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John of Gaunt, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Lancaster^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]}

1340 - 1399

• Suffix	Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Lancaster
  Born	1340	St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium   [7, 10]
  Gender	Male
  AFN	8XHQ-M2
  Name AKA	John y Gawnv  [3]
  Died	1399  [7, 10, 11]
  Buried	St. Paul Cathedral, London, Middlesex, England   [10, 11]
  Notes	HONOURS: Knight of the Order of the Garter. (Griffith, Pedigrees of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Families, p. I) TITLES: Duke of Lancaster. (Griffith, Pedigrees of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Families, p. I) TITLES: Duke of Aquitaine. (Griffith, Pedigrees of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Families, p. I) TITLES: Earl of Richmond. (Griffith, Pedigrees of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Families, p. I) TITLES: King of Castile and Leon. (Griffith, Pedigrees of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Families, p. I) PROPERTY: Jure uxoris, Lord of Monmouth and the Three Castles. (Bradney, History of Monmouthshire, vol. 2 p. 25) PROPERTY: Jure uxoris, King of Castile and Leon. (Bradney, History of Monmouthshire, vol. 1 p. 6)
  Person ID	I80355	Wales. Welsh Medieval Database Primarily of Nobility and Gentry.
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2010

  
  

  Father	Edward III, King of England,   b. 13 Nov 1312, of, Westminster, Middlesex, England ,   d. 21 Jun 1377, Richmond Palace, North Sheen, Surrey, England
  Mother	Philippa,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	25 Jan 1308
  Family ID	F51933	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Blanche of Lancaster,   d. 1369
  Married	1359  [7, 12]
  	Type: Husband - 1st Marriage
  	STATUS: Husband's 1st marriage. (Bradney, History of Monmouthshire, vol. 1 p. 6)
  Children	1. Elizabeth of Lancaster, of, , , England ,   bur. 1426, Burford, Shropshire, England   2. Henry IV, King of England,   b. 1367, Bolingbroke Castle, Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, England ,   d. 20 Mar 1413
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2007
  Family ID	F75413	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Constance de Castilla y Leon, of, , Castilla, Spain ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1372  [12]
  	Type: Husband - 2nd Marriage
  	STATUS: Husband's 2nd marriage. (Bradney, History of Monmouthshire, vol. 2 p. 25)
  Children	1. Catherine of Lancaster, of, , , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2006
  Family ID	F103732	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Catherine de Roët, , Hainaut, Belgium ,   d. 10 May 1403
  Married	13 Jan 1396  [12]
  	Type: Husband - 3rd Marriage
  	STATUS: Husband's 3rd marriage. (Bradney, History of Monmouthshire, vol. 2 p. 25) STATUS: Widow of Otes Swynford. (Griffith, Pedigrees of Anglesey and Caernarvon, p. I) REMARKS: The issue of this union were born before the marriage of the parents. (Evans, British Genealogist, book 6 p. F9) REMARKS: The issue of this union were legitimized for all purposes except succession to the crown. (Bradney, History of Monmouthshire, vol. 2 p. 25)
  Children	1. John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset, Beaufort, Anjou, France ,   d. 21 Apr 1410   2. Henry Beaufort, Cardinal of Saint Eusebius,   b. Abt 1370, of, , , England ,   d. 11 Apr 1447   3. Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter,   d. 27 Dec 1424   4. Joan Beaufort, of, , , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2006
  Family ID	F50587	Group Sheet

  
  

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