Duke of Lancaster John Plantagenet of Gaunt
Gaunt, John of Duke of Lancaster (1340 - 1300)
b. MAR 1339/40 in Ghent, Flanders (now Belgium)
d. 3 FEB 1399/00 in Windsor Castle, England
father: Edward, ? III, King of England(1312 - 1377)
mother: Holland, Philippa of Hainault and(1311 - 1369)
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 (Roet) 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.
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this page should be addressed to: Alice Gedge <adgedge@yahoo.com>Birth: (1,2) 4th s/o Edward III, King of England. (6,7) Mar 1340, Ghent, s/o Edward III, King of England/Philippa of Hainaut.
Marriage to Blanche: (6) 19 May 1359.
Marriage to Constance: (6) Jun 1371.
Marriage to Catherine (ROET) SWYNFORD: (6) Jan 1396/7. (7) ca. 13 Jan 1395/6. Widow of Sir Hugh SWYNFORD.
Death: (5) 1399. (6) Feb 1399. (6,7) Leicester Castle. (7) 3 Feb 1399/1400.(1,2,4,6) Duke of Lancaster.
(3) Adopted the name Beaufort for his children.
(2) Two baronial factions striving for control of the government, which Edward III was too weak longer to guide, were led by two of his sons, Edward, the Black Prince, the eldest son, and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the fourth son.
(2) 1376: Had great influence over the king's mistress and over a group of
the royal courtiers.
(4) 1384: Early in the year he went on an expedition to Scotland with his
younger brother Thomas. He had never had cordial relations with his brother,
but they were drawn together by the king's determination to rule "through
instruments of his own."
(4) 1384: With his brother Thomas, took part in negotiations with France and Flanders.
(4) 1384, Apr: Was accused of treason in the parliament at Salisbury. His
brother Thomas burst into the king's chamber and swore with great oaths
to kill anyone who should bring such charges against his brother. King Richard deferred for a time to his uncles.
(4) 1385?: Left for Spain.source:
(1) "The Tayloes of Virginia and Allied Families," by W. Randolph Tayloe
(Berryville, VA, 1963) p.114. FHL #929.273 T211t.
(2) "History of England," by W.E. Lunt. 4th ed. (Harper & Row, New York, 1957) p.230,279.
(3) "The Family of Early," by Samuel Stockwell Early, p.18.
(4) "The Dictionary of National Biography," Vol. XIX (Oxford Univ. Press, 1964) p.634. Biography of Thomas of Woodstock.
(5) NEHGS "NEXUS," Vol. VIII, No. 5, Oct/Nov 1991, "Notable Kin," by Gary Boyd Roberts, p.150. Cites: (a) "Burke's Guide to the Royal Family," 1st ed. (1973) p.198-201.
(6) "Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700," by Frederick Lewis Weis, 7th ed. (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore) p.3. Cites: (a) G.E. Cokayne's (new revised) "Complete Peerage" V 320,736 chart, VII 415. (b) "Dictionary of National Biography" 29:417, 55:243. (c) S. Armitage Smith, "John of Gaunt" (Reprint 1964).
(7) NEHGS "Register," Vol. 152, No. 606, Apr 1998, "Archibald Dunlop (1672-1713) of Stratford, Connecticut: His Descent from King Edward III of England and from King James II of Scotland," by John L. Scherer, p.187. Cites: (a) Vicary Gibbs, ed., "The (New) Complete Peerage" (1910-1959, 13 vols.; rpt. 1987, 6 vols.) 5:320,736 chart; 7:415. (b) Frederick Lewis Weiss, Walter Lee Sheppard, and David Faris, "Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700," 7th ed. (Baltimore:, 1992), line 1, no. 31. (c) David Feris, "Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeeth-Century Colonists" (Baltimore, 1996) 15-16. (d) Anthony Goodman, "John of Gaunt" (New York, 1992) p.363-367. (e) "The Genealogist," 6 (1985):102, #2 532-533.GIVN John "of Gaunt"
SURN England
NSFX [Duke of Lancast
AFN 8XHQ-M2
_PRIMARY Y
DATE 6 MAY 2000
TIME 23:55:04
Blanche Plantagenet of Lancaster
GIVN Blanche
SURN Plantagenet
NSFX [Duchess of Lanc
AFN 8J5H-60
DATE 6 MAY 2000
TIME 23:42:43
Duke of Lancaster John Plantagenet of Gaunt
Gaunt, John of Duke of Lancaster (1340 - 1300)
b. MAR 1339/40 in Ghent, Flanders (now Belgium)
d. 3 FEB 1399/00 in Windsor Castle, England
father: Edward, ? III, King of England(1312 - 1377)
mother: Holland, Philippa of Hainault and(1311 - 1369)
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 (Roet) 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.
