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Encyclopedia: 1399 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (June 24, 1340 â; February 3, 1399), the third surviving son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, gained his name, John of Gaunt, because he was born at Ghent in 1340. |
 | | Deposed in 1399, Richard was murdered while in prison, the first casualty of the Wars of the Roses between the Houses of Lancaster and York. |
 | | John of Gaunt's death in 1399 prompted Richard to confiscate the vast Lancastrian estates; Henry invaded England while Richard was on campaign in Ireland, usurping the throne from the king. |
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