1st Duke of Lancaster John Gaunt Plantagenet
1340 - 1399 (58 years)
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Name John Gaunt Plantagenet Title 1st Duke of Lancaster Birth 14 Mar 1340 Belgium 
- Abbaye De St Bavon
Gender Male Kinfolk of Note John of Gaunt's legitimate male heirs, the Lancasters, included Kings Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI _MILT As a child he was present at the sea fight with the Spaniards in August 1350, but his first military service was in 1355, when he was knighted Death 3 Feb 1399 Leicester, Leicestershire, England Burial London, England [1] - St Paul's Cathederal
Cathedral of St Paul Person ID I4681 A Tree Called Smith Last Modified 2 Mar 2023
Father King of England King Edward Plantagenet, III, b. 13 Nov 1312, Berkshire, England d. 21 Jun 1377, Yorkshire, England (Age 64 years) Relationship natural Mother Phillipa de Hainault, b. 24 Jun 1314, Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France d. 15 Aug 1369, Berkshire, England (Age 55 years) Relationship natural Marriage 24 Jan 1328 Family ID F11561 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Blanche Lancaster, b. 25 Mar 1345, Lancaster, Lancashire, England d. 30 Sep 1369, Staffordshire, England (Age 24 years) Marriage 19 May 1359 Reading, Berkshire, England - Reading Abbey
Blanche and John Gaunt Marriage End Death of Blanche in 1472 Children 1. Henry Plantagenet, IV, b. 30 May 1366, Lincolnshire, England d. 20 Mar 1413, Westminster, Middlesex, England (Age 46 years) [natural]Family ID F1246 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Mar 2023
Family 2 Duchess of Lancaster Katherine de Roet, b. 1350, Somme, Picardie, France d. 10 May 1403, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England (Age 53 years) Marriage 13 Jan 1396 Children 1. Countess of Westmorland Joan Plantagenet de Beaufort, b. 1375, Anjou, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France d. 13 Nov 1440, Howden, Yorkshire, England (Age 65 years) [natural]Family ID F1247 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Mar 2023
Family 3 Constanze Castile, b. 1354, Castilla y Leon, Spain d. 24 Mar 1394, Leicester, Leicestershire, England (Age 40 years) Marriage Sep 1371 Roquefort, Landes, Aquitaine, France Children 1. Catalina de Lancaster Plantagenet, b. 31 Mar 1373, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England d. 2 Jun 1418, Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla-Leon, Spain (Age 45 years) [natural]Family ID F1248 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Mar 2023
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Event Map 
Marriage - 19 May 1359 - Reading, Berkshire, England 
Marriage - Sep 1371 - Roquefort, Landes, Aquitaine, France 
Death - 3 Feb 1399 - Leicester, Leicestershire, England 
Burial - - London, England = Link to Google Earth
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Photos John Gaunt John of gaunt Blanche and John Gaunt
Places Cathedral of St Paul
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Sources - [S347] Find a Grave: John 1st Duke of Lancaster Plantagenet, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28331470.
Burial: Saint Paul's Cathedral London Greater London, England Plot: Nave Find A Grave Memorial# 28331470
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28331470
- [S347] Find a Grave: John 1st Duke of Lancaster Plantagenet, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28331470.