John Of Gaunt+ Plantagenet 
John Of Gaunt+ was born in March 1340 in Ghent, Flandre-Orientale, Belgium. John Of Gaunt+'s father was Edward III+ Plantagenet and his mother was Philippa D'+ Avesnes. His paternal grandparents were Edward II+ Plantagenet and Isabelle+ Capet; his maternal grandparents were Willem III De+ Avesnes and Jeanne De+ Valois. He had four brothers and four sisters, named Lionel+, Edward, Edmund+, Thomas+, Isabella, Joan, Mary and Margaret. He was the fifth oldest of the nine children. He died at the age of 57 on February 3rd, 1398 in Leicester Castle, Leichestershire, Engl.General Notes
"One of the most powerful men in England during Edward III's reign and later. A Plantagenet, this name originating as a nick-name for "Geoffrey the Fair" Count of Anjou who wore a sprig of broom in his hat [Fr: genet=broom]."
He was granted by his father, Edward III, the title 5th Earl of Lancaster & 2nd Duke of Lancaster, thus holding the vast Duchy of Lancaster and Pontefract castle. In fact there is a place named after him "John of Gaunt's" about 5 miles north of Wakefield not far from the town of "Robin Hood" around Rothwell.
The ownership of the Duchy made him the overlord of the knight's fees of the Honour of Pontefract and would indicate that the Midgley families in West Yorkshire were of these, William de Miggeley [b. abt. 1280] being one, who as a Paliamentary knight and Yorkshire Court Lawyer, had likely invested heavily in the wool trade.
John of Gaunt was part of the 'Lancastrian Line' whilst his brother Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York was the progenitor of the Yorkists. The name Plantagenet was not used by either family from Richard I to Richard II but thereafter was employed as a form of superiority. John was born in 1340 in Ghent/Gaunt, Flanders, the fourth son of Edward III."
Blanche Plantagenet " was his cousin and heiress to the Honour of Lancaster. On her father's death in 1362 John became Duke of Lancaster and the greatest landholder in England. In 1369 Blanche died at the early age of 29 after giving birth to three children the eldest of whom became Henry IV of England and another, Elizabeth Plantagenet [b.1364] who married John Hastings, 5th Lord Hastings [his first marriage]. The marriage was annulled in 1383, Elizabeth died in 1425 at the age of 61. Secondly, Lord Hastings 5th Baron married Philippa Mortimer.
This was the second time one of the Hastings line had married into Edward III's pedigree for earlier John Hastings [3rd Lord Hastings] had married Margaret Plantagenet the 10th child of Edward III.
This would indicate, why later, William Lord Hastings became such a friend and confidant to Edward IV.
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote a poem to Blanche Plantagenet entitled "The Deth of Blaunche the Duchesse" in1369 to commemorate her death."
He married "Constance [Constanza] of Castile in 1371 He was in France to 1375 and supported Alice Perrers, Edward III's mistress and William Lord Latimer. In 1376 the "Good Parliament" fOrned in opposition to Alice Perrers influence over Edward. But John de Ghent managed to reverse most of the decrees in 1377. As a result, during the "Peasants' Revolt" on 13th June 1381 under Wat Tyler ["Jack Straw"?] his residence in London, the Savoie Palace, was sacked and burned. His hereditary arms were hung up-side-down by the crowd in a sign of humiliation and insult.The heraldic arms were originally meant for identification during battle and at tournaments and symbolised the bearers prestige."
" In 1394 or 1396 his second wife died and he married his mistress Catherine Swynford, his long standing mistress. Catherine was born in 1350 and died 1403. She became the Duchess of Lancaster at her marriage. Her first husband was Sir Hugh Swynford, who was a retinue member of John of Gaunt. Hugh died in 1372 and she became a governess of his children by his second wife & John's mistress. She bore John four children who were given the name Beaufort after one of John's estates. The Beauforts were all legitimised in 1397 by an act of parliament with the proviso inserted in 1407 that they had no claim to the throne. Catherine's maiden name was Roet, a Flemish name, she was the sister to Geoffrey Chaucer's wife, Philippa Roet. who had been one of Queen Philippa's chamber ladies. John Chaucer, his father had been in attendance on Edward III in 1338 this led to Geoffrey's employment with the King's Court, engaged as a page in Duke Lionel & Elizabeth's household [Duke of Clarence]
John of Gaunt died in 1399.
