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John of Gaunt Plantagenet 1340–1399 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Mar 1340

Birth Location: St Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium

Death Date: 3 February 1399

Death Location: Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England

Father: Edward III

Mother: Philappa Hainault

Spouse(s): Katherine Roet

Children(s): John Somerset, Henry Plantagenet, Henry Beaufort, Joan Beaufort, Thomas Beaufort, Henry Beaufort, Lady Plantagenet, Henry Winchester, Joan Beaufort, Blanche Beaufort, Catherine Plantagenet, Elizabeth Plantagenet

In 1340, John of Gaunt Plantagenet entered the world in St Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium, born to Edward Of England Iii And Philappa Of Hainault. John of Gaunt Plantagenet married Katherine De Roet, and had children including Blanche Beaufort, Catherine Plantagenet, Elizabeth Plantagenet, Henry Beaufort, Henry De Beaufort Cardinal And Bishop Winchester, Henry Iv Plantagenet, Joan Beaufort, Joan De Beaufort, John Beaufort 1St Earl Of Somerset, Lady Joan De Beaufort Countess Westmoreland Plantagenet, Thomas De Beaufort. John of Gaunt Plantagenet passed away in 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1340, John of Gaunt Plantagenet entered the world in St Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium, born to Edward Of England Iii And Philappa Of Hainault.
  • John of Gaunt Plantagenet married Katherine De Roet, and had children including Blanche Beaufort, Catherine Plantagenet, Elizabeth Plantagenet, Henry Beaufort, Henry De Beaufort Cardinal And Bishop Winchester, Henry Iv Plantagenet, Joan Beaufort, Joan De Beaufort, John Beaufort 1St Earl Of Somerset, Lady Joan De Beaufort Countess Westmoreland Plantagenet, Thomas De Beaufort.
  • John of Gaunt Plantagenet passed away in 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England.

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John Plantagenet's Ancestors

Self
John Plantagenet
1340–1399
Birth Place: St Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
Parents
Edward of England III
1312–1377
Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
Philappa (of) Hainault
1311–1369
Le Quesnoy, Nord, Nord-Pas-De-Calais, France
Grandparents
Edward (of England) II
1284–1327
Carnarvon Castle, Wales
Isabella (of) France
1295–1358
Paris, France
Great-Grandparents
Edward Plantagenet
1239–1307
Eleanor Castille
1244–1290
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry III
1206–1272
Eleanor Berenger
1217–1291

John Plantagenet's Descendants

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John (of Gaunt) Plantagenet (06 Mar 1340–3 February 1399) m. Katherine (de) Roet (25 Nov 1350–10 May 1403)
  1. 1. John (Beaufort 1st Earl of) Somerset 1371–1410 m. Margaret (Holland Duchess of) Lancaster 1385–1439
    1. 1. Joan (Beaufort Queen of Scots, Queen Consort of Scotland from 1424 to 1437 as the spouse of King James I of) Scotland 1404–1445 m. James (I Stewart King of) Scots 1394–1437
      1. 1. Princess (Annabella) Stewart 1433–1485 m. George (Gordon Earl of) Huntly 1435–1501
        1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Gordon 1462–1525 m. William (Keith 3rd Earl of) Marischal 1451–1527
        2. 2. Margaret Gordon 1450–1506
        3. 3. Agnes Gordon 1472–1525
        4. 4. Countess (Elisabeth) Gordon 1465–1530
        5. 5. Isabella Gordoun 1441–1470
        6. 6. Alexander 1468–1524
        7. 7. William Gordon 1455–1513
        8. 8. James Gordon 1470–1558
        9. 9. Elizabeth (Lady) Gordon 1454–1549
        10. 10. Janet Gordon 1470–1559
        11. 11. William (of Schivas and Gight) Gordon 1478–1513
        12. 12. Alexander Gordon 1460–1523
      2. 2. James (II Stewart King of) Scotland 1430–1460
      3. 3. James (Stewart 1st Earl of) Buchan 1442–1499
      4. 4. Alexander (Stewart Duke of) Rothesay 1430–1430
      5. 5. John Stewart –1479
      6. 6. Agnes Stewart 1480–1557
      7. 7. Andrew Stewart –1501
      8. 8. Mary (Princess Mary Stewart Stewart Countess of) Buchan 1429–1465
      9. 9. Joan (Stewart of Scotland Countess of) Morton 1428–1493
      10. 10. Annabella (of Scotland) Gordon 1437–1509
      11. 11. Eleanor Stewart 1427–1480
      12. 12. John (Stewart Earl) Mar 1479–1502
      13. 13. King (James) IV 1472–1513
      14. 14. Margaret (Dauphine) France 1424–1445
      15. 15. Isabella (Elizabeth Stewart of Scotland Stewart Duchesse de) Bretagne –1494
      16. 16. James Scots 1482–
      17. 17. John (Earl Mar) Stewart 1503–
    2. 2. Margaret Beaufort 1409–
    3. 3. Edmund Beaufort 1406–1455
    4. 4. Henry Beaufort 1401–1418
    5. 5. Thomas Beaufort 1405–1431
    6. 6. Jane Beaufort 1407–1445
    7. 7. John Beaufort 1404–1444
    8. 8. Joan Beaufort 1379–1440
  2. 2. Henry (IV) Plantagenet 1367–1413
  3. 3. Henry Beaufort 1375–1447
  4. 4. Joan (de) Beaufort 1379–1440
  5. 5. Thomas (De) Beaufort 1377–1426
  6. 6. Henry Beaufort 1347–1447
  7. 7. Lady (Joan de Beaufort Countess Westmoreland) Plantagenet 1379–1445
  8. 8. Henry (de Beaufort Cardinal and Bishop) Winchester 1376–1447
  9. 9. Joan Beaufort 1360–
  10. 10. Blanche Beaufort 1373–1396
  11. 11. Catherine Plantagenet 1372–1418
  12. 12. Elizabeth Plantagenet 1365–1426

John Plantagenet's Timeline

2 Records

1340
06 Mar 1340
Birth of John of Gaunt Plantagenet in St Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
St Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
1399
3 February 1399
Age 59
Death of John of Gaunt Plantagenet in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England
Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Mar 1340
    Event Place: St Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 February 1399
    Event Place: Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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