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John of, Gaunt, Prince, of England 1340 – 1398 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 March 1340

Birth Location: Abbaye De St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium

Death Date: 3 Feb 1398

Death Location: Leicester Castle, London, England

Father: Edward England

Mother: Phillipa Hainaut

Spouse(s): Blanche Plantagenet, Constanza Leon, Catherine Roet, Katheryn Swynford

Children(s): Phillippa Plantagenet, ELIZABETH PLANTAGENET, John Plantagenet, Henry England, Catherine Castile, Joan Beaufort, John Beaufort

John of Gaunt Prince of England was born in 1340 in Abbaye De St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium, the child of Edward of England and Phillipa Hainaut. John of Gaunt Prince of England later married Blanche Plantagenet, Constanza Perez Castile Leon, Catherine Roet and Katheryn Swynford, and together they raised children including Phillippa Plantagenet, ELIZABETH PLANTAGENET, John Plantagenet, Henry King of England, Catherine Queen Of Castile, Joan Beaufort and John Beaufort. In 1398, John of Gaunt Prince of England passed away in Leicester Castle, London, England.

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Parents

Edward England
1312 – 1377
Birth Location: Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
EE
Phillipa Hainaut
1311 – 1369
Birth Location: Mons, Hainaut, Belgium
PH

Spouses(s)

Blanche Plantagenet
1345 – 1369
Birth Location: –
BP
Constanza Leon
1354 – 1394
Birth Location: Castrojeriz, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain
CL
Catherine Roet
1341 – 1403
Birth Location: of, Hainaut, Belgium
CR
Katheryn Swynford
Birth Location: –
KS

Children(s)

Phillippa Plantagenet
1355 – 1378
Birth Location: , Kent, , England
PP
ELIZABETH PLANTAGENET
1363 – 1425
Birth Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, , England
EP
John Plantagenet
1364 – 1366
Birth Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, , England
JP
Henry England
1399 – 1412
Birth Location: –
HE
Catherine Castile
1373 – 1418
Birth Location: Hertford Castle, Hertfordshire
CC
Joan Beaufort
1379 – 1440
Birth Location: Château de Beaufort, Anjou
JB
John Beaufort
Birth Location: –
JB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 6 March 1340
    Event Place: Abbaye De St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium
    Record Source: Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 Feb 1398
    Event Place: Leicester Castle, London, England
    Record Source: Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: Web: International, Find A Grave Index

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