Entrance to John of Gaunt's House
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Entrance to John of Gaunt's House
Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 25 Aug 2007
John of Gaunt, born 1340 in Ghent, was the fourth son of Edward III and Queen Philippa. He was created Duke of Lancaster by marriage with Blanche, a daughter of Henry, Duke of Lancaster. With his brother, the Black Prince, he took part in the Spanish expedition and assumed the title of King of Castile; invaded France in 1373, marched unopposed from Calais to Bordeaux and succeeded his brother as Governor of Gascony. In 1380 he invaded Scotland. During his absence his palace at London was attacked and burnt by insurgents. He led an attack on Castile in alliance with the King of Portugal, married his daughter to the son of the King of Castile and returned to England in 1389. In the following year Richard II. gave him the Duchy of Aquitaine. By his first wife John of Gaunt was father of Henry IV. He married as his third wife Catherine Swynford, and died in 1399.
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