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Prince John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster Plantagenet 1340–1399 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1340

Birth Location: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Death Date: 03 Feb 1399

Death Location: Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England

Father: Edward Debeaufort

Mother: Philippa Dehainault

Spouse(s): Blanche Lancaster, Catherine Roet, Constance None

Children(s): Henry Plantagenet, Joan Beaufort, John Somerset

The story of Prince John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster Plantagenet began in 1340 in Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Prince John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster Plantagenet married Blanche Of Lancaster, Catherine De Roet, Constance, and had children including Henry Plantagenet, Joan Beaufort, John De Beaufort 1St Earl Of Somerset And Marquis Of Dorset And Somerset. Prince John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster Plantagenet passed away in 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Prince John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster Plantagenet began in 1340 in Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
  • Prince John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster Plantagenet married Blanche Of Lancaster, Catherine De Roet, Constance, and had children including Henry Plantagenet, Joan Beaufort, John De Beaufort 1St Earl Of Somerset And Marquis Of Dorset And Somerset.
  • Prince John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster Plantagenet passed away in 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Debeaufort
1312–1377
Birth Location: Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
ED
Philippa Dehainault
1311–1369
Birth Location: Le Quesnoy, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
PD

Spouses(s)

Blanche Lancaster
1324–1369
Birth Location: –
BL
Catherine Roet
1350–1403
Birth Location: Picardy, Somme, France
CR
Constance None
1354–1394
Birth Location: –
C

Children(s)

Henry Plantagenet
1367–1412
Birth Location: Bolingbrooke Castle, Lincolnshire, England
HP
Joan Beaufort
1375–1440
Birth Location: Chateau de Beaufort, Montmorency, Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
JB
John Somerset
1371–1410
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England
JS

Prince Plantagenet's Ancestors

Self
Prince Plantagenet
1340–1399
Birth Place: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Parents
Edward Iii King of England of The House Plantagenet Debeaufort
1312–1377
Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Philippa (Deavesnes Queen Consort of England) Dehainault
1311–1369
Le Quesnoy, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Grandparents
King (of England Plantagenet Edward) Ii
1284–1327
Carnarvon, Caernarvonshire, , Wales
Isabella
1292–1358
Paris, France
William (De Avesnes III, Count of) Hainault
1257–1337
Avesnes, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Jeanne ("Joan" (Countess of Hai)) Valois
1292–1352
France, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France
Great-Grandparents
King Plantagenet
1239–1307
Eleanor Castile
1244–1290
Philippe IV
1268–1314
Jeanne Navarre
1273–1305
Jean Avesnes
1247–1304
Philippina Luxembourg
1252–1311
Charles Valois
1269–1350
Marguerite Maine
1273–1299
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King Iii
1207–1272
Countess Eleonore
1223–1291
Castile III
1201–1252
Johanna Ponthieu
1200–1279
Phillip III
1245–1285
Isabella Aragon
1247–1271
Henri Navarre
1244–1274
Blanche Plantagenet
1248–1302
Jean I
1218–1257
Aleida Hainault
1226–1283
Henri Maas
1220–1281
Marguerite Debar
1220–1275
Phillip III
1245–1285
Isabella Aragon
1247–1271
Charles Naples
1254–1309

Prince Plantagenet's Descendants

1.
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Prince (John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster) Plantagenet (Mar 1340–03 Feb 1399) m. Blanche (of) Lancaster (Bet. 1324–1347–12 Sep 1369) m. Catherine (De) Roet (25 Nov 1350–10 May 1403) m. Constance (1354–1394)
  1. 1. Henry Plantagenet 1367–1412
  2. 2. Joan Beaufort 1375–1440 m. Sir (Robert de) Ferrers 1373–1396 m. Ralph Neville 1364–1425
    1. 1. Elizabeth (de) Ferrers 1393–1434
    2. 2. Margaret ((Mary) de) Ferrers 1394–1457
    3. 3. Eleanor Neville 1398–1472
    4. 4. Anne Neville 1411–1480
    5. 5. George (Neville 1st Baron of) Latymer 1412–1469
    6. 6. Sir (Richard 'KNIGHT of the Garter' '5th Earl of Salisbury') Neville 1400–1460
    7. 7. Cecily (De Neville Duchess of) York 1415–1495 m. Richard (Plantagenet 3rd Duke of) York 1411–1460
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Plantagenet Duchess of) Suffolk 1444–1504 m. John (2nd. Duke of Suffield Suffolk And Knight of The Garter De La) Pole 1442–1491
        1. 1. Dorothy (De La) Pole 1472–
        2. 2. Anne (De La) Pole 1476–1495
        3. 3. Richard (De La) Pole 1480–1524
        4. 4. Sir (William De La) Pole 1478–1539
        5. 5. Edmund (3rd Duke of Suffolk De La) Pole 1471–1513
        6. 6. Humphrey (De La) Pole 1474–1513
        7. 7. Edward (De La) Pole 1466–1485
        8. 8. John (1st Earl of Lincoln De La) Pole 1462–1487
        9. 9. Humphrey Pole 1530–1590
        10. 10. Elizabeth (De La) Pole 1468–1489
        11. 11. Grace Delapole 1478– m. John (Richard) Bland 1476–
  3. 3. John (De Beaufort 1st Earl of Somerset and Marquis of Dorset and) Somerset 1371–1410 m. Lady (Margaret De) Holland 1371–1439

Prince Plantagenet's Timeline

5 Records

1340
14 Mar 1340
Birth of Prince John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster Plantagenet in St Bavons Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
St Bavons Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
1340
6 Mar 1340
Birth of Prince John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster Plantagenet in St Bavons Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
St Bavons Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
1340
14 Mar 1340
Birth of Prince John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster Plantagenet in Abbaye De St Bav, Ghent, Flandre Oriental, Belgium
Abbaye De St Bav, Ghent, Flandre Oriental, Belgium
1340
Mar 1340
Birth of Prince John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster Plantagenet in Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
1399
03 Feb 1399
Age 59
Death of Prince John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster Plantagenet in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England
Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1340
    Event Place: St Bavons Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] HOWLAND 352.FTW
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1340
    Event Place: St Bavons Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1340
    Event Place: Abbaye De St Bav, Ghent, Flandre Oriental, Belgium
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1340
    Event Place: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Feb 1399
    Event Place: Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] HOWLAND 352.FTW
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [5] Database online.
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