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John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and Leon 1340–1399 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Mar 1340

Birth Location: Saint Bavon Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium

Death Date: 03 Feb 1399

Death Location: Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England

Father: Edward England

Mother: Philippa Avesnes

Spouse(s): Blanche Plantagenet, Katherine Swynford, Mistress St.Hilaire, Constanza Castile

Children(s): John Somerset, Thomas Swynford, Philippa Plantagenet, Philippa PORTUGAL, Sabel Lancaster, Edward Plantagenet, Henry Plantagenet, Henry Plantagenet, Joan Beaufort, Louis Beaufort, John Somerset, Henry Beaufort, Thomas Beaufort

In 1340, John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and Leon entered the world in Saint Bavon Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium, born to Edward Iii Plantagenet King Of England And Philippa Avesnes. John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and Leon married Blanche Plantagenet, Constanza Perez Castile, Katherine De Roet Duchess Lancaster Swynford, Mistress Marie Hainault De St Hilaire, and had children including Edward Plantagenet, Henry Bolingbroke Derby Iv Plantagenet, Henry De Beaufort, Henry De Beaufort Cardinal Plantagenet, Joan Countess Westmoreland De Beaufort, John De Beaufort Somerset, John Fairborn De Beaufort 1St Earl Of Somset Marquis Of Dorset Somerset, Louis Rogier De Beaufort, Philippa Plantagenet, Philippa Plantagenet Portugal, Sabel Plantagenet Lancaster, Thomas De Swynford, Thomas De Beaufort. John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and Leon passed away in 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England.

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  • In 1340, John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and Leon entered the world in Saint Bavon Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium, born to Edward Iii Plantagenet King Of England And Philippa Avesnes.
  • John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and Leon married Blanche Plantagenet, Constanza Perez Castile, Katherine De Roet Duchess Lancaster Swynford, Mistress Marie Hainault De St Hilaire, and had children including Edward Plantagenet, Henry Bolingbroke Derby Iv Plantagenet, Henry De Beaufort, Henry De Beaufort Cardinal Plantagenet, Joan Countess Westmoreland De Beaufort, John De Beaufort Somerset, John Fairborn De Beaufort 1St Earl Of Somset Marquis Of Dorset Somerset, Louis Rogier De Beaufort, Philippa Plantagenet, Philippa Plantagenet Portugal, Sabel Plantagenet Lancaster, Thomas De Swynford, Thomas De Beaufort.
  • John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and Leon passed away in 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England.

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John Leon's Ancestors

Self
John Leon
1340–1399
Birth Place: Saint Bavon Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
Parents
Edward III Plantagenet King of England
1312–1377
Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England/Saint David, Grenada
Philippa Avesnes
1311–1369
Le Quesnoy, Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France/ Mons Hainault Belgium/
Grandparents
Edward (II England) Plantagenet
1284–1327
Caernarvon Castle, Caernarvonshire, , Wales
Isabella (Capet of) France
1292–1358
Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
William (III "The Good" Guillaume Count of Hainault Count d') Avesnes
1280–1337
Avesnes, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Jeanne (de Valois Countess de) Hainault
1294–1342
Longpont, Aisne, Picardie, France
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Leon's Descendants

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John (of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and) Leon (06 Mar 1340–03 Feb 1399) m. Blanche Plantagenet (1345–1371) m. Katherine (de ROET Duchess Lancaster) Swynford (25 November,1350–10 May 1403) m. Mistress (Marie Hainault de) St.Hilaire (1340–1400) m. Constanza (Perez) Castile (1354–1394)
  1. 1. John (de Beaufort) Somerset 1337–1410
  2. 2. Thomas (de) Swynford 1345–1387
  3. 3. Philippa Plantagenet 1355–1382
  4. 4. Philippa (Plantagenet) PORTUGAL 1360–1415
  5. 5. Sabel (Plantagenet) Lancaster 1360–
  6. 6. Edward Plantagenet 1365–1368
  7. 7. Henry (Bolingbroke Derby IV) Plantagenet 1366–1413
  8. 8. Henry (de Beaufort Cardinal) Plantagenet 1375–1447
  9. 9. Joan (Countess Westmoreland de) Beaufort 1375–1440
  10. 10. Louis (Rogier de) Beaufort 1376–1464
  11. 11. John (Fairborn de Beaufort 1st. Earl of Somset Marquis of Dorset &) Somerset 1373–1410
  12. 12. Henry (de) Beaufort 1375–1447
  13. 13. Thomas (de) Beaufort 1377–1426

John Leon's Timeline

2 Records

1340
06 Mar 1340
Birth of John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and Leon in Saint Bavon Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
Saint Bavon Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
1399
03 Feb 1399
Age 59
Death of John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and Leon in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England
Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Mar 1340
    Event Place: Saint Bavon Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
    Record Source: Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Feb 1399
    Event Place: Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Colonial Families of the USA

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