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1st Duke of Lancaster JOHN of GAUNT 1339–1399 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: MAR 1339

Birth Location: St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium

Death Date: 03 FEB 1399

Death Location: Leicester Castle, Leistershire, England

Father: Edward III

Mother: Philippa Hainault

Spouse(s): Katherine Roet, Blanche Lancaster, Constanza (Constance)

Children(s): Henry IV, Joan Beaufort, John Beaufort, Elizabeth None, Katherine None

1st Duke of Lancaster JOHN of GAUNT was born in 1339 in St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium, the child of Edward Iii And Philippa Of Hainault. 1st Duke of Lancaster JOHN of GAUNT married Blanche Of Lancaster, Constanza Constance, Katherine Swynford Roet, and had children including Elizabeth, Henry Iv, Joan Beaufort, John Beaufort, Katherine, Thomas Beaufort. 1st Duke of Lancaster JOHN of GAUNT passed away in 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leistershire, England.

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  • 1st Duke of Lancaster JOHN of GAUNT was born in 1339 in St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium, the child of Edward Iii And Philippa Of Hainault.
  • 1st Duke of Lancaster JOHN of GAUNT married Blanche Of Lancaster, Constanza Constance, Katherine Swynford Roet, and had children including Elizabeth, Henry Iv, Joan Beaufort, John Beaufort, Katherine, Thomas Beaufort.
  • 1st Duke of Lancaster JOHN of GAUNT passed away in 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leistershire, England.

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1st GAUNT's Ancestors

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1st GAUNT
1339–1399
Birth Place: St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
Parents
Edward III
1312–1377
Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
Philippa (Of) Hainault
1311–1369
Valenciennes
Grandparents
Edward II
1284–1327
Caernarvon, Castle, Wales
Isabella (of) France
1292–1358
Paris
Great-Grandparents
Eleanor Castile
1244–1290
Philip Fair
1268–1314
Joan Navarre
1271–1305
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ferdinand III
1199–1252
Philip Bold
1245–1285

1st GAUNT's Descendants

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1st (Duke of Lancaster JOHN of) GAUNT (MAR 1339–03 FEB 1399) m. Katherine (Swynford) Roet (25 NOV 1340–10 MAY 1403) m. Blanche (Of) Lancaster (1341–12 SEP 1369) m. Constanza (Constance) (ABT 1354–24 MAR 1394)
  1. 1. Henry IV 1366–1413 m. Mary (De) Bohun –1394 m. Joan (Of) Navarre 1370–1437
    1. 1. Henry V 1387–1422 m. Catherine (Of) Valois 1401–1437
      1. 1. Henry VI 1421–1471 m. Margaret (Of) Anjou 1429–1482
        1. 1. Edward 1453–1471 m. Anne Nevill 1456–1485
    2. 2. John 1389–1435
    3. 3. Thomas 1388–1421 m. Margaret Holland –1439
  2. 2. Joan Beaufort 1379–1440 m. Ralph Neville 1363–1425
    1. 1. Cecily Nevill 1415–1495 m. Richard Plantagenet 1411–1460
      1. 1. Edmund –1460
      2. 2. Edward IV 1442–1483 m. Elizabeth Woodville 1437–1492
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Of) York 1465–1503 m. Henry (VII) Tudor 1457–1509
      3. 3. Richard III 1452–1485 m. Anne Nevill 1456–1485
      4. 4. Anne –1476
      5. 5. Elizabeth –1503
    2. 2. Richard Nevill –1460
      1. 1. Richard Neville –1471
        1. 1. Anne Nevill 1456–1485 m. Richard III 1452–1485 m. Edward 1453–1471
  3. 3. John Beaufort –1410 m. Margaret Holland –1439
    1. 1. Joan Beaufort –1445 m. James Stewart 1394–1437
      1. 1. James Stewart 1430–1460 m. Marie (Of) Gueldres –1463
        1. 1. James III 1451–1488 m. Margaret (Of) Denmark 1457–1486
    2. 2. John Beaufort 1403–1444
      1. 1. Margaret (Of Richmond) Beaufort –1509 m. Edmund Tudor 1430–1456
        1. 1. Henry (VII) Tudor 1457–1509 m. Elizabeth (Of) York 1465–1503
  4. 4. Elizabeth 1364–1426
  5. 5. Katherine 1373– m. Henry III 1379–1406

1st GAUNT's Timeline

3 Records

1339
MAR 1339
Birth of 1st Duke of Lancaster JOHN of GAUNT in St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
1340
24 JUN 1340
Age 1
Birth of 1st Duke of Lancaster JOHN of GAUNT in Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
1399
03 FEB 1399
Age 60
Death of 1st Duke of Lancaster JOHN of GAUNT in Leicester Castle, Leistershire, England
Leicester Castle, Leistershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 JUN 1340
    Event Place: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: MAR 1339
    Event Place: St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 JAN 1355
    Event Place: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 FEB 1399
    Event Place: Leicester Castle, Leistershire, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

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