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John Of Gaunt 1340–1399 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 March 1340

Birth Location: Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium

Death Date: 3 Feb 1399

Death Location: Leicester Castle, Leics, Land, England

Father: Edward England

Mother: Philappa Hainault

Spouse(s): Blanche Plantagenet, Constance Castille, Katherine Swynford

Children(s): Phillipa Plantagenet, King Plantagenet, Elizabeth Lancaster, John England, Edward Plantagenet, Isabel Lancaster, katherine lancaster, Lady Beaufort, Thomas Gaunt, Cardinal deBeaufort, John Somerset

John Of Gaunt was born in 1340 in Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium, the child of Edward Iii King Of England And Philappa Of Hainault. John Of Gaunt married Blanche Lancaster Countess Of Derby Plantagenet, Constance Of Castille, Katherine Swynford, and had children including Cardinal Henry Debeaufort, Edward Plantagenet, Elizabeth Of Lancaster, Isabel Of Lancaster, John Beaufort 1St Earl Of Somerset, John Of England, Katherine Of Lancaster, King Henry Iv Bolingbroke King Of England Plantagenet, Lady Joan De Beaufort, Phillipa Of Lancaster Queen Consort Of Portugal Plantagenet, Thomas Plantagenet Gaunt. John Of Gaunt passed away in 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leics, Land, England.

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Biography

  • John Of Gaunt was born in 1340 in Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium, the child of Edward Iii King Of England And Philappa Of Hainault.
  • John Of Gaunt married Blanche Lancaster Countess Of Derby Plantagenet, Constance Of Castille, Katherine Swynford, and had children including Cardinal Henry Debeaufort, Edward Plantagenet, Elizabeth Of Lancaster, Isabel Of Lancaster, John Beaufort 1St Earl Of Somerset, John Of England, Katherine Of Lancaster, King Henry Iv Bolingbroke King Of England Plantagenet, Lady Joan De Beaufort, Phillipa Of Lancaster Queen Consort Of Portugal Plantagenet, Thomas Plantagenet Gaunt.
  • John Of Gaunt passed away in 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leics, Land, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward England
1312–1377
Birth Location: Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
EE
Philappa Hainault
1311–1369
Birth Location: Hainault, Belgium
PH

Spouses(s)

Blanche Plantagenet
1345–1368
Birth Location: Bolingbroke Castle, Old Bolingbroke, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
BP
Constance Castille
1354–1394
Birth Location: Castrojeriz, Burgos, Castile
CC
Katherine Swynford
1350–1403
Birth Location: Hainault, Belgium
KS

Children(s)

Phillipa Plantagenet
1360–1415
Birth Location: Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England
PP
King Plantagenet
1366–1413
Birth Location: Bolingbroke Castle, Old Bolingbroke, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
KP
Elizabeth Lancaster
1363–1425
Birth Location: Burford, Shropshire, England
EL
John England
1364–
Birth Location: Leicester,Leicestershire,England
JE
Edward Plantagenet
1365–1368
Birth Location: Bolingbroke, , , England
EP
Isabel Lancaster
1368–1368
Birth Location: Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire, England
IL
katherine lancaster
1361–1390
Birth Location: Spain
kl
Lady Beaufort
1379–1440
Birth Location: Chateau de Beaufort, Meuse-st-Loire, Anjou, France
LB
Thomas Gaunt
1377–1426
Birth Location: Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France
TG
Cardinal deBeaufort
1376–1447
Birth Location: Beaufort, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
Cd
John Somerset
1373–1410
Birth Location: Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
JS

John Gaunt's Ancestors

Self
John Gaunt
1340–1399
Birth Place: Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Parents
Edward III King of England
1312–1377
Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
Philappa (of) Hainault
1311–1369
Hainault, Belgium
Grandparents
King (Edward II) Plantagenet
1284–1327
Caernarfon, Caernarvonshire, Wales
Isabella (of) France
1292–1358
Paris 75 F
Great-Grandparents
King England
1239–1307
Eleanor Castile
1241–1290
King France
1268–1314
Joan Navarre
1273–1305
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry England
1207–1272
Eleanor Provence
1217–1291
Fernando Alfonsez
1201–1252
Jeanne Dammartin
1220–1279