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this page should be addressed to: Alice Gedge <adgedge@yahoo.com>Birth: (1,2) 4th s/o Edward III, King of England. (6,7) Mar 1340, Ghent, s/o Edward III, King of England/Philippa of Hainaut.
Marriage to Blanche: (6) 19 May 1359.
Marriage to Constance: (6) Jun 1371.
Marriage to Catherine (ROET) SWYNFORD: (6) Jan 1396/7. (7) ca. 13 Jan 1395/6. Widow of Sir Hugh SWYNFORD.
Death: (5) 1399. (6) Feb 1399. (6,7) Leicester Castle. (7) 3 Feb 1399/1400.(1,2,4,6) Duke of Lancaster.
(3) Adopted the name Beaufort for his children.
(2) Two baronial factions striving for control of the government, which Edward III was too weak longer to guide, were led by two of his sons, Edward, the Black Prince, the eldest son, and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the fourth son.
(2) 1376: Had great influence over the king's mistress and over a group of
the royal courtiers.
(4) 1384: Early in the year he went on an expedition to Scotland with his
younger brother Thomas. He had never had cordial relations with his brother,
but they were drawn together by the king's determination to rule "through
instruments of his own."
(4) 1384: With his brother Thomas, took part in negotiations with France and Flanders.
(4) 1384, Apr: Was accused of treason in the parliament at Salisbury. His
brother Thomas burst into the king's chamber and swore with great oaths
to kill anyone who should bring such charges against his brother. King Richard deferred for a time to his uncles.
(4) 1385?: Left for Spain.source:
(1) "The Tayloes of Virginia and Allied Families," by W. Randolph Tayloe
(Berryville, VA, 1963) p.114. FHL #929.273 T211t.
(2) "History of England," by W.E. Lunt. 4th ed. (Harper & Row, New York, 1957) p.230,279.
(3) "The Family of Early," by Samuel Stockwell Early, p.18.
(4) "The Dictionary of National Biography," Vol. XIX (Oxford Univ. Press, 1964) p.634. Biography of Thomas of Woodstock.
(5) NEHGS "NEXUS," Vol. VIII, No. 5, Oct/Nov 1991, "Notable Kin," by Gary Boyd Roberts, p.150. Cites: (a) "Burke's Guide to the Royal Family," 1st ed. (1973) p.198-201.
(6) "Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700," by Frederick Lewis Weis, 7th ed. (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore) p.3. Cites: (a) G.E. Cokayne's (new revised) "Complete Peerage" V 320,736 chart, VII 415. (b) "Dictionary of National Biography" 29:417, 55:243. (c) S. Armitage Smith, "John of Gaunt" (Reprint 1964).
(7) NEHGS "Register," Vol. 152, No. 606, Apr 1998, "Archibald Dunlop (1672-1713) of Stratford, Connecticut: His Descent from King Edward III of England and from King James II of Scotland," by John L. Scherer, p.187. Cites: (a) Vicary Gibbs, ed., "The (New) Complete Peerage" (1910-1959, 13 vols.; rpt. 1987, 6 vols.) 5:320,736 chart; 7:415. (b) Frederick Lewis Weiss, Walter Lee Sheppard, and David Faris, "Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700," 7th ed. (Baltimore:, 1992), line 1, no. 31. (c) David Feris, "Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeeth-Century Colonists" (Baltimore, 1996) 15-16. (d) Anthony Goodman, "John of Gaunt" (New York, 1992) p.363-367. (e) "The Genealogist," 6 (1985):102, #2 532-533.GIVN John "of Gaunt"
SURN England
NSFX [Duke of Lancast
AFN 8XHQ-M2
_PRIMARY Y
DATE 6 MAY 2000
TIME 23:55:04
Duke of Lancaster John Plantagenet of Gaunt
Gaunt, John of Duke of Lancaster (1340 - 1300)
b. MAR 1339/40 in Ghent, Flanders (now Belgium)
d. 3 FEB 1399/00 in Windsor Castle, England
father: Edward, ? III, King of England(1312 - 1377)
mother: Holland, Philippa of Hainault and(1311 - 1369)
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 (Roet) 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.
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29825 total entries, last updated Wed Sep 12 09:18:30 2001
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this page should be addressed to: Alice Gedge <adgedge@yahoo.com>Birth: (1,2) 4th s/o Edward III, King of England. (6,7) Mar 1340, Ghent, s/o Edward III, King of England/Philippa of Hainaut.
Marriage to Blanche: (6) 19 May 1359.
Marriage to Constance: (6) Jun 1371.
