Blanche of Lancaster

1342 - 1368  (26 years)

• Birth	25 Mar 1342	Bolingbroke Castle, Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, England
  Death	12 Sep 1368	Tutbury Castle, Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Fulcois, Count of Montagne           b. Date unknown             d. Date unknown  (10 x Great Grandfather)  Isabel of Beaumont           b. Abt 1320             d. 1361  (Age 41 years)  (Mother)
  Siblings	1 sister
  	01. Maud of Lancaster           b. 4 Apr 1340, Bolingbroke Castle, Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, England           d. 10 Apr 1362  (Age 22 years) + 02. Blanche of Lancaster           b. 25 Mar 1342, Bolingbroke Castle, Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, England           d. 12 Sep 1368, Tutbury Castle, Tutbury, Staffordshire, England  (Age 26 years) └─John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster           b. 6 Mar 1340, Saint Bavo's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders           d. 3 Feb 1399, Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England  (Age 58 years),  m. 19 May 1359, Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England
  Person ID	P195	Europe
  Links To	This person is also Blanche of Lancaster at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	14 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster           b. Abt 1310, Grosmont Castle, Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales           d. 23 Mar 1361, Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Isabel of Beaumont           b. Abt 1320             d. 1361 (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	1337
  Age at Marriage	Henry was ~ 27 years old. Isabel was ~ 17 years old. Their age difference is 10 years. They were married for ~ 24 years.
  Family ID	F51	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Husband	John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster           b. 6 Mar 1340, Saint Bavo's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders           d. 3 Feb 1399, Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England (Age 58 years)  Other Partners: └─Marie de St. Hilaire    └─Constance of Castile           b. 1354, Castrojeriz, Castile, Spain           d. 24 Mar 1394, Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England  (Age 40 years)  m. 21 Sep 1371    └─Katherine Swynford           b. Abt 1349             d. 10 May 1403, Lincoln, Lincoldnshire, England  (Age 54 years)  m. 13 Jan 1396
  Marriage	19 May 1359	Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England
  Age at Marriage	Blanche was 17 years and 2 months old. John was 19 years and 2 months old. Their age difference is 2 years. They were married for 9 years and 4 months.
  Children	1. Philippa of Lancaster           b. 31 Mar 1360, Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England           d. 19 Jul 1415, Sacavém, Portugal (Age 55 years)     2. John of Lancaster           b. 1362             d. 1365 (Age 3 years)     3. Elizabeth of Lancaster           b. Between 1363 and 1364             d. 24 Nov 1426 (Age 63 years)     4. Edward of Lancaster           b. 1365             d. 1365 (Age 0 years)     5. John of Lancaster           b. 1366             d. 1367 (Age 1 year) +   6. Henry IV, King of England           b. Abt Apr 1367, Bolingbroke Castle, Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, England           d. 20 Mar 1413, Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster Abbey, London, England (Age 45 years) └─ Mary de Bohun  (Age 25 years)  m. 27 Jul 1380     7. Isabel of Lancaster           b. 1368             d. 1368 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F38	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 May 2023