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John of (duke of Lancaster Gaunt 1330 – 1399 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1330

Birth Location: Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium

Death Date: 03 Feb 1399

Death Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Father: Edward England

Mother: Philippa Hainault

Spouse(s): Constance Castile, Blanche Plantagenet, Katherine Roet

Children(s): Catherine Plantagenet, Phillipa Lancaster, Elizabeth Plantagenet, Henry Lancastrian, John Beaufort, Joan Beaufort

In 1330, John of (duke of Lancaster Gaunt entered the world in Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium, born to Edward (Black Prince) King of England and Philippa d'Avesnes of Hainault. John of (duke of Lancaster Gaunt married Constance Castile, Blanche Plantagenet, Katherine Roet, and had children including Catherine (Queen) Plantagenet, Phillipa of Lancaster, Elizabeth Plantagenet, Henry IV King of England Lancastrian, John De (Earl) Beaufort, Joan De Beaufort. John of (duke of Lancaster Gaunt passed away in 1399 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1330, John of (duke of Lancaster Gaunt entered the world in Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium, born to Edward (Black Prince) King of England and Philippa d'Avesnes of Hainault.
  • John of (duke of Lancaster Gaunt married Constance Castile, Blanche Plantagenet, Katherine Roet, and had children including Catherine (Queen) Plantagenet, Phillipa of Lancaster, Elizabeth Plantagenet, Henry IV King of England Lancastrian, John De (Earl) Beaufort, Joan De Beaufort.
  • John of (duke of Lancaster Gaunt passed away in 1399 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward England
1312 – 1377
Birth Location: Windsor Castle, Berks, England
EE
Philippa Hainault
1311 – 1369
Birth Location: Mons, Hainault, Belgium
PH

Spouses(s)

Constance Castile
1354 –
Birth Location: –
CC
Blanche Plantagenet
1345 – 1369
Birth Location: –
BP
Katherine Roet
1350 – 1403
Birth Location: –
KR

Children(s)

Catherine Plantagenet
1372 – 1416
Birth Location: –
CP
Phillipa Lancaster
1360 – 1415
Birth Location: –
PL
Elizabeth Plantagenet
1362 – 1425
Birth Location: –
EP
Henry Lancastrian
1366 – 1413
Birth Location: Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire, England
HL
John Beaufort
1373 – 1410
Birth Location: England
JB
Joan Beaufort
1375 – 1440
Birth Location: –
JB

John Gaunt's Ancestors

Self
John Gaunt
1330 – 1399
Birth Place: Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Parents
Edward (Black Prince) King of England
1312 – 1377
Windsor Castle, Berks, England
Philippa (d'Avesnes of) Hainault
1311 – 1369
Mons, Hainault, Belgium
Grandparents
Edward (King of) England
1284 – 1327
Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales
Isabel (of France) Capet
1292 – 1358
, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Great-Grandparents
Edward England
1239 – 1307
Eleanor Castile
1244 – 1290
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry uncle)
1207 – 1272
Eleanor (23)
1217 – 1291
Ferdinand Leon
1201 – 1252
Jeanne Dammartin
1216 – 1279

John Gaunt's Descendants

1.
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John (of (duke of Lancaster) Gaunt (1330 – 03 Feb 1399) m. Constance Castile (1354 – ) m. Blanche Plantagenet (1345 – 1369) m. Katherine Roet (25 Nov 1350 – 10 May 1403)
  1. 1. Catherine ((Queen)) Plantagenet (1372 – 1416)
  2. 2. Phillipa (of) Lancaster (1360 – 1415)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Plantagenet (1362/63 – 1425)
  4. 4. Henry (IV King of England) Lancastrian (30 May 1366 – 20 Mar 1413) m. Mary DeBohun (1369 – 04 Jul 1394)
    1. 1. Edward (Of) Lancaster (1382 – )
    2. 2. Blanche Plantagenet (02 Jul 1384 – 21 May 1409)
    3. 3. King (Henry) Lancastrian (16 Sep 1387 – 31 Aug 1422) m. Catherine (of) Valois (27 Oct 1401 – 02 Jan 1437)
      1. 1. Henry ((King of England)) Lancastrian (06 Dec 1421 – 27 May 1471) m. Margaret (of) ANJOU (23 Mar 1430 – 25 Aug 1482)
        1. 1. Édouard (of Westminster) LANCASTRIAN-PLANTAGENET (13 Oct 1453 – 04 May 1471)
    4. 4. John (of Lancaster Duke of Bedford) Plantagenet (20 Jun 1389 – 14 Sep 1435)
    5. 5. Humphrey (Duke of Gloucester) Plantagenet (03 Oct 1390 – 23 Feb 1447)
    6. 6. Philippa Plantagenet (04 Jul 1394 – 05 Jan 1430)
  5. 5. John (De (Earl)) Beaufort (1373 – 1410) m. Margaret (de) Holand (1380 – 1439)
    1. 1. Joan ((Queen)) Beaufort (1398 – 15 Jul 1445) m. James Stuart (1394 – 21 Feb 1437)
      1. 1. John Stuart (1437 – 1512) m. Eleanor Stewart (1457 – 21 Mar 1519)
        1. 1. Catherine Forbes (1463 – 1515)
        2. 2. John Stewart (Feb 1475 – 09 Sep 1513) m. Janet Campbell (1468 – 02 Feb 1546)
        3. 3. Jean Arbuthnott (1477 – 19 Apr 1522)
    2. 2. John (Duke of Somerset) Beaufort (1404 – 1444) m. **** (Margaret) Beauchamp (24 Jan 1410 – August 8, 1482)
      1. 1. Margaret Beaufort (31 May 1443 – 29 Jun 1509) m. Edmund Tudor (1431 – 01 Nov 1456)
        1. 1. Henry (King (Harri Tudur)of England) Tudor (28 Jan 1457 – 21 Apr 1509) m. Elizabeth (Queen of England) York (11 Feb 1465 – 11 Feb 1503)
    3. 3. Edmund Beaufort (1406 – 1455)
  6. 6. Joan (De) Beaufort (1375/79 – 1440)

John Gaunt's Timeline

2 Records

1330
1330
Birth of John of (duke of Lancaster Gaunt in Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium
1399
03 Feb 1399
Age 69
Death of John of (duke of Lancaster Gaunt in Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1330
    Event Place: Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Feb 1399
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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