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John Plantagenet of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Aquitaine 1340–1398 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 24, 1340

Birth Location: Abbaye de St Bav, Ghent, Flandre Oriental, Belgium

Death Date: Feb 03, 1398

Death Location: Castle Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Father: Edward Ponthieu

Mother: Philippa III

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John Plantagenet of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Aquitaine was born in 1340 in Abbaye de St Bav, Ghent, Flandre Oriental, Belgium, the child of Edward Iii King Of England Lord Of Ireland Duke Of Aquitane Plantagenet Count Of Ponthieu And Philippa Of Hainault D Avesnes Queen Consort To Edward Iii. John Plantagenet of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Aquitaine passed away in 1398 in Castle Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • John Plantagenet of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Aquitaine was born in 1340 in Abbaye de St Bav, Ghent, Flandre Oriental, Belgium, the child of Edward Iii King Of England Lord Of Ireland Duke Of Aquitane Plantagenet Count Of Ponthieu And Philippa Of Hainault D Avesnes Queen Consort To Edward Iii.
  • John Plantagenet of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Aquitaine passed away in 1398 in Castle Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Ponthieu
1312–1377
Birth Location: Saint David, Grenada
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Philippa III
1311–1369
Birth Location: Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France,
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John Aquitaine's Ancestors

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John Aquitaine
1340–1398
Birth Place: Abbaye de St Bav, Ghent, Flandre Oriental, Belgium
Parents
Edward III King of England Lord of Ireland Duke of Aquitane Plantagenet Count of Ponthieu
1312–1377
Saint David, Grenada
Philippa (of Hainault D AVESNES Queen Consort to Edward) III
1311–1369
Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France,
Grandparents
King (Edward II) Plantagenet
1284–1327
Caernavon Castle, Caernarvonshire, Wales
Queen (Isabella of France) Capet
1292–1358
Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Aquitaine's Timeline

2 Records

1340
Jun 24, 1340
Birth of John Plantagenet of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Aquitaine in Abbaye de St Bav, Ghent, Flandre Oriental, Belgium
Abbaye de St Bav, Ghent, Flandre Oriental, Belgium
1398
Feb 03, 1398
Age 58
Death of John Plantagenet of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Aquitaine in Castle Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Castle Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 24, 1340
    Event Place: Abbaye de St Bav, Ghent, Flandre Oriental, Belgium

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 03, 1398
    Event Place: Castle Leicester, Leicestershire, England
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