Prince of England and Duke of Lancaster John of Gaunt

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• Name	John of Gaunt
  Title	Prince of England and Duke of Lancaster
  Died	3 Feb 1398-9	Ely Place, London, London, England
  Born	Mar 1340	St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I1582	Staples-Record
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Edward, III
  Mother	Philippa
  Family ID	F727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Marie De Ste. Hillaire,   b. Beaufort Castle, Anjou, France
  Married	Not Married
  Notes	Blanche was sealed to John of Gaunt and his third wife Catherine. Catherine and John had four children in all sources searched. New England History and Gen. Reg. # 974 B2ne 1967 Ogden Gen. Lib., lists her as a child of his mistress, Marie, with Catherine and her four children.
  Children	1. Blanche Beaufort,   b. Abt. 1373, Beaufort Castle, Anjou, France ,   d. Bef 1397  (Age ~ 23 years)
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F745	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Catherine Roet/Swinford,   b. Abt. 1350, Hainault, Belguim, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England ,   d. 10 May 1403  (Age ~ 53 years)
  Married	13 Jan 1396-7
  Notes	After the death of Catherine's first husband, Hugh Swinford, she became governess to the children of John of Gaunt, later to become his mistress and concubine, at which time, she bore him four children. After the death of John of Gaunt's second wife, Constance, they were married (1396/7) and later that same year, their children were legitimized and their marriage was confirmed by Parliament which sat between 22 Jan and 12 Feb 1936/7 and by the Pope in September 1396 and by King Richard II in Feb 1397. Daughter Blanche Beaufort, is the daughter of John of Gaunt and his mistress, Maire de Ste. Hiliare. She was sealed to John and Catherine
  Children	1. John Beaufort,   b. Abt. 1373, Beaufort Castle, Anjou, France ,   d. 16 Mar 1410  (Age ~ 37 years)  [Birth]   2. Blanche Beaufort,   b. Abt. 1373, Beaufort Castle, Anjou, France ,   d. Bef 1397  (Age ~ 23 years)  [Birth]  [Sealing]   3. Joan Beaufort,   b. Abt. 1375, Beaufort Castle, Anjou, France ,   d. 13 Nov 1440  (Age ~ 65 years)  [Birth] + 4. Henry Beaufort,   b. Abt. 1376/7, Beaufort Castle, Anjou, France ,   d. 10 Apr 1447, Wolvesey Palace, Winchester, Hamps, England  (Age ~ 70 years)   5. Thomas Beaufort,   b. Abt Jan 1377, Beaufort Castle, Anjou, France ,   d. Dec 1426  (Age ~ 49 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F726	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Blanche Plantagenet,   b. Abt. 1343, Lancaster, England ,   d. 12 Sep 1369-29, Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France
  Married	19 May 1359	Reading, Berkshire, England
  Notes	#1 Philippa, #2 Elizabeth and #5 Henry IV, were erroneously sealed to their father and step-mother, Constance on 9 June 1933
  Children	1. Philippa of Gaunt,   b. 31 Mar 1360, Leicester, leicestershire, England ,   d. 9 Jun 1415  (Age 55 years)  [Birth]   2. Elizabeth of Gaunt,   b. Mar 1362, Leicester, leicestershire, England ,   d. 24 Nov 1425  (Age ~ 63 years)  [Birth]   3. John Plantagenent,   b. Abt. 1364, Leicester, leicestershire, England ,   d. Bef 1366  (Age ~ 1 years)  [Birth]   4. Edward Plantagenet,   b. Abt. 1365, Leicester, leicestershire, England ,   d. infant  [Birth]   5. Henry, IV,   b. 3 Apr 1367, Bolingbroke Castle, Leicestershire, England ,   d. 20 Mar 1412/3  (Age 45 years)  [Birth]   6. Isabel Plantagenet,   b. Abt. 1368, Bolingbroke Castle, Leicestershire, England ,   d. infant  [Birth]
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2015
  Family ID	F729	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	Constance/Constantina,   b. Abt. 1354, Castro Carez, Spain ,   d. 24 Mar 1394  (Age ~ 40 years)
  Married	Sep 1371
  Notes	The source, "Royal Daughters of England" (Eng 120 V 1, pg. 260; Tab II) claims John Plantagenet to be the son of John of Gaunt by his first wife Blanche (Duchess of Lancaster), but the "Complete Peerage" GEC (Eng. v. 7, pg. 410-4416), claims him to be of the second wife.
  Children	1. John Plantagenent,   b. Abt. 1364, Leicester, leicestershire, England ,   d. Bef 1366  (Age ~ 1 years)   2. Catherine of Gaunt,   b. Abt. 1374,   d. 2 Jun 1418  (Age ~ 44 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F728	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Died - 3 Feb 1398-9 - Ely Place, London, London, England Born - Mar 1340 - St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium Married - 19 May 1359 - Reading, Berkshire, England  = Link to Google Earth