John of Gaunt Lancaster, 1st1359
Marries Blanche, heiress to the Palatinate of Lancaster and also becomes the 14th Baron of Halton
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Marries Blanche, heiress to the Palatinate of Lancaster and also becomes the 14th Baron of Halton
Upon the death of his father-in-law, the 1st Duke of Lancaster, in 1361, John received half his lands, the title "Earl of Lancaster", and distinction as the greatest landowner in the north of England as heir of the Palatinate of Lancaster
Inherits the rest of the Lancaster property when Blanche's sister Maud, Countess of Leicester (married to William V, Count of Hainaut), died without issue
Gaunt receives the title "Duke of Lancaster" from Edward III. He now owns at least thirty castles and estates across England and France and maintained a household comparable in scale and organisation to that of a monarch
Created Earl of Derby
Created Duke of England
Created Earl of Chester
Created Earl of Cornwall
Created Duke of Lancaster
Created Duke of Bedford, 2nd, by his brother Henry V
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