Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameConstance Of Castile
Birth1354, Castrojeriz, Castile
Death24 Mar 1394, Leicester Castle, Leicestershire
BurialNewark Abbey, Leicester
Spouses
1John 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)
Marriage21 Sep 1371
Notes for Constance Of Castile
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 John Of Gaunt (Spouse 1)
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