Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameJohn Of Gaunt Duke Of Lancaster, 19G Grandfather
Birth6 Mar 1340, St. Bavons Abbey, Ghent, Flanders
Death3 Feb 1399, Leicester Castle, Leicestershire
Burial15 Mar 1399, St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, England
FatherEdward III King Of England (1312-1377)
MotherPhilippa Of Hainault Queen of England (1314-1369)
Spouses
Birth25 Mar 1345, Bolingbroke Castle, Lindsey
Death12 Sep 1368, Tutbury Castle, Staffordshire
BurialSt. Paul’s Cathedral, London, England
Marriage19 May 1359, Reading Abbey, Berkshire
Birth1354, Castrojeriz, Castile
Death24 Mar 1394, Leicester Castle, Leicestershire
BurialNewark Abbey, Leicester
Marriage21 Sep 1371
3Katherine de ROET, 19G Grandmother
Birth25 Nov 1350
Death10 May 1403, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
BurialLincoln Cathedral
FatherSir Payne de ROET (~1310-1380)
Marriage13 Jan 1396
Notes for John Of Gaunt Duke Of Lancaster
One of the richest men in England. Politically influential.
Patron and close friend of Geoffrey Chaucer. John’s mistress Katherine was sister to Chaucer’s wife Phillipa.
Earl of Richmond.
Earl of Derby, Lincoln. Duke of Aquitaine. Lord of Beaufort & Nogent.
Burke says he died at Ely House, Holborn
Claimant to the King of Castile & Leon. Lord of Bergerac & Roche-sur-Yon.
The Complete Peerage vol.VII,pp.410-416 & vol.XIV,p.421.
Internet Sources
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Gaunt
Patron and close friend of Geoffrey Chaucer. John’s mistress Katherine was sister to Chaucer’s wife Phillipa.
Earl of Richmond.
Earl of Derby, Lincoln. Duke of Aquitaine. Lord of Beaufort & Nogent.
Burke says he died at Ely House, Holborn
Claimant to the King of Castile & Leon. Lord of Bergerac & Roche-sur-Yon.
The Complete Peerage vol.VII,pp.410-416 & vol.XIV,p.421.
Internet Sources
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Gaunt
Notes for Blanche Of Lancaster (Spouse 1)
1st wife.
Parents Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster and Isabel de Beaumont.
Mother of:
Philippa, Queen go Portugal
Elizabeth of Lancaster, Duchess of Exeter
Henry IV Bolingbroke, King of England
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_of_Lancaster
Parents Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster and Isabel de Beaumont.
Mother of:
Philippa, Queen go Portugal
Elizabeth of Lancaster, Duchess of Exeter
Henry IV Bolingbroke, King of England
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_of_Lancaster
Notes for Constance Of Castile (Spouse 2)
2nd wife.
Parents Peter of Castile (Pedro the Cruel), Kind of Castile and Leon and his mistress Maria de Padilla.
Mother of:
Catherine of Lancaster who married King Henry III, King of Castile and Leon.
John Plantagenet who died in infancy
wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_of_Castile,_Duchess_of_Lancaster
Parents Peter of Castile (Pedro the Cruel), Kind of Castile and Leon and his mistress Maria de Padilla.
Mother of:
Catherine of Lancaster who married King Henry III, King of Castile and Leon.
John Plantagenet who died in infancy
wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_of_Castile,_Duchess_of_Lancaster
Notes for Katherine (Spouse 3)
Her first husband was Sir Otes Swynford, from the manor of Kettlethorpe in Lincolnshire. Thus she was known as Katherine Swynford-Roet. Her first husband was a knight in service to John of Gaunt.
She became governess to 2 daughtters of John of Gaunt.
Mistress of John during his marriage to Constance and later 3rd wife.
After John of Gaunt’s death she was known as the dowager Duchess of Lancaster.
Internet Sources
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Swynford
She became governess to 2 daughtters of John of Gaunt.
Mistress of John during his marriage to Constance and later 3rd wife.
After John of Gaunt’s death she was known as the dowager Duchess of Lancaster.
Internet Sources
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Swynford