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Blanche of Lancaster, born on 25 March 1342, was a member of the House of Plantagenet and the daughter of Henry of Grosmont, the first Duke of Lancaster. As the first wife of John of Gaunt, she was the mother of King Henry IV and the grandmother of King Henry V of England.
Blanche of Lancaster (March 25, 1342 – September 12, 1368) was a member of the English royal House of Plantagenet and the daughter of the kingdom's wealthiest and most powerful peer, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster. She was the first wife of John of Gaunt, the mother of King Henry IV, and the grandmother of King Henry V of England.[1] Blanche was born on 25 March 1342, according to ...
Feb 21, 2019 · Blanche of Lancaster, Baroness Wake of Liddell (c. 1305-c. 1380) was an English noblewoman. She was the eldest daughter of Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster and Maud Chaworth. Blanche was named after her grandmother, Blanche of Artois, who had ruled Navarre as regent. Life In 1316, she married Thomas Wake, 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell, who had been ...
BLAUNCHE. Blanche of Lancaster was the second daughter, and co-heiress with her sister Maude, of Henry, duke of Lancaster, one of the richest men in fourteenth-century England. Edward III applied to Pope Innocent V for a dispensation for her marriage to John of Gaunt, who was her third cousin. Blanche's age at her marriage has been disputed.
Dec 7, 2019 · John married her in 1396 but the couple had begun an affair soon after Blanche of Lancaster’s death and the death of Katherine’s husband Hugh. Kathryn’s eldest son by John was born the year after Constance of Castile had Catherine. There were four members of the Beaufort brood – John, Henry, Thomas and Joan.
Dec 14, 2019 · Posted on December 14, 2019. John’s marriage to Blanche of Lancaster gave him wealth and land – including thirty castles across England. He held Kenilworth, Pontefract, Lincoln, Leicester, Tutbury and Monmouth to name but a few. Blanche died on 12 September 1368 at Tutbury. Three years later on 21st September 1371 John married Constanza or ...
Battle of Nájera (1367) Illustration of descent of John of Gaunt and of his first wife, Blanche of Lancaster, from King Henry III. John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (6 March 1340 – 3 February 1399) was an English royal prince, military leader, and statesman. He was the fourth son of King Edward III of England, and the father of King Henry IV.
