John OF GAUNT, Duke of Lancaster (b. 6 Mar 1340 - d. 3 Feb 1399): The Royals and Nobles Ancestry

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1340 - 1399 (58 years)

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Birth 6 Mar 1340 Saint Bavo's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders

Title From Sep 1342 to Jun 1372 (2 years old)

Earl of Richmond

Title From Nov 1362 to 3 Feb 1399 (22 years old)

- Earl of Leicester
- Earl of Lancaster
- Earl of Derby

Title From 13 Nov 1362 to 3 Feb 1399 (22 years old)

Duke of Lancaster

Title From 2 Mar 1390 to 3 Feb 1399 (49 years old)

Duke of Aquitaine (as John II)

Death 3 Feb 1399 Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Siblings 4 brothers and 4 sisters

+	01. Edward the Black Prince b. 15 Jun 1330, Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 8 Jun 1376, Palace of Westminster, London, England (Age 45 years) └─ Joan OF KENT b. 29 Sep 1326, Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 7 Aug 1385, Wallingford Castle, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England (Age 58 years), m. 10 Oct 1361, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
	02. Isabella OF ENGLAND b. 16 Jun 1332, Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. Abt 5 Oct 1382 (Age 50 years)
	03. Joan OF ENGLAND b. 19 Dec 1333 d. 2 Sep 1348 (Age 14 years)
	04. Lionel OF ANTWERP, Duke of Clarence b. 29 Nov 1338, Antwerp, Duchy of Brabant d. 17 Oct 1368, Alba, Piedmont, Italy (Age 29 years)
+	05. 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) └─ Marie DE ST. HILAIRE, └─ Blanche OF LANCASTER b. 25 Mar 1342, Bolingbroke Castle, Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, England d. 12 Sep 1368, Tutbury Castle, Tutbury, Staffordshire, England (Age 26 years), m. 19 May 1359, Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England └─ 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, Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
	06. Edmund OF LANGLEY, 1st Duke of York b. 5 Jun 1341, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England d. 1 Aug 1402, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England (Age 61 years)
	07. Mary OF WALTHAM b. 10 Oct 1344, Waltham, Hampshire, England d. Sep 1361 (Age 16 years)
	08. Margaret OF ENGLAND b. 20 Jul 1346, Windsor, Berkshire, England d. 1 Oct 1361 (Age 15 years)
	09. Thomas OF WOODSTOCK, 1st Duke of Gloucester b. 7 Jan 1355, Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 8 Sep 1397, Calais, Pale of Calais, France (Age 42 years)

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

Fulcois, Count of Montagne
b. Date of birth unknown
d. Date of death unknown (10 x Great Grandfather)

Philippa OF HAINAULT
b. Between 1310 to 1315, Valenciennes, County of Hainaut, Holy Roman Empire

d. 15 Aug 1369, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England

(Age 59 years) (Mother)

Person ID P194 Europe

Links To This person is also John of Gaunt at Wikipedia

Last Modified 19 Aug 2024

Father	Edward III, King of England b. 13 Nov 1312, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England d. 21 Jun 1377, Richmond Palace, London, England (Age 64 years)
Mother	Philippa OF HAINAULT b. Between 1310 to 1315, Valenciennes, County of Hainaut, Holy Roman Empire d. 15 Aug 1369, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England (Age 59 years)
Marriage	24 Jan 1328	York Minster, York, England
Age at Marriage	Edward was 15 years and 2 months old. Philippa was ~ 18 years and 1 month old. Their age difference is 2 years and 11 months. They were married for 41 years and 7 months.
Family ID	F44	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Wife 1 Marie DE ST. HILAIRE

Marriage Type: Not married

Children

Blanche
b. 1359
d. Between 1388 and 1389 (Age 29 years)

Family ID F58 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 20 May 2023

Wife 2 Blanche OF LANCASTER
b. 25 Mar 1342, Bolingbroke Castle, Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, England
d. 12 Sep 1368, Tutbury Castle, Tutbury, Staffordshire, England (Age 26 years)

Marriage 19 May 1359 Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England

Age at Marriage John was 19 years and 2 months old. Blanche was 17 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

Wife 3 Constance of Castile
b. 1354, Castrojeriz, Castile, Spain
d. 24 Mar 1394, Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England (Age 40 years)

Marriage 21 Sep 1371

Age at Marriage John was 31 years and 6 months old. Constance was ~ 17 years and 9 months old.
Their age difference is 13 years and 9 months.
They were married for 22 years and 6 months.

Children

	1. Catherine OF LANCASTER b. 31 Mar 1373, Hertford Castle, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England d. 2 Jun 1418, Valladolid, Castile and León (Age 45 years)
	2. John OF LANCASTER b. 1374 d. 1375 (Age 1 year)

Family ID F39 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 20 May 2023

Wife 4 Katherine SWYNFORD
b. Abt 1349
d. 10 May 1403, Lincoln, Lincoldnshire, England (Age 54 years)

Marriage 13 Jan 1396 Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Age at Marriage John was 55 years and 10 months old. Katherine was ~ 47 years and 1 month old.
Their age difference is 8 years and 9 months.
They were married for 3 years and 1 month.

Children

+	1. John BEAUFORT, 1st Earl of Somerset b. Abt 1373 d. 16 Mar 1410, Hospital of St Katharine's by the Tower, London, England (Age 37 years) └─ Margaret HOLLAND (Age 54 years)
	2. Henry BEAUFORT b. Abt 1375, Château de Beaufort, Anjou, France d. 11 Apr 1447, Wolvesey Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England (Age 72 years)
	3. Thomas BEAUFORT, Duke of Exeter b. Abt Jan 1377, Château de Beaufort, Anjou, France d. 31 Dec 1426, England (Age 49 years) └─ Margaret DE NEVILLE m. Abt 15 Feb 1403/4
+	4. Joan BEAUFORT b. Abt 1379 d. 13 Nov 1440, Howden, Yorkshire, England (Age 61 years) └─ Sir Robert DE FERRERS; └─ Ralph NEVILLE, 1st Earl of Westmorland (Age 61 years) m. Bef 29 Nov 1396

Family ID F57 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 20 May 2023

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