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| Birthplace: | St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Belgium |
| Death: | Died in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England |
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a short summary from Wikipedia;
John of Gaunt (Ghent), 1st Duke of Lancaster, KG
Successor: Henry IV Bolingbroke, King of England (2nd Duke of Lancaster and of Aquitaine)
Spouse:
Blanche of Lancaster
m. 1359; dec. 1369
Infanta Constance of Castile
m. 1371; dec. 1394
Katherine Swynford
m. 1396; wid. 1399
Issue:
Philippa, Queen of Portugal
Elizabeth, Duchess of Exeter
Henry IV Bolingbroke, King of England
Catherine, Queen of Castile
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
Cardinal Henry Beaufort
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter
Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland
House House of Plantagenet (by birth)
House of Lancaster (founder)
Father Edward III of Windsor, King of England
Mother Philippa of Hainault
Born 6 March 1340(1340-03-06)
Ghent, Belgium
Died 3 February 1399 (aged 58)
Leicester Castle, Leicestershire
Burial St Paul's Cathedral, City of London
Wikipedia links:
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other links
http://www.britannia.com/bios/royals/jgdklanc.html
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28331470
http://www.geneall.net/U/per_page.php?id=942
http://genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00000812&tree=LEO
http://www.mathematical.com/gauntjohn1340.htm (which gives his baptism date as his birth date)
http://www.nndb.com/people/826/000094544/
http://www.royalist.info/execute/biog?person=6
http://www.thepeerage.com/p10188.htm#i101878
http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/PLANTAGENET2.htm
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Titles: Also, King of Leon (Spain), Duke of Lancaster & Aquitaine, Earl of Derby, Lincoln & Leicester & Seneschal of England. And English soldier & statesman. He owned the Savoy Palace on the banks of the Thames.
Sources: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The book, 'Kings & Queens of Great Britain. Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia. The book, 'Queens of England'. The book, 'The Oxford History of Medieval Europe'. The book, 'The House of Tudor'. The book, 'Kings & Queens of Europe'. The book, 'The Book of the Medieval Knight'. The book, 'The Oxford History of the British Monarchy'. The book, 'The Year of the Three Kings, 1483'. The book, 'Now I Remember'. The book, 'The Princes of Wales'. The book, 'They Came with the Conqueror'.
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March 6, 1340
- June 24, 1339
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St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Belgium
Castle of Gravesteen. |
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June 24, 1340
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Abbaye De St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre-Orientale, Belgium
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1342
Age 1
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March 31, 1359
Age 19
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Leicester, Leicestershire, , England
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May 19, 1359
Age 19
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Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England.
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- 1360
Age 18
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Hainaut, Belgium
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| 1361 |
December 28, 1361
Age 21
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13th Stall, in place of Sir Thomas Holland, Earl of Kent |
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1361
Age 20
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1362
- May 4, 1366
Age 21
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England, Leicestershire, , England
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1362
Age 21
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