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John Of Gaunt Duke Of Lancaster 1340 – 1399 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1340

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

Death Date: 3 Feb 1399

Death Location: Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Father: Edward England

Mother: Philippa England

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sir Beaufort

The story of John Of Gaunt Duke Of Lancaster began in 1340 in Ghent, Arrondissement Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium. John Of Gaunt Duke Of Lancaster had children including Sir John De Beaufort. John Of Gaunt Duke Of Lancaster passed away in 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Of Gaunt Duke Of Lancaster began in 1340 in Ghent, Arrondissement Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium.
  • John Of Gaunt Duke Of Lancaster had children including Sir John De Beaufort.
  • John Of Gaunt Duke Of Lancaster passed away in 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Lancaster's Ancestors

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John Lancaster
1340 – 1399
Birth Place: Ghent, Arrondissement Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Parents
Edward III King Of England
1312 – 1377
Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
Philippa (de Hainaut Queen Consort Of) England
1314 – 1369
Valenciennes, County of Hainaut, Holy Roman Empire
Grandparents
Edward (II King Of) England
1284 – 1327
Caernarfon Castle, Caernarfon, Caernarfonshire, Wales
Isabelle (Princess Of France Queen Of) England
1295 – 1358
Paris, Île-De-France
Guillaume (De) Hainaut
1286 – 1337
Avesnes-Chaussoy, Somme, France
Great-Grandparents
Edward England
1239 – 1307
Marguerite England
1279 – 1317
Philippe France
1268 – 1314
Queen France
1273 – 1305
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry England
1207 – 1272
Eleanor Provence
1221 – 1291
Rey Navarra
1244 – 1274
Blanche Artois
1245 – 1302

John Lancaster's Descendants

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John (Of Gaunt Duke Of) Lancaster (6 Mar 1340 – 3 Feb 1399)
  1. 1. Sir (John De) Beaufort (29 Jan 1371 – 16 Mar 1410) m. Lady (Margaret De) Holland (30 Dec 1385 – 30 Dec 1439)
    1. 1. Edmond Beaufort (26 Sep 1406 – 22 May 1455)
      1. 1. Eleanor Beaufort (1431 – 16 Aug 1501)
        1. 1. Catherine Spencer (1477 – 14 Oct 1542) m. Henry (Algernon De) Percy (13 Jan 1477 – 19 May 1527)

John Lancaster's Timeline

2 Records

1340
6 Mar 1340
Birth of John Of Gaunt Duke Of Lancaster in Ghent, Arrondissement Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Ghent, Arrondissement Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium
1399
3 Feb 1399
Age 59
Death of John Of Gaunt 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, Arrondissement Ghent, East Flanders (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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