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John of Gaunt 1340–1399 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1340

Birth Location: St. Bavon Abbey, Ghent, Flanders

Death Date: 3 Feb 1399

Death Location: London, Greater London, England

Father: Edward England

Mother: Philippa Hainault

Spouse(s): Katherine Swynford

Children(s): Joan Beaufort

In 1340, John of Gaunt / entered the world in St. Bavon Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, born to Edward Iii King Of England And Philippa Of Hainault. John of Gaunt married Katherine Deroet Swynford, and had children including Joan Beaufort. John of Gaunt / passed away in 1399 in London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1340, John of Gaunt // entered the world in St. Bavon Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, born to Edward Iii King Of England And Philippa Of Hainault.
  • John of Gaunt // married Katherine Deroet Swynford, and had children including Joan Beaufort.
  • John of Gaunt // passed away in 1399 in London, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward England
1312–1377
Birth Location: Abbaye De St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium
EE
Philippa Hainault
1311–1369
Birth Location: Hainault, Belgium
PH

Spouses(s)

Katherine Swynford
1350–1403
Birth Location: Hainault, Belgium
KS

Children(s)

Joan Beaufort
1375–1440
Birth Location: Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, France
JB

John Gaunt's Ancestors

Self
John Gaunt
1340–1399
Birth Place: St. Bavon Abbey, Ghent, Flanders
Parents
Edward III King of England
1312–1377
Abbaye De St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium
Philippa (of) Hainault
1311–1369
Hainault, Belgium
Grandparents
Edward-- (II King of England) Plantagenet
1284–1327
Carnarvon Castle, Caernarvonshire, Wales
Isabella-- (Queen of England Capet "She Wolf of) France"
1292–1358
of, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
William (I, Count of) Hainaut
1286–1337
Joan (of) Valois
1294–1342
Great-Grandparents
Edward Plantagenet
1239–1307
Eleanor Leon
1244–1290
King Capet
1268–1314
Joan, Navarre
1271–1305
2nd-Great-Grandparents
HENRY PLANTAGENET
1206–1272
Eleanor Provence
1223–1291
Ferdinand Castile
1201–1252
Jeanne Ponthieu
1208–1278
Philip Capet
1245–1285
Isabella DeAragon
1247–1271
Henri I
1232–1274
Blanche Artois
1247–1302

John Gaunt's Descendants

1.
JG
John (of) Gaunt (28 Mar 1340–3 Feb 1399) m. Katherine (deRoet) Swynford (1350–10 May 1403)
  1. 1. Joan Beaufort 1375–1440 m. Sir (Ralph) Neville 1364–1425
    1. 1. Katherine Neville 1399–1478 m. THOMAS STRANGEWAYS 1395–1442
      1. 1. JOAN STRANGEWAYS 1427–1485 m. WILLIAM WILLOUGHBY 1433–1492
        1. 1. Cecily Willoughby 1463–1539 m. Sir (Edward ,2nd baron of Dudley) Sutton 1459–1532

John Gaunt's Timeline

2 Records

1340
28 Mar 1340
Birth of John of Gaunt // in St. Bavon Abbey, Ghent, Flanders
St. Bavon Abbey, Ghent, Flanders
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: 28 Mar 1340
    Event Place: St. Bavon Abbey, Ghent, Flanders
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1399
    Event Place: Leicester Castle, Leics, Land, England
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index
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