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John Plantagenet Gaunt 1340–1399 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 March 1340

Birth Location: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, België

Death Date: 3 February 1399

Death Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England

Father: Edward III

Mother: Philippa Hainault

Spouse(s): Constanza Castille, Katherine Swynford-Plantagenet

Children(s): Queen Plantagenet, Henry IV, Henry Beaufort, John Beaufort, Thomas Beaufort, Elizabeth Lancaster, Joan Neville

The story of John Plantagenet Gaunt began in 1340 in Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, België. John Plantagenet Gaunt married Constanza De Castille, Katherine Swynford Plantagenet, and had children including Elizabeth Lancaster, Henry Beaufort, Henry Plantagenet Lancaster Iv, Joan Neville, John De Beaufort, Queen Katherine Delancaster Plantagenet, Thomas De Beaufort. John Plantagenet Gaunt passed away in 1399 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Plantagenet Gaunt began in 1340 in Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, België.
  • John Plantagenet Gaunt married Constanza De Castille, Katherine Swynford Plantagenet, and had children including Elizabeth Lancaster, Henry Beaufort, Henry Plantagenet Lancaster Iv, Joan Neville, John De Beaufort, Queen Katherine Delancaster Plantagenet, Thomas De Beaufort.
  • John Plantagenet Gaunt passed away in 1399 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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John Gaunt's Ancestors

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John Gaunt
1340–1399
Birth Place: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
Parents
Edward III
1312–1377
Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
Philippa (d'Avesnes of) Hainault
1311–1369
Valenciennes, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
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John Gaunt's Descendants

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John (Plantagenet) Gaunt (6 March 1340–3 February 1399) m. Constanza (de) Castille (1354–24 March 1394) m. Katherine Swynford-Plantagenet (25 November 1350–10 May 1403)
  1. 1. Queen (Katherine deLancaster) Plantagenet 1373–1418 m. Henry (of) Castile 1379–1406
    1. 1. Juan (II of) Castile 1405–1454 m. Isabel (de) Portugal 1428–1496 m. Juana Enriquez 1425–1468 m. Maria (of) ARAGON 1396–1445
      1. 1. Eleanor (of) CASTILE 1423–1425
      2. 2. Catalina (of) Castile 1422–1424
      3. 3. Carlos ((Charles) IV Yanez, Príncipe de Viana, Rey de Navarra, de) Trastámara-Évreux 1421–1461
      4. 4. Alfonso (de Aragón y Escobar Duque de) Villahermosa 1417–1495
      5. 5. Blanche (II of) Navarre 1420–1464
      6. 6. Juana (of) Aragon 1423–1425
      7. 7. Isabella (I 'The Catholic', Queen of Castile and León, Queen consort of Aragon, Majorca, Naples, Sicily and) Valencia 1451–1504 m. Fernando V 1452–1516 m. Ferdinand (V De Aragón King Of) Castile 1452–1516
        1. 1. Juan, (Prince of) Asturias 1478–1497
        2. 2. Isabella (de) Aragon 1470–1498
        3. 3. Juanna (' 'The Mad', Queen of Aragon, Castile and) León 1479–1555
        4. 4. Catherine ('The Virtuous' of) Aragon 1485–1536
        5. 5. Anna ('Twin of Maria' of) Aragon 1482–1482
        6. 6. Isabella (of Aragon, Abbess of the Royal Convent of Our Lady Mother of Grace at) Avila 1469–1474
        7. 7. John ARAGON 1469–1474
  2. 2. Henry (Plantagenet-Lancaster) IV 1367–1413
  3. 3. Henry Beaufort 1374–1447
  4. 4. John (de) Beaufort 1371–1410
  5. 5. Thomas (de) Beaufort 1377–1426
  6. 6. Elizabeth Lancaster 1363–1425
  7. 7. Joan Neville 1375–1440

John Gaunt's Timeline

2 Records

1340
6 March 1340
Birth of John Plantagenet Gaunt in Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
1399
3 February 1399
Age 59
Death of John Plantagenet Gaunt in Castle Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Castle Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 March 1340
    Event Place: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 February 1399
    Event Place: Castle Leicester, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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

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