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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: 6 Mar 1340

Birth Location: Abbaye de St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium

Death Date: 3 Feb 1399

Death Location: Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England

Father: Edward PLANTAGENET

Mother: Philippa Hainault

Spouse(s): Blanche Lancaster

Children(s): King Lancaster

In 1340, John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and Leon entered the world in Abbaye de St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium, born to Edward Iii King Of England Plantagenet And Philippa Of Hainault. John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and Leon married Blanche Of Lancaster, and had children including King Henry Iv Bolingbroke Lancaster. 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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Biography

  • In 1340, John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and Leon entered the world in Abbaye de St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium, born to Edward Iii King Of England Plantagenet And Philippa Of Hainault.
  • John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and Leon married Blanche Of Lancaster, and had children including King Henry Iv Bolingbroke Lancaster.
  • 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: Abbaye de St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium
Parents
Edward III King of England PLANTAGENET
1312–1377
Windsor Castle, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
Philippa (of) Hainault
1311–1369
Valenciennes, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Grandparents
Edward (II PLANTAGENET King of) England
1281–1327
Carnarvon Castle, Gwynedd, Wales
Isabella ("She Wolf of France") Plantagenet
1292–1358
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
William (I, De Avesnes Count Guillaume De) Hainault
1286–1337
Hainault, Belgium
Jeanne (Countess DeHainault) DeValois
1294–1342
Valois, France
Great-Grandparents
Edward England
1245–1296
Blanche Plantagenet
1248–1290
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King III
1207–1272
Provence of
1222–1291

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 (6 Mar 1340–3 Feb 1399) m. Blanche (of) Lancaster (25 Mar 1342–12 Sep 1368)
  1. 1. King (Henry IV Bolingbroke) Lancaster 1367–1413
    1. 1. King (Henry V) Lancaster 1386–1422
      1. 1. King (Henry VI of England) Lancaster 1421–1471

John Leon's Timeline

2 Records

1340
6 Mar 1340
Birth of John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and Leon in Abbaye de St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium
Abbaye de St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium
1399
3 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

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1340
    Event Place: Abbaye de St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium

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

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