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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. Because of Gaunt's royal origin, advantageous marriages, and some generous land grants, he was one of the richest men of his era ...
John of Gaunt was a Plantagenet prince and a powerful politician in 14th-century England. He had legitimate and illegitimate children who became kings, queens, and nobles in England, Portugal, Castile, and Scotland.
son Henry IV. brother Edward the Black Prince. John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster (born March 1340, Ghent—died February 3, 1399, London) was an English prince, fourth but third surviving son of the English king Edward III and Philippa of Hainaut; he exercised a moderating influence in the political and constitutional struggles of the reign of ...
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May 27, 2024 · Compare DNA and explore genealogy for John (Plantagenet) of Gaunt KG born abt. 1340 Gent, County of Flanders, France died 1399 Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England including ancestors + descendants + 13 photos + 20 genealogist comments + questions + Y-chromosome DNA + more in the free family tree community.
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Sep 9, 2023 · English Royalty. 1st Duke of Lancaster. Born the fourth son of Edward III Plantagenet and Queen Philippa of Hainault, at Ghent (or Gaunt) in Flanders. He was made Earl of Richmond in September 1342. He married Blanche, Countess of Derby in May 1359, with whom he had seven children, including the future Henry IV.
- Ghent
- St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Belgium
- March 06, 1340
- London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Brief Life History of John of Gaunt. When John of Gaunt 1st Duke of Lancaster was born on 6 March 1340, in Gent, East Flanders, Belgium, his father, Edward III King of England, was 27 and his mother, Philippa de Hainaut Queen of England, was 28. He married Blanche of Lancaster Duchess of Lancaster on 19 May 1359, in Reading, Berkshire, England ...
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Apr 8, 2021 · John of Gaunt was the third son of King Edward III and a powerful prince in the Hundred Years' War. He married three times and had several children, including Henry IV, who became the first Lancastrian king of England.
