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John 1st Duke De Lancaster De Gaunt 1340–1399 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Mar 1340

Birth Location: Ghent, Columbia, New York, USA

Death Date: 03 Feb 1399

Death Location: Ráby, East Bohemia, Czech Republic

Father: Edward England

Mother: Philippa Hainault

Spouse(s): Infanta Castile, Blanche Lancaster, Katherine Roet

Children(s): Henry Beaufort, Thomas Swynford, King England, Duchess Plantagenet, Isabella Plantagenet, Queen Lancaster, Queen Plantagenet, Countess Beaufort, 1st Somerset, Duke Beaufort

In 1340, John 1st Duke De Lancaster De Gaunt entered the world in Ghent, Columbia, New York, USA, born to Edward Iii Duke Of Lancaster Plantagenet King De England And Philippa Queen Consort Of England De Hainault. John 1st Duke De Lancaster De Gaunt married Blanche De Lancaster, Infanta Constance De Castile, Katherine De Roet, and had children including 1St Earl John Beaufort De Somerset, Countess Joan De Westmorland Beaufort, Duchess Elizabeth De Exeter Plantagenet, Duke Thomas De Exeter Beaufort, Henry Beaufort, Isabella Plantagenet, King Henry Iv Lord De Ireland De England, Queen Katherine Consort De Castile And Leon Plantagenet, Queen Philippa Consort De Portugal De Lancaster, Thomas Swynford. John 1st Duke De Lancaster De Gaunt passed away in 1399 in Ráby, East Bohemia, Czech Republic.

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Biography

  • In 1340, John 1st Duke De Lancaster De Gaunt entered the world in Ghent, Columbia, New York, USA, born to Edward Iii Duke Of Lancaster Plantagenet King De England And Philippa Queen Consort Of England De Hainault.
  • John 1st Duke De Lancaster De Gaunt married Blanche De Lancaster, Infanta Constance De Castile, Katherine De Roet, and had children including 1St Earl John Beaufort De Somerset, Countess Joan De Westmorland Beaufort, Duchess Elizabeth De Exeter Plantagenet, Duke Thomas De Exeter Beaufort, Henry Beaufort, Isabella Plantagenet, King Henry Iv Lord De Ireland De England, Queen Katherine Consort De Castile And Leon Plantagenet, Queen Philippa Consort De Portugal De Lancaster, Thomas Swynford.
  • John 1st Duke De Lancaster De Gaunt passed away in 1399 in Ráby, East Bohemia, Czech Republic.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward England
1312–1377
Birth Location: Windsor Castle, Buckinghamshire, England
EE
Philippa Hainault
1311–1370
Birth Location: Valenciennes, Hainaut, Flandres
PH

Spouses(s)

Infanta Castile
1354–1394
Birth Location: Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain
IC
Blanche Lancaster
1345–1369
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, , England
BL
Katherine Roet
1350–1403
Birth Location: De, Somme, Picardie, France
KR

Children(s)

Henry Beaufort
1375–1447
Birth Location: –
HB
Thomas Swynford
1368–1432
Birth Location: Kettelthorpe Manor, Lincolnshire, , England
TS
King England
1366–1413
Birth Location: Castle, McPherson, Kansas, USA
KE
Duchess Plantagenet
1364–1426
Birth Location: Buford, Shropshire, England
DP
Isabella Plantagenet
1368–1368
Birth Location: oBolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire, , England
IP
Queen Lancaster
1360–1415
Birth Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, , England
QL
Queen Plantagenet
1373–1418
Birth Location: Hertford, Hertfordshire, , England
QP
Countess Beaufort
1375–1440
Birth Location: Anjou, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France
CB
1st Somerset
1373–1410
Birth Location: Anjou, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France
1S
Duke Beaufort
1377–1426
Birth Location: Anjou, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France
DB

