John "Of Gaunt" England, [Duke Of Lancaster^{[1, 2]}

1340 - 1399  (~ 58 years)

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• Name	John "Of Gaunt" England
  Suffix	[Duke Of Lancaster
  Born	Mar 1340	Ghent, Flanders, Belgium   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Feb 1398/1399	London, Middlesex, England   [1, 2]
  Age	~ 58 years
  Buried	15 Mar 1398/1399	St Paul's Cathedral, London, Middlesex   [1]
  Notes	John of Gaunt. Duke of Aquitaine. Earl of Richmond Titular King of Castile & Leon. May have died Oct 21, 1425 John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (1340-99), English soldier and statesman, the fourth son of King Edward III of England, and brother of Edward, the Black Prince. John was born in March 1340 in Ghent (M.E., Gaunt), now in Belgium. In 1359 he married Blanche, daughter of Henry, duke of Lancaster; when Henry died, John became duke.John of Gaunt played an important part in the wars of the period between England and France and between England and Spain. He commanded a division of the English army, led by the Black Prince, that defeated the army of Henry (later Henry II, king of Castile and León) at Nájera in 1367. As a result of his second marriage, to Constance, daughter of Peter the Cruel (king of Castile and León), John laid claim to the throne of Castile. During the Hundred Years' War, he aided (1370-71) the Black Prince against France and established English rule over most of southern France. After a severe illness forced the return of the Black Prince to England, John took command of the English armies; by 1380 he had lost much of the territory the English had previously won. In 1386 John invaded Castile, but was defeated by John I, king of Castile and León. John of Gaunt gave up his claim to Castile and León in 1387, when his daughter married Henry, later Henry III, king of Castile and León.John of Gaunt was also prominent in English affairs. Together with Alice Perrers, his father's mistress, John dominated the English government. He was opposed by Parliament and by the Black Prince. In 1376 Parliament banished Alice Perrers and curtailed John's powers. The death of the Black Prince that year and the dissolution of Parliament, however, enabled John to regain his power. In 1377, on the death of Edward III and the accession of Richard II (John's nephew and son of the Black Prince), John gave up his control of the government and thereafter played the role of peacemaker; he also supported the king, by whom he was made (1390) duke of Aquitaine. In 1396, after the death of his second wife, John married his mistress Catherine Swynford, and Richard legitimized their children the following year. Saddened by the exile (1398) of his son, Henry of Lancaster (later King Henry IV of England), John died on February 3 of the following year. "John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster," Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 98 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1997 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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  Last Modified	7 Jan 2012

  
  

  Father	Edward III England, King,   b. 13 Nov 1312, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England ,   d. 21 Jun 1377, Shene Palace, , Surrey, England  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Phillipa De Avesnes, [Queen England],   b. 24 Jun 1311, Mons, Hainault, England ,   d. 14 Aug 1369, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England  (Age 58 years)
  Married	24 Jan 1327/1328	York, Yorkshire, England   [3]
  Family ID	F839	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Married	Jun 1371	Roquefort, Guienne   [1]
  Family ID	F836	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Married	19 May 1359	Queen's Chapel, Reading, Berkshire, England   [1]
  Family ID	F837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Married	13 Jan 1395/1396	Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England   [1]
  Family ID	F833	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Married	NOT MARRIED
  Family ID	F838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - Mar 1340 - Ghent, Flanders, Belgium Married - 19 May 1359 - Queen's Chapel, Reading, Berkshire, England Married - Jun 1371 - Roquefort, Guienne Married - 13 Jan 1395/1396 - Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England Died - 3 Feb 1398/1399 - London, Middlesex, England Buried - 15 Mar 1398/1399 - St Paul's Cathedral, London, Middlesex  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S14382] Connie.FTW. Date of Import: Oct 14, 2000 [S14384] Mac 14Febxx.FTW. Date of Import: Mar 12, 2000 [S14394] The Magna Charta Sureties 1215, Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Sheppard Jr, 5th Edition, 1999, 161-16.