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John of Gaunt 1340 – 1399 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1340

Birth Location: st bavons abbey, Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Death Date: 3 Feb 1399

Death Location: leicester castle, Leicestershire, England

Father: Edward England

Mother: Phillipa Hainault

Spouse(s): Katherine Lancaster

Children(s): John Beaufort

John of Gaunt was born in 1340 in st bavons abbey, Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium, the child of Edward III Plantagenet Windsor, King of England and Phillipa De Hainault. John of Gaunt married Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster, and had children including John 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 bavons abbey, Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium, the child of Edward III Plantagenet Windsor, King of England and Phillipa De Hainault.
  • John of Gaunt married Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster, and had children including John Beaufort.
  • John of Gaunt passed away in 1399 in leicester castle, Leicestershire, England.

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John Gaunt's Ancestors

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John Gaunt
1340 – 1399
Birth Place: st bavons abbey, Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Parents
Edward III Plantagenet Windsor, King of England
1312 – 1377
Windsor, Berkshire, England
Phillipa (De) Hainault
1314 – 1369
valenciennes, hainault, flanders, Belgium
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John Gaunt's Descendants

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John (of) Gaunt (6 Mar 1340 – 3 Feb 1399) m. Katherine (Swynford, Duchess of) Lancaster (25 Nov 1350 – 10 May 1403)
  1. 1. John Beaufort (1373 – 16 Mar 1410) m. Margaret Holland (1386 – 30 Dec 1439)
    1. 1. Joan (Beaufort, Queen of) Scots (1404 – 15 July 1445) m. king (James) Stewart (30 Dec 1394 – 1454)
      1. 1. Sir (John Stewart, 1st Earl of) Atholl (1437 – 15 Sep 1512) m. Margaret (Douglas,) Countess (1430 – 1474)
        1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth "Lennox" Stewart, Countess of) Argyll (9 Apr 1465 – 9 December 1529) m. Andrew, (2nd Lord Gray, Sheriff of Forfar, Justice of Scotland, Gray, ff of Forfar, Justice of Scotland,) G (1446 – 14 February 1514)

John Gaunt's Timeline

2 Records

1340
6 Mar 1340
Birth of John of Gaunt in st bavons abbey, Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
st bavons abbey, Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
1399
3 Feb 1399
Age 59
Death of John of Gaunt in leicester castle, Leicestershire, England
leicester castle, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1340
    Event Place: st bavons abbey, Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1399
    Event Place: leicester castle, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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