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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John of Gaunt has received more than 3,165,402 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). John of Gaunt is the 117th most popular nobleman (down from 94th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 62nd in 2019) and the 3rd 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

Among noblemen, John of Gaunt ranks 117 out of 1,415. Before him are Louis I, Duke of Orléans, Joanna I of Naples, Albert I of Germany, Chlodomer, Albert, Duke of Prussia, and Hugh the Great. After him are Raymond III, Count of Tripoli, Odo of France, Mariana of Austria, Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal, Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans, and Queen Fabiola of Belgium.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1340, John of Gaunt ranks 1. After him are Albert, King of Sweden, Elizabeth of Bosnia, John, Duke of Berry, Haakon VI of Norway, Claus Sluter, Theophanes the Greek, Hasdai Crescas, Peter II, Count of Alençon, Geert Groote, Eleanor of Arborea, and Nicholas Tavelic. Among people deceased in 1399, John of Gaunt ranks 2. Before him is Jadwiga of Poland. After him are Peter Parler, Barquq, John IV, Duke of Brittany, Temür Qutlugh, Helen of Bosnia, Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, and John Spata.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, John of Gaunt ranks 69 out of 1,190. Before him are Jan Baptist van Helmont (1580), Maxime Weygand (1867), Johannes Ockeghem (1410), Herman Van Rompuy (1947), Carlota of Mexico (1840), and Adolphe Quetelet (1796). After him are Quentin Matsys (1466), Jacques Rogge (1942), Jacob Obrecht (1457), Albert Claude (1899), Paul Delvaux (1897), and Adrian Willaert (1490).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Belgium

Among noblemen born in Belgium, John of Gaunt ranks 3. Before him are Philippe of Belgium (1960), and Pepin of Landen (585). After him are Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders (1837), Henry I, Duke of Brabant (1165), Gaston IV, Count of Foix (1422), Godfrey I, Count of Louvain (1060), Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg (1789), Henry IV, Duke of Brabant (1251), Antoinette de Mérode (1828), Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine (967), and Prince Baudouin of Belgium (1869).

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