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John Beaufort Of Gaunt 1st Duke Of Lancaster 1340 – 1399 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 6 1340

Birth Location: Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Death Date: Feb 3 1399

Death Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Father: Sir Roët

Mother: Maria D’avesnes

Spouse(s): Katherine Lancaster

Children(s): John Somerset

The story of John Beaufort Of Gaunt 1st Duke Of Lancaster began in 1340 in Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium. John Beaufort Of Gaunt 1st Duke Of Lancaster married Katherine Swynford Duchess Of Lancaster, and had children including John Beaufort 1st Earl Of Somerset. John Beaufort Of Gaunt 1st Duke Of Lancaster passed away in 1399 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Beaufort Of Gaunt 1st Duke Of Lancaster began in 1340 in Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
  • John Beaufort Of Gaunt 1st Duke Of Lancaster married Katherine Swynford Duchess Of Lancaster, and had children including John Beaufort 1st Earl Of Somerset.
  • John Beaufort Of Gaunt 1st Duke Of Lancaster passed away in 1399 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Roët
1310 – 1380
Birth Location: Guignies, Hainaut, Belgium
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Maria D’avesnes
1280 – 1310
Birth Location: Hainaut, Belgium
MD

Spouses(s)

Katherine Lancaster
1350 – 1402
Birth Location: Hainaut, Belgium
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Children(s)

John Somerset
1373 – 1410
Birth Location: Chateau De Beaufort, Anjou, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France
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John Lancaster's Ancestors

Self
John Lancaster
1340 – 1399
Birth Place: Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Parents
Sir Paon De Roët
1310 – 1380
Guignies, Hainaut, Belgium
Maria (Christina) D’avesnes
1280 – 1310
Hainaut, Belgium
Grandparents
Gillies (Rigaud Du) Roeulx
1237 – 1274
Roeulx, Hainaut, Belgium
Isabeau (Dame De) Montreuil
Great-Grandparents
Eustache IV
1237 – 1274
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eustache III
1170 – 1221
Marie Tournai

John Lancaster's Descendants

1.
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John (Beaufort Of Gaunt 1st Duke Of) Lancaster (March 6 1340 – Feb 3 1399) m. Katherine (Swynford Duchess Of) Lancaster (November 25 1350 – May 10 1402)
  1. 1. John (Beaufort 1st Earl Of) Somerset (1373 – March 16 1410) m. Margaret (Holland Duchess Of) Clarence
    1. 1. Joan (Beaufort Queen Of) Scots (Dec 27 1402 – July 15 1445) m. James (Stewart Black Knight Of) Lorn ( – 1499)
      1. 1. James (Stewart Earl Of) Buchan m. Margaret (Murray Of) Falahill (1446 – 1512)
        1. 1. James (Stewart Of) Traquair (1480 – 9 September 1513) m. Catherine Rutherford (1488 – 1540)

John Lancaster's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

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

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