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Blanche of Lancaster (25 March 1342 – 12 September 1368) was a member of the English royal House of Lancaster 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.
Aug 8, 2015 · Blanche of Lancaster is one of those ladies of history more famous because of her children and the antics of her husband. Blanche’s life was pitifully short, but her legacy would see the unravelling of peace in the fifteenth century, and the decades of civil war called the Wars of the Roses.
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Apr 26, 2022 · "Blanche of Lancaster, Duchess of Lancaster (25 March 1345 – 12 September 1368) was an English noblewoman and heiress, daughter of England's wealthiest and most powerful peer, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster. She was the first wife of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and the mother of King Henry IV of England."
- Wales
- Monmouthshire, Wales
- March 25, 1342
Jun 2, 2018 · Blanche was born in either 1345 or 1347 to Henry of Grosmont, 1 st Duke of Lancaster (a great-grandson of King Henry III) and his wife, Isabel de Beaumont. Henry of Grosmont was a favourite of King Edward III and was only the second person in the realm to be given the title of Duke. Henry’s title did not pass on to any heirs after his death ...
Blanche of Lancaster, the younger daughter of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and his wife Isabel de Beaumont, was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, her date of birth is not known with certainty but is thought to have been 25 March 1345. Blanche was named after her paternal great-grandmother, Blanche of Artois, who was a ...
Blanche of England (spring 1392 – 22 May 1409), also known as Blanche of Lancaster, was a member of the House of Lancaster, the daughter of King Henry IV of England by his first wife Mary de Bohun.
May 23, 2017 · Blanche: The Woman Behind the House of Lancaster. On May 23, 2017 By RSB In The House of Lancaster. In the usurpation of Richard II’s throne in 1399 and the establishment of the House of Lancaster, much credit is given to Henry IV (obviously) and his father, John of Gaunt. But it’s worth recognizing that without the wealth and inheritance ...
