Duke of Lancaster John of Gaunt
Duke of Lancaster John of was born in March 1340 in St Bavon's Abbey, Ghent Belgium.1 Duke of Lancaster John of's father was Edward Iii Plantagenet King of England and his mother was Phillipa De Hainaut. His paternal grandparents were Edward Ii King of England and Isobella (Queen Consort) of France; his maternal grandparents were William Iii Lebon Comte Dehainaut and Jeanne Countess Dehainault Devalois. He had four brothers and two sisters, named Edward Prince of Wales of, Duke of Clarance Lionel of, 1st Duke of York Edmund of, Thomas of, Margaret of and Joan of. He was the third oldest of the seven children. He had a half-brother named Edmund 1st Duke of York. He died at the age of 58 on February 3rd, 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England. He was buried in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, Middlesex, England.1 1 General Notes
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster was born in March 1340 in St. Bavon's Abbey, Gent, Belgium.
He was the son of Edward III, King of England and Philippe de Hainaut.
He married, firstly, Blanche of Lancaster, Countess of Derby, daughter of Henry Grosmont of Derby Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Lancaster and Isabella de Beaumont, on 13 May 1359 in Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England.
He married, secondly, Constanza de Castilla, Reina de Castilla, daughter of Pedro I, Rey de Castilla y León and Maria de Padilla, on 21 September 1371 in Roquefort, Gascogne, France.
He married, thirdly, Katherine Roët, daughter of Sir Payne Roët, on 13 January 1396 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.
He died on 3 February 1399 at age 58 in Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England.
He was buried on 15 March 1399 in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England.
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster gained the title of Earl of Richmond on 20 September 1342.
He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in April 1361.
Through his marriage, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster was styled as Earl of Derby on 21 July 1361.
Through his marriage, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster was styled as Earl of Lancaster before 14 August 1361.
Through his marriage, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster was styled as Lord of Beaufort and Nogent on 14 August 1361.
He succeeded to the title of Earl of Lincoln on 10 April 1362.
He succeeded to the title of Earl of Leicester on 10 April 1362.
He succeeded to the title of Earl of Derby on 10 April 1362.
He gained the title of Duke of Lancaster on 13 November 1362.
He gained the title of Lord de Bergerac et Roche-sur-Yon [France] on 8 October 1370.
He and Katherine Roët were associated between 1371 and 1372.
He abdicated as Earl of Richmond on 5 June 1372.
Through his marriage, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster was styled as Rey John de Castilla before 6 October 1372.
He was created Duke of Aquitaine [England] on 2 March 1390.
Child of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Marie de St. Hilaire:
Blanche Plantagenet b. b 1360, d. bt 1388 - 1389
Children of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Blanche of Lancaster, Countess of Derby:
Philippa of Lancaster+ b. 31 Mar 1360, d. 19 Jul 1415
John of Lancaster b. bt 1362 - 1364
Elizabeth Plantagenet+ b. b 21 Feb 1363, d. 24 Nov 1426
Edward Plantagenet b. c 1365, d. c 1365
Henry IV, King of England+ b. 3 Apr 1366, d. 20 Mar 1413
John Plantagenet b. b 4 May 1366
Isabella Plantagenet b. c 1368
Children of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Katherine Roët:
Sir John de Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset+ b. bt 1371 - 1373, d. 16 Mar 1409/10
Henry de Beaufort+ b. c 1375, d. 11 Apr 1447
Lady Joan de Beaufort+ b. c 1375, d. 13 Nov 1440
Thomas de Beaufort, 1st Duke of Exeter+ b. c Jan 1377, d. 27 Dec 1426
Children of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Constanza de Castilla, Reina de Castilla:
Katherine of Lancaster+ b. bt 6 Jun 1372 - 31 Mar 1373, d. 2 Jun 1418
John Plantagenet b. 1374, d. 1375
-
Ancestor Pedigree Chart
-
*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.24 Dec 1167 in de Beaumont, Oxfordshire, , England d.19 Oct 1216 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, , England
- b.10 Oct 1206 in Winchester, Hampshire, , England d.16 Jun 1272 in Westminster, London, Eng, England
- b.1188 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France d.31 May 1246 in Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
- b.17 Jun 1239 in Westminster, London, England d.07 Jul 1307 in Burgh On Sands, Cumberland, Eng, England
- b.1198 in France d.19 Aug 1245 in Aix, France
- b.1217 in Aix En Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France d.24 Jun 1291 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, , England
- b.1200 in Chambéry, Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France d.Dec 1266 in Chambery, Savoy, France
- b.25 Apr 1284 in Caernarfon Castle, Wales d.21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle, Glouchestershire, England (Murdered)
- b.15 Aug 1166 in Zamora, Leon, Spain d.29 Sep 1230 in Villaneuva de Sarria, Lugo, Spain
