NINETEENTH GENERATION

379096. JOHN OF GAUNT was born in 1340 in Ghent. He died in Feb 1399 in Leicester Castle. Duke of Lancaster, m. (1) 19 May 1359, Blanche, d. 31 Sept 1369, dau. of Henry, Duke of Lancaster; son of HENRY, Earl of Lancaster, (17-29)m. (2) Jun. 1371, Constance, d. Jun. 1394, eldest dau, and coh. Pedro I "The Cruel", King of Castile and Leon; m. 3() Jan 1396/7, Catherine (Roet) Swynford, b. 1350; d. 10 May 1403; dau of Sir Paon Roet, a Gascon, and widow of Sir Hugh Swynford. (CP V 320, 736 Chart, VII 415; S. Armitage Smith: John Gaunt, reprint 1964).
He was married to BLANCHE on 19 May 1359.

379097. BLANCHE died 31 Sep. 1369. dau. of Henry, Duke of Lancaster; son of HENRY, Earl of Lancaster (17-29, Weis). Children were:

i. Joan BEAUFORT died on 13 Nov 1396 in Howden, Eng.. m. (1) Sir Robert de FERRERS, m. (2) Sir Rollph de Neville, K. G., cr. Earl of Westmorland, son of John, 3rd Lord Neville of Raby and Maude de Percy. (C.P V Chart, IX 502 ii-iii chart, XII pt. 1 39-40). (Weis 2-32)
181356 ii. Marquis John BEAUFORT.