John of Gaunt
1340 – 1399 · Generation XVII · Duke of Lancaster · House of Plantagenet
John of Gaunt (1340–1399). Duke of Lancaster. Married Blanche of Lancaster in 1359. Married Katherine Swynford in 1372. Never king, but ancestor of every English monarch after 1399 — through both his marriages.
One of 23 people of House of Plantagenet (1126–1485) in this archive. The longest-reigning English house, counting its Angevin beginning and the rival Lancaster and York branches that fought the Wars of the Roses.
Line of descent: King William I The Conqueror → King Henry I → Matilda the Empress → King Henry II → King John → King Henry III → King Edward I Longshanks → King Edward II → King Edward III → John of Gaunt.
Parents
- King Edward III (1312 – 1377)
- Philippa of Hainault (1314 – 1369)
Siblings
- Edward the Black Prince (1330 – 1376)
- Edmund of Langley (1341 – 1402)
Partners
- Married Blanche of Lancaster (1342 – 1368) in 1359 — one child together
- Married Katherine Swynford (1350 – 1403) in 1372 — one child together
Children
- King Henry IV (1367 – 1413)
- John Beaufort (1373 – 1410)
Life
- 1340 — Born
- 1359 — Married Blanche of Lancaster
- 1372 — Married Katherine Swynford
- 1399 — Died