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John of Gaunt 1340–1399 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 March 1340

Birth Location: St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Belgium

Death Date: 1399

Death Location: Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England

Father: Edward England

Mother: Phillipa Hainaut

Spouse(s): Catherine Swynford, Blanch Lancaster, Constance Catile

Children(s): Joan Westmorland, John Beaufort, Cardinal Beaufort, Thomas Beaufort, Henry Bolingbroke, Catherine Plantagenet

John of Gaunt was born in 1340 in St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Belgium, the child of Edward Plantagenet King Of England And Phillipa Hainaut. John of Gaunt married Blanch Of Lancaster, Catherine Swynford, Constance Of Catile, and had children including Cardinal Henry Bishop Of Winchester Beaufort, Catherine Of Lancaster Plantagenet, Henry Bolingbroke, Joan Beaufort Countess Of Westmorland, John Beaufort, Thomas Beaufort. John of Gaunt passed away in 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • John of Gaunt was born in 1340 in St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Belgium, the child of Edward Plantagenet King Of England And Phillipa Hainaut.
  • John of Gaunt married Blanch Of Lancaster, Catherine Swynford, Constance Of Catile, and had children including Cardinal Henry Bishop Of Winchester Beaufort, Catherine Of Lancaster Plantagenet, Henry Bolingbroke, Joan Beaufort Countess Of Westmorland, John Beaufort, Thomas Beaufort.
  • John of Gaunt passed away in 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward England
1312–1377
Birth Location: Windsor, England
EE
Phillipa Hainaut
1314–1369
Birth Location: –
PH

Spouses(s)

Catherine Swynford
1350–1403
Birth Location: Henegouwen
CS
Blanch Lancaster
1345–1368
Birth Location: –
BL
Constance Catile
1354–1394
Birth Location: –
CC

Children(s)

Joan Westmorland
1375–1440
Birth Location: Beaufort Castle, Goudet, Haute-Loire, Auvergne, France
JW
John Beaufort
1371–1410
Birth Location: –
JB
Cardinal Beaufort
1375–1447
Birth Location: Chateau de Beaufort, Anjou, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
CB
Thomas Beaufort
1377–1426
Birth Location: –
TB
Henry Bolingbroke
1366–1413
Birth Location: –
HB
Catherine Plantagenet
1373–1418
Birth Location: –
CP

John Gaunt's Ancestors

Self
John Gaunt
1340–1399
Birth Place: St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Belgium
Parents
Edward Plantagenet , King of England
1312–1377
Windsor, England
Phillipa Hainaut
1314–1369
Grandparents
Edward (Plantagenet) II
1284–1327
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Gaunt's Descendants

