Name |
John of Gaunt [1] |
Suffix |
2nd Duke of Lancaster |
Born |
6 Mar 1340 |
Ghent, Belgium [1] |
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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 [1] |
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Buried |
15 Mar 1399 |
Old St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England [2] |
Person ID |
I1882 |
Allison | Allison |
Last Modified |
17 Jun 2019 |
Father |
Edward III, King of England, b. 13 Nov 1312, Windsor, England , d. 21 Jun 1377, Sheen, Surrey, England (Age 64 years) |
Mother |
Phillipe d'Avesnes, Queen of England, b. 24 Jun 1310/4, Valenciennes, Flanders, France , d. 15 Aug 1369, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England (Age 55 years) |
Married |
24 or 25 Jan 1328 |
York Minster, York, England [1] |
Family ID |
F735 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Katherine Roët, b. 25 Nov 1350, d. 10 May 1403, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England (Age 52 years) |
Married |
13 Jan 1396 |
Lincoln Cathedral, Lincolnshire, England [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]
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Children |
+ | 1. Joan de Beaufort, b. Abt 1375/9, Château de Beaufort, Montmorency-Beaufort, Champagne, France , d. 13 Nov 1440, Howden, Yorkshire, England (Age ~ 61 years) |
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Last Modified |
17 Jun 2019 |
Family ID |
F734 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |