Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameBlanche Of Lancaster
Birth25 Mar 1345, Bolingbroke Castle, Lindsey
Death12 Sep 1368, Tutbury Castle, Staffordshire
BurialSt. Paul’s Cathedral, London, England
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)
Marriage19 May 1359, Reading Abbey, Berkshire
Notes for Blanche Of Lancaster
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 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