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 | | John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster ( June 24, 1340 â“ February 3, 1399), the third surviving son of King Edward III of England, gained his name, John of Gaunt, because he was born at Ghent in 1340. |
 | | He was created Duke of Lancaster in 1362, following the death of his father-in-law, the first to hold that title. |
 | | He received the title because of his first marriage to his cousin, Blanche ( 1359), heiress to the Palatinate of Lancaster, a title which gave its holder considerable independence from the crown. |
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