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Katherine de Roet, Lady Swynford; Duchess of Lancaster 1350–1403 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Nov 1350

Birth Location: Somme, Picardie, France

Death Date: 10 May 1403

Death Location: Cathedral Church, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Sir Herald

Mother: Catherine Hainault

Spouse(s): Sir Swynford, John Leon

Children(s): Joan Westmorland, Henry Winchester, Margaret 1377, John Somerset, BLANCHE SWYNFORD, Sir deSwynford, Thomas Beaufort

Katherine de Roet, Lady Swynford; Duchess of Lancaster was born in 1350 in Somme, Picardie, France, the child of Sir Payne Payn Guienne Deroet Herald And Catherine D Avesnes Of Hainault. Katherine de Roet, Lady Swynford; Duchess of Lancaster married John Of Gaunt Plantagenet Duke Of Lancaster Duke Of Aquitaine Earl Of Richmond King Of Castile And Leon, Sir Hugh Swynford, and had children including Blanche Mary Swynford, Henry Beaufort Dean Bishop Of Winchester, Joan Beaufort Countess Of Westmorland, John Beaufort Earl Of Somerset, Margaret Swynford A Nun At The Barking Abbey In 1377, Sir Thomas Deswynford, Thomas De Beaufort. Katherine de Roet, Lady Swynford; Duchess of Lancaster passed away in 1403 in Cathedral Church, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • Katherine de Roet, Lady Swynford; Duchess of Lancaster was born in 1350 in Somme, Picardie, France, the child of Sir Payne Payn Guienne Deroet Herald And Catherine D Avesnes Of Hainault.
  • Katherine de Roet, Lady Swynford; Duchess of Lancaster married John Of Gaunt Plantagenet Duke Of Lancaster Duke Of Aquitaine Earl Of Richmond King Of Castile And Leon, Sir Hugh Swynford, and had children including Blanche Mary Swynford, Henry Beaufort Dean Bishop Of Winchester, Joan Beaufort Countess Of Westmorland, John Beaufort Earl Of Somerset, Margaret Swynford A Nun At The Barking Abbey In 1377, Sir Thomas Deswynford, Thomas De Beaufort.
  • Katherine de Roet, Lady Swynford; Duchess of Lancaster passed away in 1403 in Cathedral Church, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Herald
1310–1360
Birth Location: St Bavons Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
SH
Catherine Hainault
1315–1380
Birth Location: Hainault, Belgium
CH

Spouses(s)

Sir Swynford
1333–1371
Birth Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
SS
John Leon
1340–1398
Birth Location: Abbaye de St Bav, Ghent, Flandre Oriental, Belgium
JL

Children(s)

Joan Westmorland
1379–1440
Birth Location: Beaufort Castle, Anjon, France
JW
Henry Winchester
1374–1447
Birth Location: Château de Beaufort, Anjou, France
HW
Margaret 1377
1363–1433
Birth Location: Kettlethorpe Manor, Lincolnshire, , England
M1
John Somerset
1371–1410
Birth Location: Near Pottersgate, Lincolnshire, England
JS
BLANCHE SWYNFORD
1367–1368
Birth Location: Kettelthorpe Man, Lincolnshire, England
BS
Sir deSwynford
1368–1432
Birth Location: Kettelthorpe Manor, Lincolnshire, , England
Sd
Thomas Beaufort
1377–1426
Birth Location: England
TB

Katherine Lancaster's Ancestors

Self
Katherine Lancaster
1350–1403
Birth Place: Somme, Picardie, France
Parents
Sir Payne ("Payn") Guienne DeRoet Herald
1310–1360
St Bavons Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
Catherine (d'Avesnes of) Hainault
1315–1380
Hainault, Belgium
Grandparents
Payen (Heer van) Roet
1275–1322
Roet, Hainault, Belgium
D'Hainaut
1280–1375
Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Great-Grandparents
Gilles DeRoeulx
1237–1274
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eusatche Roeux
1205–1282
Marie TRITH
1210–1443

