| Blanche | |
|---|---|
| Duchess of Lancaster | |
 The Duke and Duchess of Lancaster on their tomb monument in St Paul's Cathedral, as depicted in 1658 by Wenceslaus Hollar. Anachronistic inaccuracies include Blanche's early-16th-century-style gable headdress. | |
| Born | 25 March 1342 Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire, Kingdom of England |
| Died | 12 September 1368 (aged 26) Tutbury Castle, Staffordshire, Kingdom of England |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | John of Gaunt |
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| House | Lancaster |
| Father | Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster |
| Mother | Isabel of Beaumont |
Blanche of Lancaster (25 March 1342 – 12 September 1368) was a member of the English royal House of Lancaster and the daughter of the kingdom's wealthiest and most powerful peer, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster. She was the first wife of John of Gaunt, the mother of King Henry IV, and the grandmother of King Henry V of England.[1]