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John of Gaunt Plantagenet Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and Leon 1349–1399 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jun 1349

Birth Location: Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Death Date: 3 Feb 1399

Death Location: Stoke Rochford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England

Father: King Plantagenet

Mother: Phillippa Hainault

Spouse(s): Maud Neville

Children(s): Ralph Neville

In 1349, John of Gaunt Plantagenet Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and Leon entered the world in Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium, born to King Edward Iii Plantagenet And Phillippa Hainault. John of Gaunt Plantagenet Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and Leon married Catherine Roelt Swynford, Maud Neville, and had children including King Henry Iv Plantagent, Ralph 1364 Neville. John of Gaunt Plantagenet Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and Leon passed away in 1399 in Stoke Rochford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1349, John of Gaunt Plantagenet Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and Leon entered the world in Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium, born to King Edward Iii Plantagenet And Phillippa Hainault.
  • John of Gaunt Plantagenet Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and Leon married Catherine Roelt Swynford, Maud Neville, and had children including King Henry Iv Plantagent, Ralph 1364 Neville.
  • John of Gaunt Plantagenet Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and Leon passed away in 1399 in Stoke Rochford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.

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John Leon's Ancestors

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John Leon
1349–1399
Birth Place: Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Parents
King Edward III Plantagenet
1330–1376
Woodstock, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Phillippa Hainault
1335–
Grandparents
Edward (“The black prince”) Plantagenet
1312–1377
Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
Philippa (d'Avesnes of) Hainault
1313–1369
Valenciennes, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Jeanne (\ Joan Of Valois) France
1320–
Valois, France
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John Leon's Descendants

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John (of Gaunt Plantagenet Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and) Leon (24 Jun 1349–3 Feb 1399) m. Maud Neville (Before 1350–)
  1. 1. Ralph ((1364)) Neville 1364–1425 m. Margaret (de) Stafford 1364–1396
    1. 1. John Neville 1387–1420 m. Elizabeth (de) Holland 1388–1423
      1. 1. Ralph Neville 1406–1484 m. Elizabeth (Clifford) Percy 1395–1436
        1. 1. George Neville 1422– m. Elizabeth (Beauchamp) (Neville) 1422–
        2. 2. John Neville –1451

John Leon's Timeline

2 Records

1349
24 Jun 1349
Birth of John of Gaunt Plantagenet Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and Leon in Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
1399
3 Feb 1399
Age 50
Death of John of Gaunt Plantagenet Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and Leon
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1349
    Event Place: Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
    Record Source: Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1399
    Record Source: Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stoke Rochford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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