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John of Gaunt
(John of Gaunt)
Pronunciation:
/gɔːnt/
(
1340–99
)
, son of Edward III. John of Gaunt was effective ruler of England during the final years of his father’s reign and the minority of Richard II. His son Henry Bolingbroke later became King Henry IV.
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