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John of Gaunt 1340 – 1399 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1340

Birth Location: Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Death Date: 3 Feb 1399

Death Location: Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Father: King III

Mother: Philippa Hainault

Spouse(s): Blanche Gresmond

Children(s): King IV

John of Gaunt 1st Duke of Lancaster was born in 1340 in Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium, the child of King Edward III and Philippa de Hainault. John of Gaunt 1st Duke of Lancaster married Blanche Gresmond, and had children including King Henry IV. John of Gaunt 1st Duke of Lancaster passed away in 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • John of Gaunt 1st Duke of Lancaster was born in 1340 in Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium, the child of King Edward III and Philippa de Hainault.
  • John of Gaunt 1st Duke of Lancaster married Blanche Gresmond, and had children including King Henry IV.
  • John of Gaunt 1st Duke of Lancaster passed away in 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

King III
1312 – 1377
Birth Location: Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
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Philippa Hainault
1314 – 1369
Birth Location: Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
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Spouses(s)

Blanche Gresmond
1345 – 1368
Birth Location: Bolingbroke Castle, Old Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, England
BG

Children(s)

King IV
1367 – 1413
Birth Location: Bolingbroke Castle, Old Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, England
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John Gaunt's Ancestors

Self
John Gaunt
1340 – 1399
Birth Place: Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Parents
King Edward III
1312 – 1377
Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
Philippa (de) Hainault
1314 – 1369
Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Grandparents
King (Edward) II
1284 – 1327
Caervarvon Castle, Caernarvonshire, Wales
Isabelle (de) France
1292 – 1358
Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
Great-Grandparents
King I
1239 – 1307
Eleanor Castille
1240 – 1290
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King III
1207 – 1272
Éléonore Provence
1223 – 1291

John Gaunt's Descendants

1.
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John (of) Gaunt (6 Mar 1340 – 3 Feb 1399) m. Blanche Gresmond (25 Mar 1345 – 12 Sep 1368)
  1. 1. King (Henry) IV (3 Apr 1367 – 20 Mar 1413) m. Mary (de) Bohun (30 May 1368 – 4 Jul 1394)
    1. 1. King (Henry) V (16 Sep 1386 – 31 Aug 1422) m. Catherine (de) Valois (27 Oct 1401 – 3 Jan 1437)
      1. 1. King (Henry) VI (6 Dec 1421 – 21 May 1471)

John Gaunt's Timeline

2 Records

1340
6 Mar 1340
Birth of John of Gaunt 1st Duke of Lancaster in Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
1399
3 Feb 1399
Age 59
Death of John of Gaunt 1st Duke of Lancaster in Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1340
    Event Place: Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1399
    Event Place: Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
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