Constance de Castilla Duchess of Lancaster

Female1354–24 March 1394

Brief Life History of Constance

When Constance de Castilla Duchess of Lancaster was born in 1354, in Castrojeriz, Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain, her father, "Rey Pedro I de Castilla y Borgoña" Pedro Raimúndez de Castilla, was 20 and her mother, María de Padilla, was 20. She married John of Gaunt 1st Duke of Lancaster on 21 September 1371, in Roquefort, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrénées, France. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 24 March 1394, in Leicester the Castle View, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 40, and was buried in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Constance de Castilla Duchess of Lancaster
1354–1394
Catherine of Castille
1373–1418
John Plantagenet
1374–1375

Sources (7)

  • Constance De Castille, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: [Infanta] doña CONSTANZA de Castilla y León
  • James Anderson, D.D., Royal Genealogies (Volume II), Table 460, Page 709 (lower left)

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Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Indian Dilip, Anirban, Gopal, Alok, Anindya, Arunava, Asit, Asok, Dibyendu, Goutam, Indra, Indranil.

Indian: variant of Dey .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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