Sir John of Gaunt, KG, Duke of Lancaster

1340 - 1399  (58 years)

• Name	John of Gaunt
  	His full titles were Prince of England, Duke of Lancaster, Earl of Richmond, Titular King of Castile and Leon, and Knight of the Garter. [2]
  Birth	Mar 1340	Saint Bavo's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Christening	Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
  Death	3 Feb 1399	Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Burial	15 Mar 1399	St Paul's Cathedral, London, England   [7]
  	Tomb of John of Gaunt
  Siblings	4 brothers
  + 1. Edward of Woodstock, KG, Prince of England,   b. 15 Jun 1330, Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 8 Jun 1376, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England  (Age 45 years) ▻ Joan, LG, Princess of Wales,  m. 10 Oct 1361 > 2. Sir Lionel of Antwerp, KG, Duke of Clarence,   b. 29 Nov 1338, Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium d. 7 Oct 1368, Alba, Piedmont, Italy  (Age 29 years) ▻ Elizabeth de Burgh,  m. 1352 + 3. Sir John of Gaunt, KG, Duke of Lancaster,   b. Mar 1340, Saint Bavo's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders d. 3 Feb 1399, Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England  (Age 58 years) ▻ Blanch of Lancaster,  m. 19 May 1359 ;   Constance, Infanta de Castilla,  m. Jun 1371 ;   Katherine Roet,  m. 13 Jan 1396 > 4. Sir Edmund of Langley, KG, Duke of York,   b. 5 Jun 1341, Kings Langley Palace, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England d. 1 Aug 1402, Kings Langley Palace, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England  (Age 61 years) ▻ Isabel of Castile,  m. Between 1 Mar 1372 to 30 Apr 1372 ;   Joan de Holand,  m. About 4 Nov 1393 + 5. Thomas of Woodstock, KG, Duke of Gloucester,   b. 7 Jan 1354/55, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 8 Sep 1397, Calais, Hauts-de-France, Pas-De-Calais, France  (Age 42 years) ▻ Eleanor de Bohun,  m. Abt 1376
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bodilon de Trèves, Count of Tréves,   b. About 600, Louresse-Rochemenier, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France d. About 643, Mas d'Albon, Beaucaire, Gard, Languedoc, France  (Age 43 years)  (23 x Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth of Bosnia   d. After 1290  (3 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I8505	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: Langston (1974) gives his birth date as 24 June 1340. [5]

  
  

Father	Edward III, King of England,   b. 13 Nov 1312, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 21 Jun 1377, Sheen Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England (Age 64 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Philippa of Hainault,   b. 24 Jun 1311, Hainault, Belgium d. 15 Aug 1369, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England (Age 58 years)
Relationship	Birth
Family ID	F2916	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner 1	Blanch of Lancaster,   b. 25 Mar 1342   d. 9/31/1369 (Age ~ 56 years)  [2, 3, 8]
Marriage	19 May 1359  [2, 3, 8]
	Marriage of John of Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster
Age at Marriage	He : 19 years and 2 months - She : 17 years and 2 months.
Children	>   1. Henry IV, King of England,   b. 3 Apr 1367, Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire, England Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire, England In ruins d. 20 Mar 1412/13, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England (Age 45 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Mary de Bohun  m. 30 Jul 1380 - 10 Feb 1380/81
Family ID	F6038	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	9 Oct 2020




Spouse / Partner 2	Constance, Infanta de Castilla   d. Jun 1394  [2, 3]
Marriage	Jun 1371  [2, 3]
Age at Marriage	He : 31 years and 3 months - She : ??.
Family ID	F6039	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	9 Oct 2020




Spouse / Partner 3	Katherine Roet,   b. 1350   d. 10 May 1403 (Age 53 years)  [1, 2, 3]  Other Partners: Sir Hugh Swynford  m. Abt 1363
Marriage	13 Jan 1396	Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England   [2, 3, 5, 6]
Age at Marriage	He : 55 years and 10 months - She : ~ 46 years and 1 month.
Children	2 sons and 1 daughter
+   1. Joan de Beaufort, Countess of Westmoreland,   b. 1379, Château de Beaufort, Luxembourg d. 13 Nov 1440, Howden, East Riding, Yorkshire, England (Age 61 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] ▻ Sir Robert de Ferrieres of Willisham  m. Before 30 Sep 1390;   Sir Ralph de Neville, KG, Earl of Westmoreland  m. Before 3 Feb 1396/97 >   2. Sir John Beaufort, KG, Duke of Clarence,   b. Abt 1370   d. 16 Mar 1409/10 (Age 40 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Margaret de Holand  m. Before 28 Sep 1397 >   3. Henry Beaufort, Cardinal of St. Eusebius,   b. Abt 1375   d. 11 Apr 1447, Winchester, Hampshire, England (Age 72 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Alice FitzAlan
Family ID	F6037	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	9 Oct 2020




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Sir John of Gaunt, KG, Duke of Lancaster(1340 – 1399) 2Edward III, King of England(1312 – 1377) 4Edward II, King of England(1284 – 1327) 8Edward I, King of England (1239 – 1307) 16Henry III, King of England(1207 – 1272) 17Eleanor of Provence(Abt 1223 – 1291) 9Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England(1240/41 – 1290) 18Saint Ferdinand III, King of Castile and Léon(1201 – 1253) 19Jeanne de Dammartin, Countess of Ponthieu(1220 – 1279) 5Isabella "the Fair" of France(1292 – 1358) 10Philip IV, King of France and Navarre(1268 – 1314) 20Philip III, King of France(1245 – 1285) 21Isabella of Aragon(1247 – 1271) 11Jeanne of Navarre, Queen of France and Navarre(1272 – 1305) 22Henry I, King of Navarre(1244 – 1274) 23Blanche of Artois(1248 – 1302) 3Philippa of Hainault(1311 – 1369) 6William III d'Avêsnes, Count of Hainault and Holland(Abt 1286 – 1337) 12Jean II d'Avêsnes, Count of Hainault and Holland(1247 – 1304) 24Jean I d'Avêsnes, Seigneur d'Avesnes(1218 – 1257) 25Adelaide of Holland(1225 – 1284) 13Philippa of Luxemburg 26Henry III, Count of Luxemburg and Arlon(1217 – 1281) 27Mathilde de Bar-le-Duc( – 1275) 7Jeanne de Valois(Abt 1294 – 1342) 14Charles of Valois, Prince of France and Count of Valois(1270 – 1325) 28Philip III, King of France(1245 – 1285) 29Isabella of Aragon(1247 – 1271) 15Marguerite, Princess of Naples and Sicily(1273 – 1299) 30Charles II, King of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem(1254 – 1309) 31Princess Maria of Hungary(1257 – 1323)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Mar 1340 - Saint Bavo's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders Christening - - Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England Marriage - 13 Jan 1396 - Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England Death - 3 Feb 1399 - Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England Burial - 15 Mar 1399 - St Paul's Cathedral, London, England  = Link to Google Earth
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