [[Middlesex]].<ref name="Richardson2" />
==Marriages==
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