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John Duke of Lancaster of Gaunt 1340–1399 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 1340

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

Death Date: 3 February 1399

Death Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Father: Edward England

Mother: Phillipa Hainault

Spouse(s): Katherine Roet

Children(s): John Beaufort

The story of John Duke of Lancaster of Gaunt began in 1340 in Abbaye De St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium. John Duke of Lancaster of Gaunt married Katherine Duchess Of Lancaster De Roet, and had children including John Beaufort. John Duke of Lancaster of Gaunt passed away in 1399 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Duke of Lancaster of Gaunt began in 1340 in Abbaye De St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium.
  • John Duke of Lancaster of Gaunt married Katherine Duchess Of Lancaster De Roet, and had children including John Beaufort.
  • John Duke of Lancaster of Gaunt passed away in 1399 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

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John Gaunt's Ancestors

Self
John Gaunt
1340–1399
Birth Place: Abbaye De St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium
Parents
Edward III Plantagenet King of England
1312–1377
Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
Phillipa (Queen of England of) Hainault
1313–1369
Mons, Hainaut, Belgium
Grandparents
King (Edward II King of) England
1284–1327
Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
Queen (Isabella of) France
1295–1358
Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward England
1239–1307
Eleanor Castile
–1290
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry III
1207–1272

John Gaunt's Descendants

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John (Duke of Lancaster of) Gaunt (March 1340–3 February 1399) m. Katherine (Duchess of Lancaster de) Roet (1350–10 May 1403)
  1. 1. John Beaufort 1371–1410 m. Margaret DeHoland 1385–1439
    1. 1. Joan Beaufort 1375–1440 m. Sir (James (the Black Knight)) Stewart 1383–1451 m. Ralph (de) Neville 1364–1425
      1. 1. John Stewart 1440–1512 m. Margaretha Douglas 1430–1475
        1. 1. Archibald ((MacGregor)) Campbell 1465–1513 m. Elizabeth ((Countess of Argyll)) Stewart 1465–1529
        2. 2. Marion ("Countess of Argyll") Stewart 1457–1488
        3. 3. Elizabeth ("Lady Lennox") Stewart 1459–1529
        4. 4. Sir (Matthew) Stuart 1472–1513 m. Elizabeth Stewart 1475–1531
        5. 5. Alexander Stewart 1459–1508
        6. 6. Margaret (Elizabeth) Stewart 1477–1536
        7. 7. Robert (Seigneur d'Aubigny) Stewart 1470–1543
        8. 8. Johanna Stewart 1461–1510
        9. 9. Catharina Stewart 1470–1500
        10. 10. Elisabeth Stewart 1460–
      2. 2. James Stewart 1442–1499
      3. 3. Cecily Neville 1500–1563 m. Richard (of York) Plantagenet 1411–1460
        1. 1. Richard (III) Plantagenet 1538–1558
        2. 2. Edmund Plantagenet 1442–1483
        3. 3. Anne Plantagenet 1439–1476
        4. 4. King (Edward Plantagenet) IV 1442–1483
        5. 5. Sir (George) Plantagenet 1449–1478 m. Isabella Neville 1520–1570
      4. 4. John (de) Neville 1387–1420
      5. 5. Ralph (de) Neville 1392–1458
      6. 6. Lady (Alice) Neville 1384–1434
    2. 2. Thomas Beaufort 1405–1432
    3. 3. Margaret (de) Beaufort 1397–
    4. 4. Henry Beaufort 1401–1418
    5. 5. Edmund Beaufort 1406–1455
    6. 6. Scotland (James) I 1398–1445
    7. 7. John Beaufort 1404–1444

John Gaunt's Timeline

2 Records

1340
March 1340
Birth of John Duke of Lancaster of Gaunt in Abbaye De St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium
Abbaye De St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium
1399
3 February 1399
Age 59
Death of John Duke of Lancaster of Gaunt in Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 1340
    Event Place: Abbaye De St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 February 1399
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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