John Gaunt's Ancestors

Self
John Gaunt
1340–1399
Birth Place: Ghent, Columbia, New York, USA
Parents
Edward III Duke of Lancaster Plantagenet King De England
1312–1377
Windsor Castle, Buckinghamshire, England
Philippa (Queen Consort of England De) Hainault
1311–1370
Valenciennes, Hainaut, Flandres
Grandparents
King (Edward De) England
1284–1327
Gwynedd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Queen (Isabella consort De England De) France
1292–1358
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Guillaume Hainaut
1280–1337
Avenses, Pas-De-Calais, Nord-Pas-De-Calais, France
Jeanne Hainaut
1295–1342
Longpont, Aisne, Picardie, France
Great-Grandparents
King England
1239–1307
Eleanor Castile
1244–1290
King France
1268–1314
Joan Navarre
1271–1305
Jan Holland
1248–1304
Philippina Maas
1252–1311
Charles Valois
1270–1325
Margaret Sicile
1273–1299
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King England
1206–1272
Eleanore Provence
1217–1291
King Castille
1201–1252
Jeanne Dammartin
1212–1279
King France
1245–1285
Isabel Aragon
1247–1271
Henry Navarre
1239–1274
Blanche France
1247–1302
Jean Avesnes
1218–1257
Alida Hainault
1225–1283
Henri MAAS
1220–1281
Marguerite Mousson
1212–1275
Philip Bold
1245–1285
Isabella Aragon
1247–1271
Charles Lame
1254–1309
Marie Hungary
1258–1323

