Sir John of Gaunt, KG, Duke of Lancaster

1340 - 1399  (58 years)

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• Name	John of Gaunt
  	His full titles were Prince of England, Duke of Lancaster, Earl of Richmond, Titular King of Castile and Leon, and Knight of the Garter. [2]
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	Mar 1340	Saint Bavo's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders   [2, 3, 5, 6]
  Christening	Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
  Death	3 Feb 1399	Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England   [2, 3, 5, 6, 7]
  Burial	15 Mar 1399	St Paul's Cathedral, London, England   [8]
  		Tomb of John of Gaunt
  Siblings	4 Siblings
  + 1. Edward of Woodstock "the Black Prince", KG, Prince of England,   b. 15 Jun 1330, Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 8 Jun 1376, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England  (Age 45 years) ▻ Joan "the Fair Maid of Kent", LG, Princess of Wales,  m. 10 Oct 1361   2. Sir Lionel of Antwerp, KG, Duke of Clarence,   b. 29 Nov 1338, Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium d. 7 Oct 1368, Alba, Piedmont, Italy  (Age 29 years) ▻ Elizabeth de Burgh,  m. 1352 + 3. Sir John of Gaunt, KG, Duke of Lancaster,   b. Mar 1340, Saint Bavo's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders d. 3 Feb 1399, Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England  (Age 58 years) ▻ Blanch of Lancaster,  m. 19 May 1359 ;   Constance, Infanta de Castilla,  m. Jun 1371 ;   Katherine Roet,  m. 13 Jan 1396   4. Sir Edmund of Langley, KG, Duke of York,   b. 5 Jun 1341, Kings Langley Palace, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England d. 1 Aug 1402, Kings Langley Palace, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England  (Age 61 years) ▻ Isabel of Castile,  m. Between 1 Mar 1372 to 30 Apr 1372 ;   Joan de Holand,  m. About 4 Nov 1393   5. Thomas of Woodstock, KG, Duke of Gloucester,   b. 7 Jan 1354/55, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 8 Sep 1397, Calais, Hauts-de-France, Pas-De-Calais, France  (Age 42 years) ▻ Eleanor de Bohun,  m. Abt 1376
  Person ID	I8505	| Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Edward III, King of England,   b. 13 Nov 1312, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 21 Jun 1377, Sheen Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Philippa of Hainault,   b. 24 Jun 1311, Hainault, Belgium d. 15 Aug 1369, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1327	York Minster, York, Yorkshire, England
  Age at Marriage	He : 14 years and 2 months - She : 15 years and 7 months.
  Family ID	F2916	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Blanch of Lancaster,   b. 25 Mar 1342   d. 9/31/1369 (Age ~ 56 years)  [2, 3, 9]
  Marriage	19 May 1359  [2, 3, 9]
  		Marriage of John of Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster
  Age at Marriage	He : 19 years and 2 months - She : 17 years and 2 months.
  Children	1. Henry IV, King of England,   b. 3 Apr 1367, Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire, England d. 20 Mar 1412/13, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England (Age 45 years)
  Family ID	F6038	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Constance, Infanta de Castilla   d. Jun 1394  [2, 3]
  Marriage	Jun 1371  [2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 31 years and 3 months - She : ??.
  Family ID	F6039	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2020

  
  

  Family 3	Katherine Roet,   b. 1350   d. 10 May 1403 (Age 53 years)  [1, 2, 3]
  Marriage	13 Jan 1396	Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England   [2, 3, 6, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He : 55 years and 10 months - She : ~ 46 years and 1 month.
  Children	+ 1. Joan de Beaufort, Countess of Westmoreland,   b. 1379, Château de Beaufort, Luxembourg d. 13 Nov 1440, Howden, East Riding, Yorkshire, England (Age 61 years) [Father: natural,Mother: natural]   2. Sir John Beaufort, KG, Duke of Clarence,   b. Abt 1370   d. 16 Mar 1409/10 (Age 40 years)   3. Henry Beaufort, Cardinal of St. Eusebius,   b. Abt 1375   d. 11 Apr 1447, Winchester, Hampshire, England (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F6037	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: Langston (1974) gives his birth date as 24 June 1340. [6]

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Mar 1340 - Saint Bavo's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders Christening - - Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England Child - Henry IV, King of England - 3 Apr 1367 - Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire, England Child - Joan de Beaufort, Countess of Westmoreland - 1379 - Château de Beaufort, Luxembourg Marriage - 13 Jan 1396 - Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England Death - 3 Feb 1399 - Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England Burial - 15 Mar 1399 - St Paul's Cathedral, London, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1456] Brook, Lindsay L. "The Ancestry of Sir Paon de Ruet, father-in-law of Geoffrey Chaucer and John of Gaunt" , (Chobham, Woking, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, volume 1, January 2003). [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------. [S1449] Cokayne, George E. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the UK, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, volume VII , (London: The St. Catherine Press, 1929). [S64] Langston, Aileen Lewers and J. Orton Buck Jr. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume II, (Cottonport, Louisiana:Order of the Crown of Charlemagne , 1974 ). [S63] von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume 1 , (Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941). [S67] Ancestral File (LDS), (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), Questionnable Source. [S1803] Verity, Brad & Andrew MacEwen. "Corrections and Additons: Isabel de Beaumont, Duchess of Lancaster", (Vowchurch, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy,2009).