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References:
1. Hallam, Elizabeth [Ed.], The Plantagenet Encyclopaedia, Tiger Books, London, 1996.
2. Johnson, Paul, The Life and Times of Edward III, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London,
1973.
3. Bedingfield, Henry, Heraldry, Bison Books, 1973.
4. Speed, John, The Counties of Britain, 1610.
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Text Copyright © Tim Midgley, February 2002
Sources: LDS Ancestral file 8XHQ-MQ, "Ancestors/Descendants of Afonso V 'The Noble'" http://www.geneastar.org (with credits as noted above for narrative), and "Stimpson Family" Cory Stimpson cbstimpson@@hotmail.com.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.24 Dec 1166 in Beaumont Palace (Kings Manor House), Oxford, England d.19 Oct 1216 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
- b.01 Oct 1206 in Winchester Castle, Hants d.16 Nov 1272 in Palace of Westminister
- b.1186 in Angouleme, Charente, France d.31 May 1246 in Fontevrault, Maine-Et-Loire, France
- b.17 Jun 1239 in Westminster, London, England d.07 Jul 1307 in Burgh by Sands nr. Carlisle, Cumberland, England
- b.1195 in Of, Aix-En-Provence, Provence d.19 Aug 1245 in France
- b.1217 in Aix-en-Provence, France d.24 Jun 1291 in Cathedral Abbey, Canterbury, Kent (became a nun)
- b.1201 in Of, Chambery, Savoie, France d.1266 in France
- b.25 Apr 1284 in Caernarvon Castle, Caernarvonshire, Wales d.21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England
- b.15 Aug 1171 in Zamora, Leon, Spain d.24 Sep 1230 in Villaneuva de Sarria, Lugo, Spain
- b.05 Aug 1201 in Leon, Spain d.30 May 1252 in Seville, Spain
- b.~Jun 1180 in Burgos, Castile, Spain d.BET 8 NOV 1244 AND 1246 in Burgos, Castile, Spain
- b.1244 in Burgos, Burgos, Spain d.29 Nov 1290 in Herdeby, Lincolnshire, England
- b.~ 1195 in Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne, France d.21 Sep 1239 in Abbeville, Somme, France
- b.~ 1220 in Dammartin, France d.15 Mar 1279 in Abbeville, France
- b.17 Sep 1199 in Aumale, Normandy d.Sep 1250 in Normandy
- b.13 Nov 1312 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England d.21 Jun 1377 in Shene Palace, Surrey, England
- b.25 Apr 1214 in Chateau De Poissy, Isle De France d.25 Aug 1270 in Near Tunis, Tunisia
- b.01 May 1245 in Poissy, Isle de France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, Toulouse, France
- b.1221 in St. Maime B. Forcalquier, Borgogne d.21 Dec 1295 in Paris, Isle De France, France
- b.1268 in Fontainbleau, Isle de France d.29 Nov 1314 in Fontainbleau, Isle de France
- b.01 Feb 1207 in Montpellier, Herault, France d.27 Jul 1276 in Valencia, Spain
- b.1247 in Barcelona, Spain d.28 Jan 1274 in Cosenza, Italy
- b.1219 in Esztergom, Hungary d.09 Oct 1251 in Huesca, Spain
- b.1292 in Paris, France d.21 Nov 1358 in Hertford Castle, Herefordshire, England
- b.03 May 1201 in Troyes, Nararre, Spain d.08 Jul 1253 in Pampelona, Galicia, Spain
- b.~ 1244 in Troyes, France d.22 Jul 1274 in Pampeluna, Navarre, Spain
- b.~ 1214 in Navarre, Spain d.12 Apr 1256 in Brie, France
- b.1271 in Bar-Sur-Seine, France d.02 Apr 1305 in Chateau de Vincennes
- b.Sep 1216 in Paris, Seine, Isle De France d.08 Feb 1250 in Egypt
- b.1248 in Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France d.02 May 1302 in Paris, France
- b.1224 in Brabant, Flanders d.29 Sep 1288
- b.Mar 1340 in Ghent, Flandre-Orientale, Belgium d.03 Feb 1398 in Leicester Castle, Leichestershire, Engl
- b.~ 1183 in Oizy, Namur, Belgium d.1244
- b.Apr 1218 in Houffalize, Luxembourg, Belgium d.24 Dec 1257 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.~ 1202 in Constantinople, Byzantium d.10 Nov 1280
- b.~ 1240 in Brabant, Belgium d.22 Aug 1304 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.24 Jun 1210 in 7/19/1234 d. in Noyon ou Corbie