John Gaunt's Descendants

1.
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John (1st Duke De Lancaster De) Gaunt (06 Mar 1340–03 Feb 1399) m. Infanta (Constance De) Castile (1354–24 Mar 1394) m. Blanche (De) Lancaster (25 Mar 1345–30 Sep 1369) m. Katherine (De) Roet (25 Nov 1350–10 May 1403)
  1. 1. Henry Beaufort 1375–1447
  2. 2. Thomas Swynford 1368–1432
  3. 3. King (Henry IV "Lord De Ireland" De) England 1366–1413
  4. 4. Duchess (Elizabeth De Exeter) Plantagenet 1364–1426
  5. 5. Isabella Plantagenet 1368–1368
  6. 6. Queen (Philippa consort De Portugal De) Lancaster 1360–1415
  7. 7. Queen (Katherine consort De Castile and Leon) Plantagenet 1373–1418 m. King (Henry De) Castile 1334–1368
  8. 8. Countess (Joan De Westmorland) Beaufort 1375–1440 m. Robert (De) Ferrers 1373–1396 m. 1st (Earl Ralph De) Neville 1364–1425
    1. 1. 1st (Earl Richard Salisbury) Neville 1400–1460 m. Alice Montagu 1406–1462
      1. 1. Archbishop (George De Neville De) York 1434–1476
      2. 2. Thomas (De) Neville 1430–
      3. 3. Catherine (De) Neville –1503
      4. 4. John (De) Neville –1482
      5. 5. Eleanor (De) Neville 1438–1504 m. Thomas Stanley 1435–1504
        1. 1. George Stanley 1460–1497
      6. 6. John Neville 1433–1471 m. Isabel Ingaldesthorpe 1435–1476
        1. 1. Lucy Neville 1466–1534 m. Anthony Browne 1443–1506
        2. 2. Isabel Neville 1470–1516
        3. 3. George Neville 1460–1483
        4. 4. Margaret Neville 1466–1528
        5. 5. John Neville 1462–1472
        6. 6. Elizabeth Neville 1464–1515
        7. 7. Ann Neville 1458–1486
      7. 7. Earl (Richard "the Kingmaker" Ee Warwick De) Neville 1428–1471 m. Anne Beauchamp 1426–1492
        1. 1. Isabel Neville 1451–1476
        2. 2. Margaret Neville 1428–
        3. 3. Anne Neville 1456–1485
    2. 2. 1st (Earl William De Kent) Neville 1409–1462
    3. 3. Catherine (De) Neville 1401–1478
    4. 4. Bishop (Robert De Salisbury Durham) Neville 1404–1457
    5. 5. Eleanor (De) Neville 1405–1472
    6. 6. Cecily (Duchess York) Neville 1415–1495
      1. 1. King (Edward De Plantagenet De England) IV –1483
      2. 2. King (Richard De Plantagenet De England) III –1485
    7. 7. George Neville 1405–1469 m. Elizabeth (De) Beachamp 1415–1448
      1. 1. Henry Neville 1430–1469
        1. 1. Thomas (De) Neville 1468–
        2. 2. 2nd (Baron Richard De Neville De) Latimer 1468–1530
    8. 8. Cuthbert Neville 1405–1495
    9. 9. Mary (De) Ferrers 1394–1458
    10. 10. Elizabeth (De) Ferrers 1393–1434
    11. 11. Alice deNeville –1503
    12. 12. Edward (De) Neville 1407–1476 m. Elizabeth (De) Beauchamp 1415–1448 m. Catherine Howard 1414–1478
      1. 1. Elizabeth Neville 1438–
      2. 2. George Neville 1436–1492
        1. 1. Richard (De) Neville 1475–
        2. 2. Edward (De) Neville 1473–1538
        3. 3. Sheriff (Thomas De Neville De) Staffordshire 1477–1542
        4. 4. George (De) Neville 1471–1535 m. Joan Fitz-Alan 1267–1316
      3. 3. Alice (De) Neville 1434–
      4. 4. Catherine (De) Neville 1442–
      5. 5. 4th (Baron Sir George Bergavenny) Neville 1440–1492 m. Margaret Fenne 1444–1485
        1. 1. George Neville 1469–1535 m. Mary Stafford 1495–1545
        2. 2. Jane Neville 1481–1539
        3. 3. John Neville 1467–
        4. 4. Richard Neville 1477–
        5. 5. Edward Neville 1471–1535 m. Eleanor Windsor 1479–1531
        6. 6. Elizabeth Neville 1479–1500
        7. 7. Jane Neville 1538–1538
        8. 8. Thomas Neville 1475–1542
        9. 9. William Neville 1473–1538
      6. 6. Richard (De) Neville 1436–
      7. 7. Margaret Neville –1506
      8. 8. Henry Neville 1444–
    13. 13. Joan Neville 1398–1492
    14. 14. Henry Neville 1402–1403
    15. 15. Thomas Neville 1403–1424
    16. 16. Elizabeth Ferrers 1394–1396
    17. 17. Anne (De) Neville 1402–1480
  9. 9. 1st (Earl John Beaufort De) Somerset 1373–1410 m. Margaret Holland 1385–1439
    1. 1. Sir (Edmund) Beaufort 1406–1455
    2. 2. Thomas Beaufort 1408–1432
    3. 3. Edmund (De Somerset) Beaufort 1406–1455
    4. 4. Joan Beaufort 1402–1445
    5. 5. Henry (De England France and Lord De Ireland) Beaufort 1401–1418
    6. 6. Margaret Beaufort 1409–1449
    7. 7. John (De Somerset) Beaufort 1404–1444
  10. 10. Duke (Thomas De Exeter) Beaufort 1377–1426 m. Margaret Neville 1383–1424
    1. 1. Henry Beaufort 1404–1418

John Gaunt's Timeline

2 Records

1340
06 Mar 1340
Birth of John 1st Duke De Lancaster De Gaunt in Ghent, Columbia, New York, USA
Ghent, Columbia, New York, USA
1399
03 Feb 1399
Age 59
Death of John 1st Duke De Lancaster De Gaunt in Ráby, East Bohemia, Czech Republic
Ráby, East Bohemia, Czech Republic

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Mar 1340
    Event Place: Ghent, Columbia, New York, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Feb 1399
    Event Place: Ráby, East Bohemia, Czech Republic
    Record Source: Millennium File
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