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John of Gaunt Prince of England 1st Duke of Lancaster and Duke of Aquitaine Earl of Richmond King of Castile and Leon Plantagenet 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, Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Father: Edward Plantagenet

Mother: Philippa Avesnes

Spouse(s): Katherine Swynford, Blanche Plantagenet

Children(s): Joan Beaufort, Katherine Plantagenet, Thomas, Beaufort, John Beaufort, Isabel Plantagenet, Henry England, John Plantagenet, Edward Plantagenet, Elizabeth Plantagenet, Philippa Plantagenet, Henry Cardinal

John of Gaunt Prince of England 1st Duke of Lancaster and Duke of Aquitaine Earl of Richmond King of Castile and Leon Plantagenet was born in 1340 in Abbaye de St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium, the child of Edward Iii King Of England Plantagenet And Philippa Of Hainault Queen Consort Of England Avesnes. John of Gaunt Prince of England 1st Duke of Lancaster and Duke of Aquitaine Earl of Richmond King of Castile and Leon Plantagenet married Blanche Duchess Of Lancaster Plantagenet, Katherine Deroet Swynford, and had children including Edward Plantagenet, Elizabeth Of Lancaster Plantagenet, Henry Beaufort Cardinal, Henry Iv Of Lancaster Plantagenet King Of England, Isabel Plantagenet, Joan De Beaufort, John Plantagenet, John Plantagenet 1St Earl Of Somerset Beaufort, Katherine Or Catalina Of Lancaster Plantagenet, Philippa Plantagenet, Thomas Earl Of Exeter Beaufort. John of Gaunt Prince of England 1st Duke of Lancaster and Duke of Aquitaine Earl of Richmond King of Castile and Leon Plantagenet passed away in 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

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  • John of Gaunt Prince of England 1st Duke of Lancaster and Duke of Aquitaine Earl of Richmond King of Castile and Leon Plantagenet was born in 1340 in Abbaye de St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium, the child of Edward Iii King Of England Plantagenet And Philippa Of Hainault Queen Consort Of England Avesnes.
  • John of Gaunt Prince of England 1st Duke of Lancaster and Duke of Aquitaine Earl of Richmond King of Castile and Leon Plantagenet married Blanche Duchess Of Lancaster Plantagenet, Katherine Deroet Swynford, and had children including Edward Plantagenet, Elizabeth Of Lancaster Plantagenet, Henry Beaufort Cardinal, Henry Iv Of Lancaster Plantagenet King Of England, Isabel Plantagenet, Joan De Beaufort, John Plantagenet, John Plantagenet 1St Earl Of Somerset Beaufort, Katherine Or Catalina Of Lancaster Plantagenet, Philippa Plantagenet, Thomas Earl Of Exeter Beaufort.
  • John of Gaunt Prince of England 1st Duke of Lancaster and Duke of Aquitaine Earl of Richmond King of Castile and Leon Plantagenet passed away in 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

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John Plantagenet's Ancestors

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John Plantagenet
1340–1399
Birth Place: Abbaye de St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium
Parents
Edward III King of England Plantagenet
1312–1377
Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
Philippa (of Hainault Queen Consort of England) Avesnes
1311–1369
Hainault, Belgium
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John Plantagenet's Descendants

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John (of Gaunt Prince of England 1st Duke of Lancaster and Duke of Aquitaine Earl of Richmond King of Castile and Leon) Plantagenet (6 Mar 1340–3 Feb 1399) m. Katherine (DeRoet,) Swynford (25 Nov 1350–10 May 1403) m. Blanche (Duchess of Lancaster) Plantagenet (25 Mar 1342–30 Sep 1369)
  1. 1. Joan (de) Beaufort 1375–1440
  2. 2. Katherine (or Catalina of Lancaster) Plantagenet 1373–1418
  3. 3. Thomas, (Earl of Exeter) Beaufort 1377–1426
  4. 4. John (Plantagenet, 1st Earl of Somerset) Beaufort 1373–1410
  5. 5. Isabel Plantagenet 1368–1368
  6. 6. Henry (IV of Lancaster Plantagenet, King of) England 1367–1412
  7. 7. John Plantagenet 1366–1367
  8. 8. Edward Plantagenet 1365–1365
  9. 9. Elizabeth (of Lancaster) Plantagenet 1363–1425
  10. 10. Philippa Plantagenet 1360–1415
  11. 11. Henry (Beaufort) Cardinal 1375–1447 m. Lady (Alice) Fitzalan 1350–1415
    1. 1. Lady (Jane) Beaufort 1402–1455 m. Sir (Edward) Stradling 1398–1453
      1. 1. Lady (Katherine) Stradling 1413–1445 m. Sir (Maurice Dennis) Denys 1410–1466
        1. 1. Sir (Walter) Dennis 1443–1503 m. Agnes Danvers 1445–1480
      2. 2. Joan Scotland 1428–1486
      3. 3. Sir (Henry) Stradling 1423–1477
      4. 4. James (II of) Scotland 1430–1460
      5. 5. Annabel Scotland 1432–1509
      6. 6. Edward (Stradling) ++ 1432–
      7. 7. William (Stradling) ++ 1430–
      8. 8. Annabel (Stradling) ++ 1432–1509
      9. 9. James (Stradling) ++ 1430–1460
      10. 10. Joan (Stradling) ++ 1428–1486

John Plantagenet's Timeline

2 Records

1340
6 Mar 1340
Birth of John of Gaunt Prince of England 1st Duke of Lancaster and Duke of Aquitaine Earl of Richmond King of Castile and Leon Plantagenet 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 Prince of England 1st Duke of Lancaster and Duke of Aquitaine Earl of Richmond King of Castile and Leon Plantagenet in Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Leicester Castle, Leicester, 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, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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