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Blanche of Lancaster

A consort of the Lancaster branch of the Plantagenets whose life was connected with England.

This complete profile is available in English. Bibliographic titles retain their original language. Links marked ES open the Spanish edition.

Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1342 Pending review

Death: 1368 Pending review

Role: Consort

Dynasty: Plantagenet-Lancaster

Territories: England (ES)

Family network

Parents

Partners

John of GauntPending review

Children

Elizabeth of Lancaster · ESHenry IV of England

Documentation

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

5 recorded claims · 5 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (0/2 with a precise source)

BirthPending review
1342
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
DeathPending review
1368
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·

Family and relationships (0/3 with a precise source)

FatherPending review
Henry of Grosmont
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
MotherPending review
Isabella of Beaumont
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
Marriage or partnershipPending review
John of Gaunt
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·

Biographical and contextual references (2)

Editorial history

2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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