NameJohn of_Gaunt PLANTAGENET Duke of Lancaster
BirthMar 1340, St Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders
Death3 Feb 1399, Leicester Castle
BurialSt.Paul's Cathedral, London, England
MotherPhilippa of_Hainault (1311-1369)
Spouses
Birth1341
Death12 Sep 1369, Bolingbroke, Castle
FatherHenry Duke Lancaster I (~1306-1360)
MotherIsabel DE_BEAUMONT (~1315->1360)
Marriage13 May 1359, Reading
ChildrenPhilippa of_Lancaster (~1360-1415)
 Elizabeth (1364-1426)
 Henry_IV (1366-1413)
Death24 Mar 1394, Leicester, England
FatherPedro_III King of Castile and Leon (1334-1369)
MotherMaria DE_PADILLA (~1334-1361)
MarriageSep 1371, Roquefort
ChildrenKatherine
Birth1350
Death10 May 1403, Lincoln
FatherPayne of_Guienne ROET Sir
Marriage13 Jan 1396, Lincoln
ChildrenJohn (1373-1410)
 Henry (~1376-1447)
 Joan (~1379-1440)
 Thomas
Notes for John of_Gaunt PLANTAGENET Duke of Lancaster
It is the descendants of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, that formed one faction in the War of the Roses. The Lancasters were represented by the red rose. The split was finally resolved when Henry Tudor, himself a Lancaster, married John of Gaunt's descendant, Elizabeth York, and joined the two houses of York and Lancaster.

Duke of Lancaster and Earl of Richmond. Some say born Jun 1340, but see CP vol.XIV,p.421.
Earl of Derby, Lincoln. Duke of Aquitaine. Lord of Beaufort & Nogent.
Burke says he died at Ely House, Holborn
King of Castile & Leon. Lord of Bergerac & Roche-sur-Yon.
The Complete Peerage vol.VII,pp.410-416 & vol.XIV,p.421.


http://users.LegacyFamilyTree.com/USPresidents/Royalpresidents.htm says he died in London.
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