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John of Gaunt obtained recognition by the English Parliament of Constance's and his claim to Castile. When Constance died in 1394, John of Gaunt dropped his pursuit of Castile's crown. She was buried at a church in Leicester; John, when he died later was buried with his first wife Blanche.
After Blanche's death in 1368, shortly after the birth of her last child, John married, in 1371, Infanta Constance of Castile, daughter of King Peter of Castile, giving him a claim to the Crown of Castile.
Peter was killed in 1369 by his half-brother Henry II, who then ascended the throne. Constance remained outside Henry's control, besieged at Carmona, until 1371. On 21 September, at Roquefort, near Bordeaux, Guienne, she married the English prince John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster.
Oct 16, 2015 · The surrender of Santiago de Compostela to John of Gaunt, Constance of Castile is the lady on horseback. John of Gaunt’s wife of almost 10 years, Blanche Duchess of Lancaster, had died at Tutbury on 12th September, 1368, more likely from the complications of childbirth than from the plague.
After the death of his first wife, John of Gaunt married Constance of Castile, heiress to the Kingdom of Castile, further expanding his family’s territories and influence.
Mar 12, 2018 · On 24 March 1394 Constance of Castile died at Leicester Castle. She was interred in the church of St Mary in the Newark. In 1396 John of Gaunt wrote a letter to Pope Boniface explaining that he and Katherine Swynford desired to marry and asked for a dispensation because he was Blanche Swynford’s godfather.
Sep 27, 2015 · After the death in 1368 of Blanche of Lancaster, in 1371, John married Infanta Constance of Castile, daughter of King Peter of Castile, thus giving him a claim to the Crown of Castile, which he would pursue.
