Blanche of Lancaster

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Blanche of Lancaster was a 14th-century English noblewoman, heiress, and first wife of John of Gaunt, whose inheritance helped lay the foundations of the Lancastrian branch of the English royal family.

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Blanche of Lancaster canonical 16

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 14th-century English person
Duchess consort of Lancaster
English noblewoman
heiress
medieval noble
associatedWith Lancastrian branch of the English royal family
birthDate 1342
birthPlace Bolingbroke Castle
England
Lincolnshire
burialPlace England
London
linked to: London, England

Old St Paul’s Cathedral
linked to: St Paul's Cathedral
causeOfDeath possibly plague
child Edward of Lancaster (died young)
Elizabeth of Lancaster, Duchess of Exeter
Henry Bolingbroke
Isabel of Lancaster (died young)
John of Lancaster (died young)
Philippa of Lancaster
commemoratedBy The Book of the Duchess
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 1368-09-12
deathPlace England
Staffordshire
Tutbury Castle
dynasticSignificance ancestress of the Lancastrian kings of England
era Late Middle Ages
familyName Plantagenet
father Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster
linked to: Henry of Grosmont
givenName Blanche
heldTitleFrom Duchess of Lancaster, 1362
inheritedFrom Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster
linked to: Henry of Grosmont
languageSpoken Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman

Middle English
marriageDate 1359-05-19
marriagePlace Berkshire
England
Reading
Reading Abbey
linked to: Reading Abbey ruins
mother Isabel de Beaumont
name Blanche of Lancaster
nobleFamily House of Lancaster
notableFor her vast inheritance that passed to John of Gaunt
providing the territorial and financial base of the House of Lancaster
notableOffspring Henry IV of England
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Maud of Lancaster, Countess of Leicester and Lancaster
spouse John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
linked to: John of Gaunt
spouseTitleConnection Her marriage enabled John of Gaunt to become Duke of Lancaster
subjectOf The Book of the Duchess by Geoffrey Chaucer
title Countess of Derby
Countess of Leicester
Countess of Lincoln
Duchess of Lancaster

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House of Lancaster notableMember Blanche of Lancaster
John of Gaunt spouse Blanche of Lancaster
The Book of the Duchess commemorates Blanche of Lancaster
The Book of the Duchess dedicatedTo Blanche of Lancaster
The Book of the Duchess honors Blanche of Lancaster
Henry IV of England mother Blanche of Lancaster
subject linked to: King Henry IV of England
Philippa of Lancaster mother Blanche of Lancaster
Henry of Grosmont child Blanche of Lancaster
Blanche of Lancaster name Blanche of Lancaster
Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster child Blanche of Lancaster
The Deth of Blaunche the Duchesse commemorates Blanche of Lancaster
The Deth of Blaunche the Duchesse elegizes Blanche of Lancaster
The Deth of Blaunche the Duchesse honors Blanche of Lancaster
Countess of Richmond notableHolder Blanche of Lancaster
Elizabeth of Lancaster mother Blanche of Lancaster