1.
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John (of) Gaunt (6 March 1340–1399) m. Catherine Swynford (25 November 1350–10 May 1403) m. Blanch (of) Lancaster (25 Mar 1345–12 Sept 1368) m. Constance (of) Catile (1354–1394)
  1. 1. Joan (Beaufort Countess of) Westmorland 1375–1440 m. Ralph Neville 1364–1425 m. Robert (de) Ferrers 1373–1396 m. Edward DeStJohn 1375–
    1. 1. Cecily Neville 1415–1495 m. Richard (Plantagenet (Richard of York), 3rd Duke of) York 1411–1460
      1. 1. King (Edward) IV 1442–1483 m. Elizabeth Woodville 1437–1492
        1. 1. Elizabeth (of York) Plantagenet 1465–1503 m. King (Henry VII Strafford, Tudor(Tewdwr)Lancaster,2nd Earl of Richmond,Prince of Ireland,King of England,Ruled 22 Aug) 1485-1509 1457–1509
      2. 2. Joan (of York) Plantagenet 1438–1438
      3. 3. Ann (of York) Plantagenet 1439–1476
      4. 4. Henry Plantagenet 1441–1441
      5. 5. Edmund, (Earl of Rutland) Plantagenet 1443–1460
      6. 6. Elizabeth (of York) Plantagenet 1444–1503 m. John (de la) Pole 1442–1492
        1. 1. Edmund (de la) Pole 1471–1513 m. Margaret Scrope –1515
      7. 7. Margaret (of York) Plantagenet 1446–1503
      8. 8. William (of York) Plantagenet 1447–1447
      9. 9. John (of York) Plantagenet 1448–1449
      10. 10. George (Plantagenet ,1st Duke of) Clarence 1449–1478 m. Isabelle (Neville , Duchess of Clarence, Countess of Warwick and) Salisbury 1451–1476
        1. 1. Margaret (Countess Salisbury) Plantagenet 1473–1541 m. Sir (RICHARD) Pole 1462–1505
        2. 2. Edward (Plantagenet , Earl of) Warwick 1475–1499
        3. 3. Anne PLANTAGENET 1470–1470
        4. 4. Richard PLANTAGENET 1476–1477
      11. 11. Thomas (of York) Plantagenet 1451–1451
      12. 12. Richard (Plantagenet ,King of) England 1452–1485 m. Anne Neville 1456–1485
      13. 13. Ursula Plantagenet 1454–
    2. 2. Richard Neville 1400–1460 m. Alice Montague 1406–1462
      1. 1. Sir (Richard) Neville 1428–1471 m. Anne Beauchamp 1426–1492
        1. 1. Isabelle (Neville , Duchess of Clarence, Countess of Warwick and) Salisbury 1451–1476 m. George (Plantagenet ,1st Duke of) Clarence 1449–1478
        2. 2. Anne Neville 1456–1485 m. Richard (Plantagenet ,King of) England 1452–1485
      2. 2. Lady (Joan) NEVILLE 1425–1462
      3. 3. Margaret Neville 1443–1506 m. John (de) Vere 1442–1513
        1. 1. Katherine (de) Vere 1466–1504 m. Robert Broughton 1466–1506
      4. 4. Alice Neville 1430–1503
      5. 5. John (De) Neville 1431–1471
      6. 6. George Neville 1432–1476
      7. 7. Eleanor Stanley 1438–1504 m. Thomas Stanley 1435–1504
        1. 1. George (Stanley Earl van) Derby 1460–1497
        2. 2. Edward (Stanley Baron) Monteagle 1465–1523
      8. 8. Thomas Neville 1443–1460
      9. 9. Cicely (Beauchamp) Tiptoft 1424–1450 m. Henry (Beauchamp) Warwick 1423–1445
        1. 1. Anne (Beauchamp) Warwick 1443–1450
      10. 10. Katherine Neville 1442–1504
    3. 3. Robert (Neville) Bishop 1407–1457
    4. 4. John Neville 1413–1449
    5. 5. Eleanor Neville 1407–1472
    6. 6. Anne Neville 1411–1480
    7. 7. George Neville 1415–1469 m. Elizabeth Beauchamp 1417–1480
      1. 1. Sir (Knight Henry de Neville of) Latimer 1437–1469 m. Joana Bourchier 1440–1470
        1. 1. Richard (de Neville (Sir Knight of Bath; Lord of Sinnington & Yorkshire; 2nd Lord of Danby; 2nd Baron Neville of Latimer)) Lord 1468–1530 m. Anne Stafford 1471–1522 m. Margaret Danby 1501–
        2. 2. Thomas (Neville (of Mathom)) Lord 1468–1546
        3. 3. Joan Nevill 1464–1532 m. Richard DeNeville 1465–1522
      2. 2. Catherine Neville 1440–
      3. 3. Thomas Neville 1439–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Ferrers 1392–1494
    9. 9. Mary Ferrers 1394–1458
    10. 10. Joan (Neville) (nun) 1399–
    11. 11. Thomas Neville 1403–
    12. 12. Cuthbert Neville 1405–
    13. 13. Henry Neville 1416–
    14. 14. William Neville 1409–1462
    15. 15. Katherine Neville 1399–1478
    16. 16. Edward Neville 1417–1476
    17. 17. Joan deNeville 1398–1462
    18. 18. Elizabeth Ferrers 1393–1434
    19. 19. Mary DeFerrers 1394–1458
    20. 20. Phillipa DeNeville 1399–1453
    21. 21. Eleanor Neville 1388–1401
    22. 22. Maud DeNeville 1383–1438
    23. 23. Wembley (DeFerrers) Elizabeth 1393–1434
    24. 24. Henry (De) Neville 1402–1415
    25. 25. Richard (Prudence) Neville 1388–1400
    26. 26. George Neville 1402–
    27. 27. Thomas Ferrers 1394–1459
    28. 28. John (Neville Lord) Neville 1387–1420
    29. 29. Margaret (de) Neville 1393–1463
    30. 30. Thomas Lovel 1403–
    31. 31. Johanna StJohn 1408–1462
    32. 32. Jane Neville 1420–
    33. 33. Havisia Neville 1410–
    34. 34. Ralph DeNeville 1392–1458
    35. 35. Eleanor Neville 1397–1440
    36. 36. Anne Neville 1402–1450
  2. 2. John Beaufort 1371–1410
    1. 1. Henry Beaufort 1401–1418
    2. 2. John Beaufort 1404–1444
      1. 1. Margaret Beaufort 1443–1509 m. Edmund Tudor 1431–1456 m. John (de la) Pole 1442–1492 m. Thomas Stanley 1435–1504
        1. 1. King (Henry VII Strafford, Tudor(Tewdwr)Lancaster,2nd Earl of Richmond,Prince of Ireland,King of England,Ruled 22 Aug) 1485-1509 1457–1509 m. Elizabeth (of York) Plantagenet 1465–1503
  3. 3. Cardinal (Henry Bishop of Winchester) Beaufort 1375–1447 m. Alice Cherlton 1378–1416
    1. 1. Jane (Joan) Beaufort 1402–1461 m. Edward Stradling 1389–1453
      1. 1. Henry (Stradling) Sir 1423–1476
  4. 4. Thomas Beaufort 1377–1426
  5. 5. Henry Bolingbroke 1366–1413
  6. 6. Catherine (of Lancaster) Plantagenet 1373–1418

John Gaunt's Timeline

3 Records

1340
6 March 1340
Birth of John of Gaunt in St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Belgium
St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Belgium
1399
3 February 1399
Age 59
Death of John of Gaunt in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England
Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England
1399
1399
Age 59
Death of John of Gaunt
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 March 1340
    Event Place: St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Belgium
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1362
    Event Place: duchy, of, Lancaster, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 February 1399
    Event Place: Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1399
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