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John of Gloucester. John of Gloucester (or John of Pontefract) (c. 1468 – c. 1499 (based on historical hypothesis)) was an illegitimate son of King Richard III of England. John is so called because his father was Duke of Gloucester at the time of his birth. His father appointed him Captain of Calais, a position he lost after his father's death.
May 1, 2022 · About John of Gloucester. from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John of Gloucester (aka John of Pontefract) (died 1499?) was a natural son of King Richard III of England. John is so called because his father was Duke of Gloucester at the time of his birth. His father appointed him Captain of Calais, a position he lost after his father's death.
- Oxfordshire
- St Botolph, Bishopsgate, London, England
- 1470
John of Gloucester. by Peter Hammond. The first reference to John is in September 1483, when according to Buck, ‘ (the King) made Richard of Gloucester, his base son (Captain of) Calais.’. He was possibly in fact knighted on this occasion. The reference to Richard must be a mistake for John of Gloucester because of a later grant to ‘our ...
John of Gloucester, otherwise known as John of Pontefract was the natural son of Richard III and was probably born at Pontefract. The identity of John's mother remains unknown but it has been suggested that she may have Alice Burgh, who was granted an annuity of 20 pounds when Richard, Duke of Gloucester was at Pontefract on 1 March 1474, the ...
May 3, 2024 · Born circa 1468, John of Gloucester was an illegitimate son of King Richard III of England (reigned 1483 – 1485) and an unknown mother. He was called “of Gloucester” because his father was the Duke of Gloucester at the time of his birth. John was also called “of Pontefract” which may indicate that he was born at Pontefract Castle in ...
Richard had two acknowledged illegitimate children, John of Gloucester and Katherine Plantagenet. Also known as 'John of Pontefract', John of Gloucester was appointed Captain of Calais in 1485. Katherine married William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, in 1484. Neither the birth dates nor the names of the mothers of either of the children are known.
John of Pontefract, the illegitimate son of Richard III was appointed as Captain of Calais on 11th March 1485. Richard III had two illegitimate children, both born before he married Anne Neville. Little is known about the mother of John, other than him being referred to as “John le Pountfreit Bastard” on documents relating to.
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