John of Gaunt

John of Gaunt

Born MAR 1340 , Ghent
Died 3 FEB 1399 , Leicester Castle
Parents Edward III of England (Father) Family
Philippa of Hainault (Mother) Family
Marriage Blanche Plantagenet — 19 MAY 1359 at Reading Abbey or St. Paul's Cathedral, London, Middlesex, ENG Family Page
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Edward III
  • Birth
    Mar 1340
    Born at Ghent
  • Age 6
    26 Aug 1346
    Battle of Crécy
  • Age 8
    1348–1350
    Black Death reaches England
    Killed roughly a third to a half of the population.
  • Age 16
    19 Sep 1356
    Battle of Poitiers
  • Age 19
    19 May 1359
    Married Blanche Plantagenet at Reading Abbey or St. Paul's Cathedral, London, Middlesex, ENG
  • Age 20
    31 Mar 1360
    Daughter Philippa born
  • Age c. 22
    1362
    Son John born
  • Age 22
    21 Feb 1363
    Daughter Elizabeth born
  • Age c. 25
    1365
    Son Edward born
  • Age 26
    4 Apr 1366
    Son Henry IV born
  • Age 26
    4 May 1366
    Son John born
  • Age c. 28
    1368
    Daughter Isabella born
  • Age 29
    14 Aug 1369
    Mother Philippa died
  • Age 37
    21 Jun 1377
    Father Edward III died
  • Age 37
    22 Jun 1377
    Accession of Richard II
    Reigned 1377–1399
  • Age 41
    Jun 1381
    Peasants' Revolt
  • Age 58
    3 Feb 1399
    Died at Leicester Castle