John Gaunt's Descendants

1.
JG
John (Of) Gaunt (6 March 1340–3 Feb 1399) m. Blanche (Lancaster Countess of Derby) Plantagenet (25 Mar 1345–12 Sep 1368) m. Constance (of) Castille (1354–24 March 1394) m. Katherine Swynford (25 Nov 1350–10 May 1403)
  1. 1. Phillipa (of Lancaster "Queen Consort of Portugal") Plantagenet 1360–1415 m. His (Royal Highness King Joao I John DeAviz) DePortugal 1358–1433
    1. 1. Isabella (De) Avis 1397–1471
    2. 2. Duarte I 1391–1438
    3. 3. Henry (the) Navigator 1394–1460
    4. 4. Duke (I The Eloquent Of PORTUGAL AND THE) ALGARVES 1391–1438
  2. 2. King (Henry IV Bolingbroke, King of England) Plantagenet 1366–1413 m. Joan (of) Navarre 1370–1437 m. Mary (De) Bohun 1369–1394 m. Joan (of) Navarre 1370–1437
    1. 1. King (Henry V) Plantagenet 1387–1422 m. Catherine (of) Valois 1401–1437
      1. 1. King (Henry VI) Plantagenet 1421–1471 m. Margaret (of) Anjou 1429–1482
        1. 1. Edward Plantagenet 1453–1471 m. Anne Neville 1456–1485
        2. 2. Henry 1455–1509
    2. 2. John (of) Lancaster 1389–1435
    3. 3. Humphrey Plantagenet 1390–1447
    4. 4. Edward Plantagenet 1382–1382
    5. 5. Thomas Plantagenet 1387–1421 m. Margaret (Kent) Holland 1385–1439 m. Margaret ("countess of Somerset" De Holand) Beaufort 1385–1429
      1. 1. Margaret Courtenay 1400–1449
      2. 2. Thomas Beaufort 1405–1431
      3. 3. Joan Beaufort 1404–1445
    6. 6. King (Henry) V 1386–1422
    7. 7. Humphrey (of) England 1390–1446
    8. 8. Philippa Lancaster 1387–1403
    9. 9. Humphrey (Duke of) Gloucester 1390–1446 m. Eleanor Cobham –1454
  3. 3. Elizabeth (of) Lancaster 1363–1425 m. John (Holand Hertog van Exeter Earl van) Huntingdon 1352–1400 m. John Cornwaille 1364–1443
    1. 1. John Holland 1395–1447
    2. 2. Elisabeth Holand 1389–1445
    3. 3. Constance Holand 1390–1437
    4. 4. Constance Grey 1387–1437
  4. 4. John (of) England 1364–
  5. 5. Edward Plantagenet 1365–1368
  6. 6. Isabel (of) Lancaster 1368–1368
  7. 7. katherine (of) lancaster 1361–1390
  8. 8. Lady (Joan de) Beaufort 1379–1440
  9. 9. Thomas (Plantagenet) Gaunt 1377–1426
  10. 10. Cardinal (Henry) deBeaufort 1376–1447
  11. 11. John (Beaufort 1st Earl of) Somerset 1373–1410 m. Lady (Margaret, de Holland Countess of) Somerset 1361–1409 m. Margaret (De) Holand 1385–1439 m. Lady (Margaret, Countess of Sommerset) DeHoland 1385–1439
    1. 1. John Beaufort 1404–1444 m. MARGARET (De BEAUCHAMP) * 1410–1482
      1. 1. Princess (Margaret) Beaufort 1443–1509 m. Edmund Tudor 1430–1456 m. Humphrey (Stafford) Sir 1424–1458 m. Thomas (Derb Stanley) Lord 1435–1504 m. Henry (Stafford) Sir 1447–1471 m. John (2nd Duke of Suffolk De laPole,) Sir 1442–1492
        1. 1. Henry (VII) Tudor 1457–1509 m. Elizabeth (Plantagenet Tudor York, Queen Consort of) England 1466–1503 m. Elizabeth (of) York 1465–1503 m. Mary (of York) Plantagenet 1467–1482
    2. 2. Thomas BEAUFORT 1405–1432
    3. 3. Henry BEAUFORT 1401–1418
    4. 4. Margaret (de) Beaufort 1397–1426
    5. 5. Joan, (Queen of Scotland) Beaufort 1404–1445
    6. 6. Edmund BEAUFORT 1406–1455

John Gaunt's Timeline

5 Records

1340
24 Jun 1340
Birth of John Of Gaunt in St. Bavon Abbey, Ghent, Flanders
St. Bavon Abbey, Ghent, Flanders
1340
6 March 1340
Birth of John Of Gaunt in Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium
1398
15 Mar 1398
Age 58
Burial of John Of Gaunt in London, City of London, Greater London, England
London, City of London, Greater London, England
1399
3 February 1399
Age 59
Death of John Of Gaunt in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England
Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England
1399
3 Feb 1399
Age 59
Death of John Of Gaunt in Leicester Castle, Leics, Land, England
Leicester Castle, Leics, Land, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1340
    Event Place: St. Bavon Abbey, Ghent, Flanders
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 February 1399
    Event Place: Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [4] International, Find a Grave Index
    [5] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [6] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [7] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [8] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [9] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [10] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 March 1340
    Event Place: Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [4] International, Find a Grave Index
    [5] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [6] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [7] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [8] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [9] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1398
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1399
    Event Place: Leicester Castle, Leics, Land, England
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