Constance of Castile, Duchess of Lancaster

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Constance of Castile, Duchess of Lancaster, was a 14th-century Castilian princess and English noblewoman whose marriage to John of Gaunt made her a key figure in the dynastic claims to the Castilian throne.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Castilian infanta
Duchess consort of Lancaster
English noblewoman
human
princess
associatedWith Hundred Years’ War diplomacy
claims to the Castilian throne
basisOfClaim legitimate daughter of Peter I of Castile
birthDate 1354
birthPlace Castile
burialPlace Newarke College, Leicester
child Catherine of Lancaster
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
deathDate 1394-03-24
deathPlace Leicester Castle
era 14th century
father Peter I of Castile NERFINISHED
Peter of Castile NERFINISHED
fullName Constance of Castile NERFINISHED
gender female
givenName Constance
languageSpoken Castilian
marriageDate 1371
marriagePlace Roquefort, Guyenne
mother María de Padilla
nobleFamily House of Trastámara
notableFor marriage alliance between Castile and England
role in English claims to the Castilian crown
notableRelative Catherine of Lancaster, Queen of Castile NERFINISHED
Henry II of Castile NERFINISHED
politicalRole figure in Anglo-Castilian dynastic politics
positionHeld Duchess of Lancaster
surface form: Duchess consort of Lancaster
religion Roman Catholicism
residence England
Leicester Castle
spouse John of Gaunt
surface form: John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
spouseDynasticClaim John of Gaunt’s claim to the throne of Castile
stepChild King Henry IV of England
surface form: Henry Bolingbroke

Philippa of Lancaster
title Duchess of Lancaster
Duchess of Lancaster
surface form: Lady of the Duchy of Lancaster

Queen consort claimant of Castile

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Catherine of Lancaster mother Constance of Castile, Duchess of Lancaster