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John of Gaunt 1340–1399 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1340

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

Death Date: 03 Feb 1399

Death Location: St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Father: Edward England

Mother: Philippa Hainault

Spouse(s): Catherine Deroet

Children(s): John Beaufort, Joan Beaufort, Elizabeth Plantagenet

John of Gaunt was born in 1340 in Abbaye De St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium, the child of Edward Iii King Of England And Philippa Of Hainault. John of Gaunt married Catherine Deroet, and had children including Elizabeth Plantagenet, Joan Beaufort, John Beaufort. John of Gaunt passed away in 1399 in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England.

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Biography

  • John of Gaunt was born in 1340 in Abbaye De St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium, the child of Edward Iii King Of England And Philippa Of Hainault.
  • John of Gaunt married Catherine Deroet, and had children including Elizabeth Plantagenet, Joan Beaufort, John Beaufort.
  • John of Gaunt passed away in 1399 in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Spouses(s)

Catherine Deroet
1350–1403
Birth Location: , Somme, Picardie, France
CD

Children(s)

John Beaufort
1371–1410
Birth Location: , Lincolnshire, , England
JB
Joan Beaufort
1375–1440
Birth Location: Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France
JB
Elizabeth Plantagenet
1364–1425
Birth Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
EP

John Gaunt's Ancestors

Self
John Gaunt
1340–1399
Birth Place: Abbaye De St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium
Parents
Edward Iii King of England
1312–1377
Windsor Castle, Berks, England
Philippa (of) Hainault
1311–1369
Mons, Hainaut, Belgium
Grandparents
Edward Plantagenet
1284–1327
Carnarvon Castle, Crnrvn, Wales
Guillaume (V Comte Hollande Et Zelande) Dehainaut
1280–1337
Avesnes, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Johanna Devalois
1285–1342
Valois, France
Great-Grandparents
Edward Plantagenet
1239–1307
Eleanor Castile
1244–1290
Jean Deavesnes
1247–1304
of Philippine
1253–1311
Charles Valois
1270–1325
Marguerite Naples
1273–1299
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Plantagenet
1206–1272
Eleanor Berenger
1217–1291
Iii Ferdinand
1201–1252
Countess Johanna
1208–1279
Henri Luxembourg
1216–1281
Marguerite Debar
1220–1275
King III
1245–1285
Marie Brabant
1254–1321