- b.05 Aug 1201 in Leon, Spain d.30 May 1252 in Sevilla, Seville, Andalucia, Spain
- b.~ 1180 in Burgos, Castilla, Spain d.08 Nov 1246 in Palais Du, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- b.1244 in Burgos,Burgos,,Spain d.29 Nov 1290 in Herdeby, Lincolnshire, , England
- b.~ 1172 in Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne, France d.21 Sep 1239 in Abbeyville, Somme, France
- b.~ 1216 in Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne, France d.15 Mar 1279 in Abbeyville, Somme, France
- b.17 Apr 1199 in Aumale- Seine-Maritime, France d.Sep 1250 in Abbeyville, Somme, France
- b.13 Nov 1312 in Windsor Castle, Berks, England d.21 Jun 1377 in Sheen Castle, Surrey, , England
- b.01 May 1218 in Houffalize, Luxembourg, Belgium d.24 Dec 1257 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- b.11 Sep 1247 in Hainaut, Belgium d.Jun 1296 in Frankrijk, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- b.1226 in , S-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands d.09 Apr 1283 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- b.Jan 1286 in Avenes, Pas de Calais, Normandy, France d.07 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- b.1217 in Luxenburg, Belgium d.24 Dec 1281 in Namur, Belgium
- b.1252 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg d.06 Apr 1311 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- b.1220 in Meuse, Argonne, Lorraine, France d.25 Nov 1275 in Land, Grant, Minnesota, USA
- b.~ 1293 in Paris, France d.22 Aug 1358 in Castle Rising, Norfolk, England
- b.01 May 1245 in Poissy, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, France
- b.12 Mar 1270 in Fontainebleau, Seine-Et-Marne, France d.16 Dec 1325
- b.1243 in Montpellier, Herult, France d.28 Jan 1271 in Cosenza, Calabria, Italy
- b.~ 1294 in Valois, France d.1352 in Fontenelle, Yonne, Bourgogne, France
- b.~ 1254 in Napoli, Napoli, Italy d.05 May 1309 in Caranova, Nr Naples, , Italy
- b.01 Jan 1273 in Napoli, Italy d.31 Dec 1299 in St Jacques,Paris,Seine,France
- b.~ 1257 d.25 Mar 1323 in Naples, Italy
- b.Mar 1340 in St Bavon's Abbey, Ghent Belgium d.03 Feb 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England
- b.01 May 1218 in Houffalize, Luxembourg, Belgium d.24 Dec 1257 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- b.11 Sep 1247 in Hainaut, Belgium d.Jun 1296 in Frankrijk, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- b.24 Jun 1210 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands d.19 Jul 1234 in Corbie, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France
- b.1226 in , S-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands d.09 Apr 1283 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- b.1280 in Avesnes, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France d.08 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- b.1217 in Luxenburg, Belgium d.24 Dec 1281 in Namur, Belgium
- b.1252 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg d.06 Apr 1311 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- b.1220 in Meuse, Argonne, Lorraine, France d.25 Nov 1275 in Land, Grant, Minnesota, USA
- b.24 Jun 1311 in Mons, Hainault, Belgium d.14 Aug 1369 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, , England
- b.25 Apr 1215 in Poissy, France d.25 Aug 1270 in Tunis, Tunisia
- b.01 May 1245 in Poissy, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, France
- b.1221 d.20 Dec 1295
- b.12 Mar 1270 in Fontainebleau, Seine-Et-Marne, France d.16 Dec 1325
- b.1205 d.25 Jul 1276
- b.1243 in Montpellier, Herult, France d.28 Jan 1271 in Cosenza, Calabria, Italy
- d.~Oct 1251
- b.~ 1294 in Valois, France d.1352 in Fontenelle, Yonne, Bourgogne, France
- b.~ 1254 in Napoli, Napoli, Italy d.05 May 1309 in Caranova, Nr Naples, , Italy
- b.01 Jan 1273 in Napoli, Italy d.31 Dec 1299 in St Jacques,Paris,Seine,France
- b.~ 1257 d.25 Mar 1323 in Naples, Italy
-
Duke of Lancaster John of and Blanche Countess of were married in a religious ceremony on May 13th, 1359 in Reading Abbey, Berkshire, England. They had three sons and three daughters, named John of, Henry Iv King of, John, Philippa of, Elizabeth and Isabella.
-
Children
Philippa of Lancaster
Philippa of was born on March 31st, 1360. She died at the age of 55 on July 19th, 1415.
Elizabeth Plantagenet
Elizabeth was born before February 21st, 1363 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.2 She died on November 24th, 1426 in Burford, Shropshire, England.2
Henry Iv King of England
Henry Iv King of was born on April 3rd, 1366. He died at the age of 46 on March 20th, 1413.
They had a daughter named Blanche.
They had three sons named John Fairborn Marquis Somerset, Henry "Cardinal" and Thomas (1st Duke of Exeter).
-
Children
John Fairborn Marquis Somerset De Beaufort
John Fairborn Marquis Somerset was born about 1375 in de Beaufort Castle, Meuse-et-Loire, Rhone-Alpes, France.3 He died on March 16th, 1410 in Royal Hospital and Collegiate Church of St. Katharine-by-the-Tower, London, England.3
Henry "Cardinal" De Beaufort
Henry "Cardinal" was born about 1376 in Chcateau de beaufort, , France.1 He died on April 11th, 1447 in Winchester, Hampshire, England.1
Thomas (1st Duke of Exeter) De Beaufort
Thomas (1st Duke of Exeter) was born about 1377. He died on December 27th, 1426.
They had a daughter named Katherine of.
Page last modified