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John "Of Gaunt" Prince Of England 1340 – 1399 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: MAR 1340

Birth Location: Abbaye de St Bavon, Ghent, Flander-Orientale, Belgium

Death Date: 03 FEB 1399

Death Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, , England

Father: Edward Plantagenet

Mother: Philippa DeHainault

Spouse(s): Constanza Leon, Constanza Leon, Marie Hilaire

Children(s): Henry Plantagenet, Henry England

In 1340, John "Of Gaunt" Prince Of England entered the world in Abbaye de St Bavon, Ghent, Flander-Orientale, Belgium, born to Edward III Plantagenet and Philippa DeHainault. John "Of Gaunt" Prince Of England married Constanza De Castile and Leon, Constanza Perez Castile Leon, Marie De Saint Hilaire, and had children including Henry "3rd Earl of Lancaster" Leicester Plantagenet, Henry !V King of England. John "Of Gaunt" Prince Of England passed away in 1399 in Leicester, Leicestershire, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1340, John "Of Gaunt" Prince Of England entered the world in Abbaye de St Bavon, Ghent, Flander-Orientale, Belgium, born to Edward III Plantagenet and Philippa DeHainault.
  • John "Of Gaunt" Prince Of England married Constanza De Castile and Leon, Constanza Perez Castile Leon, Marie De Saint Hilaire, and had children including Henry "3rd Earl of Lancaster" Leicester Plantagenet, Henry !V King of England.
  • John "Of Gaunt" Prince Of England passed away in 1399 in Leicester, Leicestershire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Plantagenet
1312 – 1377
Birth Location: Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
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Philippa DeHainault
1311 – 1369
Birth Location: Mons, Hainaut, Belgium
PD

Spouses(s)

Constanza Leon
1203 – 1243
Birth Location: Burgos, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain
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Constanza Leon
1354 – 1394
Birth Location: Castrojeriz, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain
CL
Marie Hilaire
1371 – 1403
Birth Location: Ghent, Flanders, Belgium, Netherlands
MH

Children(s)

Henry Plantagenet
1281 – 1345
Birth Location: of, Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire, England
HP
Henry England
1366 – 1413
Birth Location: Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire, England
HE

John England's Ancestors

Self
John England
1340 – 1399
Birth Place: Abbaye de St Bavon, Ghent, Flander-Orientale, Belgium
Parents
Edward III Plantagenet
1312 – 1377
Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
Philippa DeHainault
1311 – 1369
Mons, Hainaut, Belgium
Grandparents
King (Edward) Plantagenet
1284 – 1327
Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, , Wales
Isabella, (Princess de) France
1292 – 1358
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
William (III d) Avesnes
1286 – 1337
Avesnes, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Jeanne Devalois
1294 – 1342
Longpont, Aisne, Picardie, France
Great-Grandparents
Edward Plantagenet
1239 – 1307
Eleanor Castile
1244 – 1290
2nd-Great-Grandparents
KING PLANTAGENET
1207 – 1272
Eleanor Provence
1217 – 1291

John England's Descendants

1.
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John ("Of Gaunt" Prince Of) England (MAR 1340 – 03 FEB 1399) m. Constanza (De Castile and) Leon (1203 – 1243) m. Constanza (Perez Castile) Leon (1354 – 24/March/1394) m. Marie (De Saint) Hilaire (1371 – 10/May/1403)
  1. 1. Henry ("3rd Earl of Lancaster" Leicester) Plantagenet (1281 – 22/September/1345)
  2. 2. Henry (!V King of) England (30 May 1366 – 20 Mar 1413)

John England's Timeline

2 Records

1340
MAR 1340
Birth of John "Of Gaunt" Prince Of England in Abbaye de St Bavon, Ghent, Flander-Orientale, Belgium
Abbaye de St Bavon, Ghent, Flander-Orientale, Belgium
1399
03 FEB 1399
Age 59
Death of John "Of Gaunt" Prince Of England in Leicester, Leicestershire, , England
Leicester, Leicestershire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: MAR 1340
    Event Place: Abbaye de St Bavon, Ghent, Flander-Orientale, Belgium

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 FEB 1399
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, , England
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