Marriage to Catherine (ROET) SWYNFORD: (6) Jan 1396/7. (7) ca. 13 Jan 1395/6. Widow of Sir Hugh SWYNFORD.
Death: (5) 1399. (6) Feb 1399. (6,7) Leicester Castle. (7) 3 Feb 1399/1400.(1,2,4,6) Duke of Lancaster.
(3) Adopted the name Beaufort for his children.
(2) Two baronial factions striving for control of the government, which Edward III was too weak longer to guide, were led by two of his sons, Edward, the Black Prince, the eldest son, and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the fourth son.
(2) 1376: Had great influence over the king's mistress and over a group of
the royal courtiers.
(4) 1384: Early in the year he went on an expedition to Scotland with his
younger brother Thomas. He had never had cordial relations with his brother,
but they were drawn together by the king's determination to rule "through
instruments of his own."
(4) 1384: With his brother Thomas, took part in negotiations with France and Flanders.
(4) 1384, Apr: Was accused of treason in the parliament at Salisbury. His
brother Thomas burst into the king's chamber and swore with great oaths
to kill anyone who should bring such charges against his brother. King Richard deferred for a time to his uncles.
(4) 1385?: Left for Spain.source:
(1) "The Tayloes of Virginia and Allied Families," by W. Randolph Tayloe
(Berryville, VA, 1963) p.114. FHL #929.273 T211t.
(2) "History of England," by W.E. Lunt. 4th ed. (Harper & Row, New York, 1957) p.230,279.
(3) "The Family of Early," by Samuel Stockwell Early, p.18.
(4) "The Dictionary of National Biography," Vol. XIX (Oxford Univ. Press, 1964) p.634. Biography of Thomas of Woodstock.
(5) NEHGS "NEXUS," Vol. VIII, No. 5, Oct/Nov 1991, "Notable Kin," by Gary Boyd Roberts, p.150. Cites: (a) "Burke's Guide to the Royal Family," 1st ed. (1973) p.198-201.
(6) "Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700," by Frederick Lewis Weis, 7th ed. (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore) p.3. Cites: (a) G.E. Cokayne's (new revised) "Complete Peerage" V 320,736 chart, VII 415. (b) "Dictionary of National Biography" 29:417, 55:243. (c) S. Armitage Smith, "John of Gaunt" (Reprint 1964).
(7) NEHGS "Register," Vol. 152, No. 606, Apr 1998, "Archibald Dunlop (1672-1713) of Stratford, Connecticut: His Descent from King Edward III of England and from King James II of Scotland," by John L. Scherer, p.187. Cites: (a) Vicary Gibbs, ed., "The (New) Complete Peerage" (1910-1959, 13 vols.; rpt. 1987, 6 vols.) 5:320,736 chart; 7:415. (b) Frederick Lewis Weiss, Walter Lee Sheppard, and David Faris, "Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700," 7th ed. (Baltimore:, 1992), line 1, no. 31. (c) David Feris, "Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeeth-Century Colonists" (Baltimore, 1996) 15-16. (d) Anthony Goodman, "John of Gaunt" (New York, 1992) p.363-367. (e) "The Genealogist," 6 (1985):102, #2 532-533.GIVN John "of Gaunt"
SURN England
NSFX [Duke of Lancast
AFN 8XHQ-M2
_PRIMARY Y
DATE 6 MAY 2000
TIME 23:55:04
Thomas of Woodstock Plantagenet
Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, was one of the three leading Lords Appellant of the King`s council created to check the soveriegn power over the barons. In 1397, when Richard II sought to regain this power, he had Thomas imprisioned and smothered The Earl of Arundel and The Earl of Warwick, the other two, were tried and exercuted for treason, and banished to the Isle of Wright, respectively. Richard divided the Duchies of Gloucester and Warwick into five new dukedoms in an attempt to build a loyal court.
Richard`s triumph was short lived. When Thomas`s brother, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, died in 1399, Richard siezed his lands also, reneging on an earlier promise. John`s son was Henry Bolingbroke, Earl of Derby, who had accused the Duke of Norfolk of complicity in Thomas` murder. To stop a trial by combat, Richard banished Henry for ten years and Norfolk for life, but had promised that their rights of inheritance under nedieval law would be recognized. With the support of the barons, Henry seized back his lands, forced Richard to abdicate, and suceeded to the throne even though he was not next for siccession.from WFT VOL 3 PED # 1724
3rd Earl of March Edmund De Mortimer
Alias:<ALIA> The /Good/
Married 1st - Roger De Mortimer abt 10/18/1405
Richard Duke of York Plantagenet
GIVN Richard
SURN Plantagenet
NSFX [Dukeofyork]
AFN 8N4C-7R
_PRIMARY Y
DATE 7 MAY 2000
TIME 22:27:21