John of Gaunt, 2nd Duke of Lancaster

John of Gaunt, 2nd Duke of Lancaster

Male 1340 - 1399  (58 years)

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  • Name John of Gaunt  [1
    Suffix 2nd Duke of Lancaster 
    Born 6 Mar 1340  Ghent, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • St. Bavon's Abbey [2]
    Gender Male 
    Life event 20 Sep 1342  [2
    Gained title of Earl of Richmond 
    Life event Apr 1361  [2
    Appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) 
    Life event 21 Jul 1361  [2
    Styled as Earl of Derby 
    Life event Bef 14 Aug 1361  [2
    Styled as Earl of Lancaster 
    Life event 14 Aug 1361  [2
    Styled as Lord of Beaufort and Nogent 
    Life event 10 Apr 1362  [2
    Succeeded as the Earl of Derby 
    Life event 10 Apr 1362  [2
    Succeeded as the Earl of Leicester  
    Life event 13 Nov 1362  [2
    Gained the title of Duke of Lancaster 
    Life event 8 Oct 1370  [2
    Gained the title of Lord de Bergerac et Roche-sur-Yon [France]  
    Life event 5 Jun 1372  [2
    Abdicated as Earl of Richmond 
    Life event Bef 6 October 1372  [2
    Styled as Rey John de Léon (King John of Leon) and Rey John de Castilla (King John of Castile 
    Life event 2 Mar 1390  [2
    Created Duke of Aquitaine [England] 
    Died 3 Feb 1399  Leicester, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Leicester Castle [2]
    Buried 15 Mar 1399  Old St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I1882  Allison | Allison
    Last Modified 17 Jun 2019 

    Father Edward III, King of England,   b. 13 Nov 1312, Windsor, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1377, Sheen, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Phillipe d'Avesnes, Queen of England,   b. 24 Jun 1310/4, Valenciennes, Flanders, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1369, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 24 or 25 Jan 1328  York Minster, York, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F735  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Blanche of Lancaster, Countess of Derby,   b. 25 Mar 1345,   d. 12 Sep 1369, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years) 
    Married 13 May 1359  Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Last Modified 17 Jun 2019 
    Family ID F956  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Katherine Roët,   b. 25 Nov 1350,   d. 10 May 1403, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 13 Jan 1396  Lincoln Cathedral, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • They had four children out of wedlock, born while John was married to his second wife, Constanza de Castilla, Reina de Castilla. John and Katherine's children's births were legitimated by Parliament and Papal Decree after their parents married. [2]
    Children 
    +1. Joan de Beaufort,   b. Abt 1375/9, Château de Beaufort, Montmorency-Beaufort, Champagne, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1440, Howden, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 61 years)
    Last Modified 17 Jun 2019 
    Family ID F734  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    John of Gaunt
    John of Gaunt

  • Sources 
    1. [S81] Famous Kin.

    2. [S85] Peerage, The, Darryl Lundy.