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John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (6 March 1340 – 3 February 1399), was an English royal prince, military leader and statesman. He was the fourth son (third surviving) of King Edward III of England , and the father of King Henry IV .
When Gaunt finally married Swynford as his third wife in 1396, the Beauforts were legitimized by Pope Boniface IX and by royal proclamation of the reigning monarch King Richard II the following year. John of Gaunt’s eldest legitimate son by his first wife Blanche of Lancaster was Henry Bolingbroke , who would eventually take the throne from ...
After returning to England, he served as Steward of the Household from 1368 to 1370 and Chamberlain of the Household from 1371. His son-in-law John Neville, Lord Neville de Raby was appointed Steward of the Household in the same year, and until 1376 they were prominent figures in court [3] and Latimer was high in favour with John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the king's son.
Born at Peterborough Castle (now in Cambridgeshire), Blanche was the fifth of the six children born during the marriage of Henry of Lancaster and his wife Mary de Bohun. [1] [2] At the time of her birth, Henry was the Earl of Derby and, thanks to his marriage, Earl of Northampton and Earl of Hereford; as the only surviving son of John of Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster, he was the heir of the ...
Blanche and John of Gaunt depicted in a 15th-century family tree of Henry VI. Blanche and John of Gaunt together had seven children, of whom three survived to adulthood: Philippa of Lancaster (31 March 1360 – 19 July 1415), wife of John I of Portugal; John of Lancaster (c.1362/1364); died in early infancy
Arms of the Beaufort family, legitimised descendants of John of Gaunt: Royal arms of King Edward III within a bordure compony argent and azure Joan Beaufort (c. 1377 – 13 November 1440) was the youngest of the four legitimised children and only daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (third surviving son of King Edward III), by his mistress, later wife, Katherine de Roet. [1]
Katherine and John of Gaunt's descendants, the Beaufort family, played a major role in the Wars of the Roses. Henry VII , who became King of England in 1485, derived his claim to the throne from his mother, Margaret Beaufort , who was a great-granddaughter of Gaunt and Swynford.
Sir Walter Blount (circa 1348-21 July 1403), was a soldier and supporter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster.He later supported John's son and heir Henry Bolingbroke in his bid to become King Henry IV and in later battles against his enemies.