| Birth: | Mar. 6, 1340 | | Death: | Feb. 3, 1399 | 
John of Gaunt was buried alongside his first wife, Blanche of Lancaster, in the nave of Old St. Paul's Cathedral in an alabaster tomb.
JOHN OF GAUNT, DUKE OF LANCASTER, fourth son of Edward III and Queen Philippa, was born in March 1340 at Ghent, whence his name. On the 29th of September 1342 he was made Earl of Richmond; as a child he was present at the sea fight with the Spaniards in August 1350, but his first military service was in 1355, when he was knighted. On the 19th of May 1359 he married his cousin Blanche, daughter and ultimately sole heiress of Henry, Duke of Lancaster. In her right he became Earl of Lancaster in 1361, and next year was created Duke. His marriage made him the greatest lord in England, but for some time he took no prominent part in public affairs.
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Parents:
King Edward III (1312 - 1377)
Philippa d'Avesnes of Hainault (1311 - 1369)
Spouses:
Blanche Plantagenet (1345 - 1369)
Katherine de Roet Swynford (1350 - 1403)
Constance De Castille (1340 - 1394)*
Children:
Philippa of Lancaster (1360 - 1415)*
Elizabeth Lancaster (1363 - 1425)*
Henry IV (1367 - 1413)*
John de Beaufort (1371 - 1410)*
Catherine Plantagent Of Lancester (1373 - 1418)*
Thomas De Beaufort (1377 - 1426)*
Joan De Beaufort (1379 - 1440)*
*Calculated relationship
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Saint Paul's Cathedral
London
Greater London, England
Plot: Nave |
Created by: Danette Cogswell
Record added: Jul 16, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 28331470 |
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To my husband's 17th Great Grandfather and my 16th Great Grandfather, an ancestor we share in common, with respect.
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Sylvia
Added: May. 5, 2013 |
From a grateful descendant through both your daughter Joan and your son John
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Carolyn Gray
Added: May. 3, 2013 |
Remembering my ancestor.
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Kate Cuneo
Added: Apr. 29, 2013 |
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