Ancestry of Prince
William

Duke of Cambridge

John of Gaunt

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• • 17th Great-grandfather of William — 20th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 792818 
  • Father:
  • Edward III, King of England   
  • Mother:
  • Philippa of Hainault   
  • Birth Date:
  • 6 Mar 1340 
  • Birth Location:
  • Ghent, Belgium 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Death Date:
  • 3 Feb 1399 
  • Death Location:
  • Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Katherine Roet
  • Marriage Date:
  • 13 Jan 1396 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Lincoln Cathedral, Lincolnshire, England 
  • Children:
  
  

  John Beaufort

  Henry Beaufort

  Joan Beaufort (Ahnentafel No:396409 )

  • Notes: 

  • 2nd Duke of Lancaster

• Additional marriages for John of Gaunt

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  • Spouse:
  • Blanche of Lancaster

• Sources for John of Gaunt

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  • ² New England Historical and Genealogical Register , 2011, Vol. 165, p. 215, New England Historic Genealogical Society (Online Database).
  • ³ Ancestry.com , "The Surprising Link Between Benedict Cumberbatch and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle" , (accessed 06/27/2017).
  • ⁴ Burke, Sir Bernard , Royal Descents and Pedigrees of Founders' Kin , London: Harrison, Bookseller to the Queen (1864) , Pedigree XIX, Google Books (Digital Library).
  • ⁵ Fraser, ed. Antonia , The Lives of the Kings and Quee ns of England , New York: Alfred A. Knopf (1975) , 71.
  • ⁶ Lee, Sydney, ed. , Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 40, Myllar - Nicholls , New York: MacMillan and Company (1894) , 248, 277, Internet Archive (Digital Library).
  • ⁷ Paget, Gerald , The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Vol. 1 , Edinburgh and London: Charles Skilton Ltd (1977) , 89.
  • ⁸ Pitcairn, Constance , The History of the Fife Pitcair ns with Transcripts from Old Charters , Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons (1905) , 419, Internet Archive (Digital Library).
  • ⁹ Richardson, Douglas , Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families , Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson (2013) , Vol. IV, p. 124.
  • ¹⁰ Richardson, Douglas and Kimball G. Everingham , Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study i n Colonial & Medieval Families, 2nd Edition , Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson (2011) , Vol. III, p. 192.
  • ¹¹ Roberts, Gary Boyd , "A Second Update to Ancestors of American Presidents" , (accessed 03/04/2016).
  • ¹² Roberts, Gary Boyd , The Royal Descents of 600 Immig rants to the American Colonies or the United States , Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. (2008) , 154, 158, 169, 171, 178, 189, 191, 208, 217-221, 229, 235.
  • ¹³ Roberts, Gary Boyd , The Royal Descents of 900 Immigrants to the American Colonies, Quebec , or the United States (2 vols.) , Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company (2018) , 375, 400, 900.
  • ¹⁴ Roberts, Gary Boyd, comp. , Ancestor s of American Presidents , Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society (2009) , 360, 412.
  • ¹⁵ Weis, Frederick Lewis, et. al. , Ancestral Roots of Certain Amer ican Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, 8th Edition , Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company (2004) , 6, 98.
  • ¹⁶ Wikipedia , "John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster" , (accessed 03/01/2010).

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