1340 - 1399
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (6 March 1340 – 3 February 1399) was an English royal prince, military leader, and statesman. He was the third son of King Edward III of England, and the father of King Henry IV. Due to Gaunt's royal origin, advantageous marriages, and some generous land grants, he was one of the richest men of his era, and was 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, corrupted into English as Gaunt, was the origin for his name. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John of Gaunt has received more than 2,080,886 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). John of Gaunt is the 93rd most popular nobleman (up from 113th in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 73rd 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, John of Gaunt ranks 93 out of 843. Before him are Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy, William IX, Duke of Aquitaine, Duchess Helene in Bavaria, Princess Alice of Battenberg, Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans, and Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine. After him are Maria Goretti, Princess Margaret of Connaught, Anne, Princess Royal, Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, Haakon VI of Norway, and Odo of France.
1383 - 1451
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 87
1071 - 1127
HPI: 74.50
Rank: 88
1834 - 1890
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 89
1885 - 1969
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 90
1676 - 1744
HPI: 74.44
Rank: 91
1864 - 1918
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 92
1340 - 1399
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 93
1890 - 1902
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 94
1882 - 1920
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 95
1950 - Present
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 96
1808 - 1888
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 97
1340 - 1380
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 98
859 - 898
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 99
Among people born in 1340, John of Gaunt ranks 1. After him are Haakon VI of Norway, Albert, King of Sweden, Elizabeth of Bosnia, Claus Sluter, John, Duke of Berry, Theophanes the Greek, Hasdai Crescas, Geert Groote, Stephen of Perm, Margaret Drummond, Queen of Scotland, and Jacopo da Bologna. 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, and Helen of Bosnia.
1340 - 1399
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 1
1340 - 1380
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 2
1340 - 1412
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 3
1340 - 1387
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 4
1340 - 1406
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 5
1340 - 1416
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 6
1340 - 1410
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 7
1340 - 1410
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 8
1340 - 1384
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 9
1340 - 1396
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 10
1340 - 1375
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 11
1340 - 1386
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 12
1374 - 1399
HPI: 77.10
Rank: 1
1340 - 1399
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 2
1330 - 1399
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 3
1339 - 1399
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 4
1339 - 1399
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 5
1370 - 1399
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 6
1345 - 1399
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 7
Among people born in Belgium, John of Gaunt ranks 64 out of 899. Before him are Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly (1559), Jules Bordet (1870), Philippe of Belgium (1960), Léon Degrelle (1906), Jacob Jordaens (1593), and Jan Baptist van Helmont (1580). After him are Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (1864), Hubert van Eyck (1366), Paul-Henri Spaak (1899), Quentin Matsys (1466), Father Damien (1840), and Adolphe Quetelet (1796).
1559 - 1632
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 58
1870 - 1961
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 59
1960 - Present
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 60
1906 - 1994
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 61
1593 - 1678
HPI: 74.88
Rank: 62
1580 - 1644
HPI: 74.43
Rank: 63
1340 - 1399
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 64
1864 - 1945
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 65
1366 - 1426
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 66
1899 - 1972
HPI: 74.27
Rank: 67
1466 - 1530
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 68
1840 - 1889
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 69
1796 - 1874
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 70
Among noblemen born in Belgium, John of Gaunt ranks 3. Before him are Pepin of Landen (585) and Philippe of Belgium (1960). After him are Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders (1837), Henry I, Duke of Brabant (1165), Antoinette de Mérode (1828), Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg (1789), Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine (967), Godfrey I, Count of Louvain (1060), Prince Baudouin of Belgium (1869), Henry IV, Duke of Brabant (1251), and Lambert I, Count of Louvain (1000).
585 - 640
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 1
1960 - Present
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 2
1340 - 1399
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 3
1837 - 1905
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 4
1165 - 1235
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 5
1828 - 1864
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 6
1789 - 1823
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 7
967 - 1044
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 8
1060 - 1139
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 9
1869 - 1891
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 10
1251 - 1272
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 11
1000 - 1015
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 12