The Tree of Europe · Person

John of Lancaster

Regent of France, 1422–1435. A duke of the House of Lancaster, a branch of the Plantagenets.

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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1389 Pending review

Death: 1435 Pending review

Role: Duke / Regent

Dynasty: Plantagenet-Lancaster · ES

Territories: England (ES) · France (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns

Regent · France · Regency Pending review1422–1435Effective rule

Family network

Parents

Partners

Anne of Burgundy · ESPending review

6 recorded claims · 6 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (0/2 with a precise source)

BirthPending review
1389
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
DeathPending review
1435
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·

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

FatherPending review
Henry IV of England
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
MotherPending review
Mary de Bohun
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
Marriage or partnershipPending review
Anne of Burgundy
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·

Governments (0/1 with a precise source)

GovernmentPending review
Regent · France · 1422–1435
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·

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.

A dynastic dispute that transformed France and England

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