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1st Duke of Lancaster John of Gaunt Plantagenet

Male 1340 - 1399  (58 years)

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  • Name John of Gaunt Plantagenet  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21] 
    Title 1st Duke of Lancaster 
    Birth 24 Jun 1340  Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 11, 12] 
    • Abbey of St Bavon
    Gender Male 
    Title 5th Earl of Lancaster 
    Title Duke of Aquitaine 
    Burial 15 Mar 1398  London, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    • St Pauls Catherdral
    Death 4 Feb 1399  Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 11, 12] 
    • Leicester Castle
    Person ID I7083  Presidents and Royalty
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2025 

    Father King of England Edward III of Windsor Plantagenet,   b. 13 Nov 1312, Windsor, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1377, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Philippa d'Avesnes,   b. 24 Jun 1311, Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Aug 1369, Windsor, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 24 Jan 1328  Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9, 10, 12] 
    Family ID F4653  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Blanche of Lancaster   d. 1369 
    Marriage 1359 
    Children 
    >1. Henry IV Bolingbroke Lancaster Plantagenet,   b. 3 Apr 1367, Bolingbroke Castle, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1413, Westminster, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F4661  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2025 

    Family 2 Constance de Castilla,   b. 1354, Castro, Asturias, Asturias, Spain Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1394, Leicester, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 21 Sep 1371  Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    >1. Catherine of Lancaster,   b. 1372   d. 2 Jun 1418, Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla-Leon, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F4660  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2025 

    Family 3 Duchess of Lancaster Katherine Swynford de Roet,   b. 25 Nov 1350, Abbeville, Somme, Picardie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1403, Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage 13 Jan 1396  [12] 
    Children 
    >1. 1st Earl of Somerset John Beaufort,   b. 1373, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Mar 1410, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Cardinal Henry Beaufort,   b. 1375, Montmorency, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1447, Winchester, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Lady Joan Beaufort,   b. 29 Jan 1375, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Nov 1440, Howden, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F4652  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2025 

    Family 4   
    Marriage 13 Jan 1396  [12] 
    Family ID F4954  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Jun 1340 - Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Sep 1371 - Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 15 Mar 1398 - London, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Feb 1399 - Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
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      Record for John Lancaster Gaunt

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      Record for John Gaunt

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      Record for John Gaunt Duke of Lancaster

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    13. [S724] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com; Location: http://thepeerage.com;), Beaufort Joan #101973 http://thepeerage.com/p10198.htm#i101973.

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    21. [S892] Biographical Information from Wikipedia, (Name: Wikipedia; Location: en.wikipedia.org;), Swynford Plantagenet, Katherine (1350-1403) Accessed KRM 12 Mar 2020 3:31pm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Swynford.
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