John Gaunt's Descendants

1.
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John (of) Gaunt (Mar 1340–03 Feb 1399) m. Catherine Deroet (1350–10 May 1403)
  1. 1. John Beaufort 1371–1410 m. Lady (Margaret of Kent) Deholand 1385–1439
    1. 1. Edmund Beaufort 1406–1455 m. Eleanor Beauchamp 1407–1467
    2. 2. Henry Beaufort 1401–1401
    3. 3. John Beaufort 1404–1444 m. Margaret Beauchamp 1416–1482
      1. 1. Margaret Beaufort 1443–1509 m. Edmund Tudor 1430–1456
        1. 1. Henry Tudor 1457–1509 m. Elizabeth Plantagenet 1466–1503
    4. 4. Thomas Beaufort 1405–1432
    5. 5. Margaret Beaufort 1409–1449 m. Thomas (De) Courtenay 1414–1458 m. Thomas (De) Courtenay 1414–1458
  2. 2. Joan Beaufort 1375–1440 m. Ralph Deneville 1364–1396 m. James (of Lorn) Stewart 1383–1437
    1. 1. James (Ii King of Scotland Stewart) Ii 1430–1460 m. Mary (of Gueldres Of) Guelders 1430–1463
      1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Stewart 1450–1483 m. Robert (I Lord Crichton Van) Sanquhar 1435–1495
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Margaret) Crichton 1474–1520 m. William* Stirling 1473–1539
    2. 2. Catherine (De) Neville 1401–1483 m. John (De) Mowbray 1398–1432
    3. 3. Eleanor (Countess) Neville 1407–1472 m. Henry Percy 1393–1455
      1. 1. Henry Percy 1421–1461 m. Eleanor Poynings 1422–1484
        1. 1. Ann Percy 1436–1522 m. Sir (Thomas) Hungerford 1437–1468 m. Leonard Hungerford 1444–1468
    4. 4. Richard ((Earl Salisbury)) Neville 1400–1460 m. Alice Montague 1406–1462
      1. 1. Cecily Neville 1426–1450 m. Henry (De) Beauchamp 1425–1446
    5. 5. William (De) Neville 1400–1463 m. Joan (Countess of) Fauconberg 1367–1490
    6. 6. Robert Neville 1408–1457
    7. 7. Henry (De) Neville 1402–1403
    8. 8. Thomas (De) Neville 1403–1427 m. Alice Seymour 1384–1426
    9. 9. Cuthbert Neville 1405–1406
    10. 10. John (De) Neville 1413–1414
    11. 11. 1st (Baron Abergavenny Edward) Neville 1412–1476 m. Elizabeth (De) Beauchamp 1415–1448 m. Catherine Howard 1414–1413
      1. 1. George (De) Nevill 1440–1492 m. Margaret Fenne 1444–1485
        1. 1. John Neville 1467–1468
        2. 2. Edward Neville 1471–1502 m. Eleanor Windsor 1463–1516
      2. 2. Alice Neville 1434–1503 m. Thomas Grey 1429–1493
      3. 3. Richard Neville 1436–1476
      4. 4. Elizabeth Neville 1438–1492
      5. 5. Catherine Neville 1444–1493 m. John Iwerby 1375–1455
      6. 6. Catherine Neville 1413–1437
      7. 7. Henry Neville 1437–1469
    12. 12. Joan Stewart 1428–1493 m. James Douglas 1426–1493
      1. 1. Janet Douglas 1429–1489 m. Thomas Erskine 1418–1493
        1. 1. Isobel Erskine 1444–1500 m. Baron (Patrick) Graham 1450–1482
        2. 2. Sir (Alexander of Mar) Erskine 1436–1508 m. Christian (Sanquhar) Crichton 1439–1477
      2. 2. John Douglas 1459–1512 m. Janet Crichton 1461–
        1. 1. James Douglas 1454–1548 m. Lady (Margaret Balfour Countess) Morton 1460–1482
    13. 13. Cecily Neville 1415–1495 m. Richard ("Duke of York") Plantagenet 1411–1476
      1. 1. Elizabeth Plantagenet 1466–1503 m. Henry Tudor 1457–1509
        1. 1. Henry (Viii) Tudor 1491–1547 m. Catherine (of) Aragon 1485–1535
    14. 14. John Stewart 1440–1512 m. Margaret Douglas 1430–1475
      1. 1. Elizabeth Stewart 1460–1510 m. Archibald Campbell 1466–1513
        1. 1. Margaret Campbell 1485–1555 m. John Erskine 1487–1555
  3. 3. Elizabeth Plantagenet 1364–1425 m. Thomas Holland 1363–1400
    1. 1. Elizabeth Holland 1389–1449 m. Roger Fiennes 1384–1449
      1. 1. Hugh Fenne 1418–1476 m. Elianore 1420–1448
        1. 1. Margaret Fenne 1444–1485 m. George (De) Nevill 1440–1492

John Gaunt's Timeline

4 Records

1340
24 Jun 1340
Birth of John of Gaunt in St Bavon Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
St Bavon Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
1340
Mar 1340
Birth of John of Gaunt in Abbaye De St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium
Abbaye De St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium
1399
3 Feb 1399
Age 59
Death of John of Gaunt in Leicester Castle, Leics, Land, England
Leicester Castle, Leics, Land, England
1399
03 Feb 1399
Age 59
Death of John of Gaunt in Holborn, London, England
Holborn, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1340
    Event Place: St Bavon Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
    Record Source: World Family Tree Vol. 3, Ed. 1, Tree #3640

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1340
    Event Place: Abbaye De St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1399
    Event Place: Leicester Castle, Leics, Land, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Feb 1399
    Event Place: Holborn, London, England
    Record Source: World Family Tree Vol. 3, Ed. 1, Tree #3640

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England
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