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John of Gaunt 1340 – 1399 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 March 1340

Birth Location: Ghent, Flanders, Belgium

Death Date: 3 February 1399

Death Location: Leicester Castle, England

Father: Edward England

Mother: Philippa Hainault

Spouse(s): Katherine Swynford

Children(s): John Beaufort

John of Gaunt was born in 1340 in Ghent, Flanders, Belgium, the child of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. John of Gaunt married Katherine Swynford, and had children including John 1st Earl of Somerset Beaufort. John of Gaunt passed away in 1399 in Leicester Castle, England.

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Biography

  • John of Gaunt was born in 1340 in Ghent, Flanders, Belgium, the child of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault.
  • John of Gaunt married Katherine Swynford, and had children including John 1st Earl of Somerset Beaufort.
  • John of Gaunt passed away in 1399 in Leicester Castle, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward England
1312 – 1377
Birth Location: Windsor Castle, Berkshire
EE
Philippa Hainault
1314 – 1369
Birth Location: Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
PH

Spouses(s)

Katherine Swynford
1350 – 1403
Birth Location: Toddington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John Beaufort
1373 – 1410
Birth Location: Château de Beaufort, Anjou, France
JB

John Gaunt's Ancestors

Self
John Gaunt
1340 – 1399
Birth Place: Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
Parents
Edward III of England
1312 – 1377
Windsor Castle, Berkshire
Philippa (of) Hainault
1314 – 1369
Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Grandparents
Edward (II of) England
1284 – 1327
Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd, Wales
Isabella (of) France
1295 – 1358
Paris, France
William (I Count of) Hainaut
1286 – 1337
Avesnes, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Joan ((Countess of Hainaut) of) Valois
1294 – 1342
Longpont, Aisne, France
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Gaunt's Descendants

1.
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John (of) Gaunt (6 March 1340 – 3 February 1399) m. Katherine Swynford (25 November 1350 – 10 May 1403)
  1. 1. John (1st Earl of Somerset) Beaufort (1373 – 16 March 1410) m. Margaret (Duchess of Clarence) Holland (1385 – 31 December 1439)
    1. 1. Joan (Queen of Scots) Beaufort (1404 – 15 Jul 1445) m. James (I of Scotland) Stewart (25 July 1394 – 21 February 1437)
      1. 1. King (James 11 of Scotland) Stewart (16 Oct 1430 – 3 Aug 1460) m. Mary Guelders (1434 – 1 Dec 1463)
        1. 1. Mary (Princess of Scotland) Stewart (13 May 1453 – 1488) m. James (1st Lord 6th laird of Cadzow) Hamilton (1415 – 6 Nov 1479)

John Gaunt's Timeline

2 Records

1340
6 March 1340
Birth of John of Gaunt in Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
1399
3 February 1399
Age 59
Death of John of Gaunt in Leicester Castle, England
Leicester Castle, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 March 1340
    Event Place: Ghent, Flanders, Belgium

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 February 1399
    Event Place: Leicester Castle, England
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