Constance Of CASTILE

Constance married John Of GAUNT in Sep 1371 in Roquefort, Guienne, or St. Andrew. John (son of Edward III King Of ENGLAND and Philippa Of HAINAULT) was born in Mar 1340 in St Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders; died on 03 Feb 1399 in Leicester Castle, England; was buried in St.Paul's Cathedral, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Katherine of Lancaster (also known as Catherine Plantagenet and as Queen Catalina of Castile and Leon) (1372/1373 ? 2 June 1418) was the daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and his second wife, Constance of Castile.

She married Enrique III of Castile in 1393 at Burgos. As her mother was daughter of Pedro of Castile, the marriage helped to restore a semblance of legitimacy to the Trastamara line.

The couple had three children:

Maria of Castile (1401-1458), who married Alfonso V "the Magnanimous", King of Aragon and Naples,
Catharina of Castile, who wed Enrique of AragÛn, Duque de Villena,
Juan II (1405-1454), who succeeded his father as King of Castile . His mother Katherine and his uncle, Ferdinand, served as co-regents during his minority, and Katherine alone was regent after Ferdinand's death in 1416.
Queen Catalina died at Valladolid of a stroke, possibly precipitated by her great obesity, leaving her thirteen year-old son at the mercy of self-interested courtiers.

Katherine married Henry III The Infirm Of CASTILE between 1388 and 1393. Henry (son of Juan I King Of CASTILE and Eleonor Of ARAGON) was born on 04 Oct 1379 in Burgos; died between 25 and 26 Dec 1406 in Toledo; was buried in Toledo. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]