NOBLEMAN

John of Gaunt

1340 - 1399

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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. Because of Gaunt's royal origin, advantageous marriages and some generous land grants, he was one of the richest men of his era and an influential figure during the reigns of both his father and his nephew, Richard II. As Duke of Lancaster, he is the founder of the royal House of Lancaster, whose members would ascend the throne after his death. His birthplace, Ghent in Flanders, then known in English as Gaunt, was the origin of his name. John's early career was spent in France and Spain fighting in the Hundred Years' War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John of Gaunt is the 30th most popular nobleman (up from 117th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 69th in 2019) and the most popular Belgian Nobleman.

John of Gaunt was a nobleman and the third son of King Edward III of England. He was famous for being the father of King Henry IV of England.

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Among noblemen, John of Gaunt ranks 30 out of 1,415. Before him are Marie de' Medici, William the Conqueror, Naruhito, Princess Alice of Battenberg, Alexandra Feodorovna, and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. After him are Marie Thérèse of France, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Lucretia, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, Pope Leo IX, and Margaret of Valois.

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Among people born in 1340, John of Gaunt ranks 1. After him are Haakon VI of Norway, Elizabeth of Bosnia, Albert, King of Sweden, John, Duke of Berry, Claus Sluter, Peter II, Count of Alençon, Theophanes the Greek, Hasdai Crescas, Geert Groote, Stephen of Perm, and Eleanor of Arborea. Among people deceased in 1399, John of Gaunt ranks 1. After him are Jadwiga of Poland, Peter Parler, Barquq, John IV, Duke of Brittany, Helen of Bosnia, John Spata, Temür Qutlugh, and Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, John of Gaunt ranks 10 out of 1,190. Before him are Jan van Eyck (1395), Clovis I (466), Charles Martel (688), Maurice Maeterlinck (1862), Ursula von der Leyen (1958), and Philip I of Castile (1478). After him are Andreas Vesalius (1514), Anthony van Dyck (1599), Gerardus Mercator (1512), René Magritte (1898), Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908), and Leopold II of Belgium (1835).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Belgium

Among noblemen born in Belgium, John of Gaunt ranks 1. After him are Philippe of Belgium (1960), Pepin of Landen (585), Godfrey I, Count of Louvain (1060), Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders (1837), Henry I, Duke of Brabant (1165), Gaston IV, Count of Foix (1422), Lambert I, Count of Louvain (1000), Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau (1578), Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg (1789), John I, Count of Hainaut (1218), and Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine (967).

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