- Geoffrey Chaucer was born in 1343 in London, Kingdom of England [now UK]. He was a writer. He was married to Philippa Roet. He died on October 25, 1400 in London, Kingdom of England [now UK].
- SpousePhilippa Roet(1366 - 1387) (her death)
- Traveled on diplomatic missions to France, Spain and Italy.
- Buried in Westminster Abbey's Poets' Corner.
- Was a civil servant (controller of customs for London (1374-1386) and clerk of the king's works (1389-1391)) under Edward III and Richard II.
- Brother-in-law of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, made famous in "Richard II" by William Shakespeare. Geoffrey and John's wives, Philippa and Katherine de Roet, were sisters.
- He had four children: Thomas Chaucer, born 1369, Speaker of the House of Commons, who married Maud de Burghersh; Lewis Chaucer, who died young and to whom his father dedicated "Treatise on the Astrolabe"; Elizabeth, who entered a convent; and Agnes Chaucer, lady-in-waiting at the coronation of her cousin-by-marriage, King Henry IV.
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