John Of GAUNT

Male 1340 - 1399  (58 years)


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  • Name John Of GAUNT  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    • He was created Earl of Richmond on 20 Sep 1342. He was created Duke of Lancaster on 13 Nov 1362 in consequence of the marriage, and was ancestor of the Lancastrian Kings of England. In her right (Constance De Castille) John assumed in September 1371 the title of King of Castille and Leon. From 1376 until his death his diplomatic and military services in France and Guienne, and in Scotland, and his Spanish expedition (1386-88) formed interludes in the factious life of politics in which, as eldest uncle of King Richard II and his chief subject, he was involved. He was created Duke of Aquitaine on 2 Mar 1390. [1]
    Birth Mar 1340  St Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Fact John Plantagenet Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Fact Knight of the Garter Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Fact Prince of England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Fact 2nd Duke of Lancaster Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Fact 5th Earl of Lancaster, Derby, Lincoln, and Leicester Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Fact 20 Sep 1342  Earl of Richmond Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 7
    Fact 13 Nov 1362  Duke Of Lancaster Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Fact Sep 1371  Titular King of Castile and Leon Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Fact 2 Mar 1390  Duke of Aquitaine Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Death 03 Feb 1399  Leicester Castle, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6, 7
    Burial St.Paul's Cathedral, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8, 9
    Notes 
    • [Hulett FTW from MC Scott.FTW]

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      http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedlkup/n=royal?royal01236
      Earl of Richmond. Some say born Jun 1340, but see CP vol.XIV,p.421.Earl of Derby, Lincoln. Duke of Aquitaine. Lord of Beaufort & Nogent.Burke says he died at Ely House, Holborn King of Castile & Leon. Lord of Bergerac & Roche-sur-Yon. The Complete Peerage vol.VII,pp.410-416 & vol.XIV,p.421.
    • John of Lancaster (f Gaunt), Duke of Lancaster, fourth son, was married for the third time at Lincoln Cathedral on 13 Jan. 1395/6 to Katherine De Roet, widow of Hugh Swynford, Knt., of Coleby and Ketelthorpe, co., Lincoln. (died 1372), and younger daughter and co-heiress of Pain de Roet, Knt., Guienne King of Arms, a Hainaulter, and one of the knights of Queen Philippe's household. She was born probably in Hainault, about 1350 and had formerly been the governess to his daughters, and then his mistress, and by her he had children, born before marriage. The marriage was ratified and confirmed during the Great Schism by the Roman pope, Boniface IX. Their three sons were legitimised, with the assent of parliament, on 9 Feb. 1396/7, the patent confirmed by King Henry IV of 10 Feb. 1406/7, but with a saving clause barring them from succession to the throne. Their children were given the name Beaufort from their father's (lost) castle in Champagne which had devolved on him through his first wife, Blanche of Lancaster, a descendant of Blanche d'Artois who had purchased the lordship of Beaufort in 1270. [1]
    Person ID I24527  Main Tree
    Last Modified 20 Apr 2022 

    Father Edward III King Of ENGLAND,   b. 13 Nov 1312, Windsor, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1377, Sheen Palace, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Philippa Of HAINAULT,   b. 24 Jun 1311, Valenciennes Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Aug 1369, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 24 Jan 1328  York Minster, York, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 6, 10, 11
    Family ID F03104  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Blanche Of LANCASTER,   b. 25 Mar 1345   d. 12 Sep 1368, Bolingbroke Castle Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years) 
    Marriage 19 May 1359  Queen's Chapel, Reading Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 7
    Children 
     1. Philippa Of LANCASTER,   b. 31 Mar 1360, Leicester Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jul 1415, Odivelas, near Lisbon Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)  [Natural]
     2. John Of LANCASTER,   b. Abt 1362   d. young Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     3. Edward Of LANCASTER,   b. Abt 1365   d. young Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     4. Elizabeth Of LANCASTER,   b. 21 Feb 1363/4   d. 24 Nov 1425 (Age 61 years)  [Birth]
     5. John Of LANCASTER,   b. Bef 4 May 1366   d. young Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    +6. Henry IV King Of ENGLAND,   b. 04 Apr 1366, Bolingbroke Castle, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1413, Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster Abbey Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)  [Birth]
     7. Isabel Of LANCASTER,   b. Abt 1368   d. young Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Family ID F06913  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Apr 2022 

    Family 2 Constance Of CASTILE,   b. 1354, Castro Kerez Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1394 (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage Sep 1371  Roquefort, Guienne, or St. Andrew Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. John Of LANCASTER,   b. 1374, Ghent Find all individuals with events at this locationd. young Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     2. Katherine Of LANCASTER,   b. 1372/3, Hertford Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 02 Jun 1418 (Age 45 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F07086  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Apr 2018 

    Family 3 Katherine DE ROET,   b. 1350, Picardy, Somme, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1403, Lincoln, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Marriage 13 Jan 1395/6  [1, 6
    Married 13 Jan 1396  Lincoln Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9
    Children 
     1. John BEAUFORT,   b. Abt 1371, Chcateau De Beaufort, Maine-Et-Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Mar 1409/10, St Catherine By The Tower Hospital, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)  [Birth]
    +2. Henry BEAUFORT,   b. Abt 1375   d. 11 Apr 1447 (Age 72 years)  [Birth]
     3. Thomas BEAUFORT,   b. Abt Jan 1377   d. 31 Dec 1426, Greenwich Manor Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)  [Birth]
     4. Joan BEAUFORT,   b. Abt 1379   d. 13 Nov 1440, Howden, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F02881  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Apr 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsFact - - John Plantagenet Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFact - - 2nd Duke of Lancaster Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFact - - 5th Earl of Lancaster, Derby, Lincoln, and Leicester Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFact - 20 Sep 1342 - Earl Of Richmond Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFact - 13 Nov 1362 - Duke of Lancaster Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFact - 2 Mar 1390 - Duke of Aquitaine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Jan 1396 - Lincoln Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 03 Feb 1399 - Leicester Castle, England Link to Google Earth
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