- b.~ 1226 in Of's Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands d.1283 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.~ 1210 in Hertogenbosch, Noord Branbant, Nether d.22 Dec 1267
- b.~ 1286 in Avesnes, Pas-De-Calais, France d.07 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.1175 d.02 Jul 1226
- b.1217 d.1281
- b.~ 1176
- b.~ 1242 in Luxembourg d.06 Apr 1311 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.1190 d.1239
- b.~ 1225 d.1275
- b.1192 d.17 Mar 1242
- b.~ 1312 in Le Quesnoy, Nord, France d.15 Aug 1369 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, Engl
- b.25 Apr 1214 in Chateau De Poissy, Isle De France d.25 Aug 1270 in Near Tunis, Tunisia
- b.01 May 1245 in Poissy, Isle de France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, Toulouse, France
- b.1221 in St. Maime B. Forcalquier, Borgogne d.21 Dec 1295 in Paris, Isle De France, France
- b.12 Mar 1271 in Carenne, Isle De France d.16 Dec 1325 in Nogent-Le-Roi, Le Perray, France
- b.01 Feb 1207 in Montpellier, Herault, France d.27 Jul 1276 in Valencia, Spain
- b.1247 in Barcelona, Spain d.28 Jan 1274 in Cosenza, Italy
- b.1219 in Esztergom, Hungary d.09 Oct 1251 in Huesca, Spain
- b.BET 1294 AND 1295 in Longpont, Aisne, France d.07 Mar 1342 in Fontenelle, Yonne, France
- b.BET 31 MAR 1226 AND 1227 in Paris, Isle de France d.07 Jan 1285 in Foggia Castle, Foggia, Apulia
- b.1254 d.06 May 1309 in Casanova
- b.1234 in Aix-en-Provence, Provence d.23 Sep 1267 in Nocera, Calabria, Italy
- b.1276 in Napoli, Italy d.31 Dec 1299
- b.1240 d.01 Aug 1272
- b.~ 1257 d.25 Mar 1323
- b.< 1243 d.1290
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John Of Gaunt+ and Blanche+ were married in a religious ceremony on May 19th, 1359 in Queen's Chapel, Reading Abbey, Berkshire, England. They had a son and two daughters, named Henry IV+, Philippa and Elizabeth+.
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Children
Philippa Plantagenet
Philippa was born on March 31st, 1360 in Leicestershire, England. She died at the age of 55 on July 19th, 1415 in Sacabem, Lisboa, Portugal. She was buried in Batalha, Leiria, Portugal.
Henry IV+ Plantagenet
Henry IV+ was born on May 30th, 1366 in Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire, England. He died at the age of 46 on March 20th, 1413 in Westminster, Middlesex, England. He was buried in Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England.
Elizabeth+ Plantagenet
Elizabeth+ was born in Of, Leicestershire, England. She died on November 24th, 1425 in Buford, Shropshire, England. She was buried in Chapel Burford, Shropshire, England.
John Of Gaunt+ and Constanza De were married in a religious ceremony on September 21st, 1371 in Roquefort. They had a daughter named Katherine.
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Children
Katherine Plantagenet
Katherine was born about 1372 in Hereford Castle, England. She died on June 2nd, 1418 in Portugal. She was buried in Toledo.
John Of Gaunt+ and Catherine De+ were married in a religious ceremony on January 13th, 1396 in Children legitimized in 1397 by Act of Parliament. They had two sons and a daughter, named Henry, John De+ and Joan De+.
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Children
Henry Beaufort
Henry was born about 1372 in Chateau De Beaufort, France. He died on April 11th, 1447 in Wolvesey Palace, Winchester, Hampshire, England. He was buried in Cathedral Winchester, Hampshire, England.
John De+ Beaufort
John De+ was born in 1373 in Chateau De Beaufort, Maine-Et-Loire, France. He died at the age of 37 on March 16th, 1410 in St. Catherine By The Tower Hospital, London, Middlesex, England. He was buried in St. Michael's Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, England.
Joan De+ Beaufort
Joan De+ was born about 1375 in Chateau (Castle) Beaufort, Maine-Et-Loire, Anjou, France. She died on November 13th, 1440 in Howden, Yorkshire, England. She was buried in Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.