Katherine Lancaster's Descendants

1.
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Katherine (de Roet, Lady Swynford; Duchess of) Lancaster (25 Nov 1350–10 May 1403) m. Sir (Hugh) Swynford (1333–Sep 1371) m. John (of Gaunt Plantagenet Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, Earl of Richmond, King of Castile and) Leon (6 Mar 1340–15 Mar 1398)
  1. 1. Joan (Beaufort Countess of) Westmorland 1379–1440
  2. 2. Henry (Beaufort Dean; Bishop of) Winchester 1374–1447
  3. 3. Margaret (Swynford a Nun at the Barking Abbey in) 1377 1363–1433
  4. 4. John (Beaufort Earl of) Somerset 1371–1410 m. Margaret (of Kent Holland Duchess Of Clarence, Countess of Somerset, Marchioness of) Dorset 1385–1439 m. Margaret (de) Holand 1385–1439
    1. 1. John (Beaufort 1st Duke of) Somerset 1403–1444
    2. 2. Thomas (Beaufort Count of) Perche 1405–1431
    3. 3. Henry (Beaufort 2nd Earl of) Somerset 1401–1418
    4. 4. Sir (Edmund BEAUFORT 2nd Duke of) Somerset 1406–1455 m. Eleanor Beauchamp 1406–
    5. 5. Joan (Beaufort Queen of) Scots 1404–1445 m. James (Stewart King of Scotland) I 1394–1436 m. James (I Scotland) Stewart 1394–1437 m. James (Black Knight Lorn) Stewart 1383–1451 m. Ralph (De) NEVILLE 1364–1425
      1. 1. Annabella Stewart 1435–1509
      2. 2. Isabella (Stewart Princess of) Scotland 1426–1498
      3. 3. Joan Stewart 1428–1486 m. Sir (James Ninth Earl) Douglas 1426–1491
      4. 4. Mary Stewart 1429–1465
      5. 5. Margaret Stewart 1424–1445
      6. 6. Andrew STEWART 1437–1501
      7. 7. Eleanor Stewart 1433–1480
      8. 8. Andrew Stewart 1428–1428
      9. 9. Andrew (Stewart Dean; Bishop of) Moray 1442–1501
      10. 10. Sir (John Atholl) Stewart 1440–1512 m. Lady (Eleanor Sinclair Countess of) Atholl 1457–1519 m. Margaret Douglas 1430–1475
        1. 1. Marjorie (Stewart** Baroness) Campbell 1469–1524 m. Colin (Richard 3rd Laird of Glenorchy) Campbell 1480–1523
        2. 2. Marjory Stewart 1490–1524 m. Colin (Richard 3rd Laird of Glenorchy) Campbell 1480–1523
        3. 3. Christian (Stewart) Sinclair 1476–1538
        4. 4. Lady (Catherine) Stewart 1473–1538
        5. 5. Elizabeth Stewart 1465–1529
        6. 6. Margaret Stewart 1466–
        7. 7. Katherine STEWART 1461–1510
        8. 8. Isabel Stewart 1460–1516
        9. 9. Lady (Anne) Stewart 1475–
        10. 10. Andrew Stewart 1485–1542
        11. 11. John (2nd Earl of Atholl) Stewart 1478–1521 m. Mary (Jane "Janet" Campbell ( Lady) Argyll) 1486–1546
        12. 12. Elspeth (Elizabeth) Stewart 1494–1564
        13. 13. Agnes Stewart 1494–1590
        14. 14. Joanna Stewart 1450–1510
        15. 15. Elizabeth Gordon 1499–1529
        16. 16. Jean STEWART 1481–1550
        17. 17. Jean (Atholl) Stewart 1479–1522
        18. 18. Anne (Atholl) Stewart 1499–1529
        19. 19. Lady (Agnes) Stewart 1495–1557
        20. 20. Anne Stewart 1492–1564
        21. 21. Lady (Margaret Stewart Atholl Countess) Castletown 1476–1543
        22. 22. Elspeth Stewart 1492–1516
        23. 23. Catherine STEWART 1473–1515
        24. 24. Isabel Stewart 1460–1516
        25. 25. Elizabeth STEWART 1465–1529
        26. 26. Jean Stewart 1468–1510
      11. 11. Alexander Stewart 1430–1430
      12. 12. Jean Stewart 1430–1486
      13. 13. Princess Johanna 1431–1488
      14. 14. Isabella (Elizabeth) SCOTLAND 1426–1494
      15. 15. James (II) Stewart 1430–1460 m. Mary (of Guelders Queen Consort of) Scotland 1433–1463 m. Mary Gueldres 1463–1463 m. Marie (Queen of) Scotland 1430– m. Margaret Murray 1446–1486 m. Margaret Ogilvy 1430– m. Mary (of Guelders Queen of) Scotland 1434–
        1. 1. Alexander, (1st Duke of Albany,) Stewart 1454–1485 m. Catherine (Sinclair Duchess) Albany 1453–1486 m. Anne (DeLaTour D) Auvergne 1465–1512 m. Cecilia Plantagenet 1469–1507 m. Catherine Sinclair 1450–1470
        2. 2. David (Earl Moray) Stewart 1456–1457
        3. 3. James Stewart 1460–1513
        4. 4. Agnes (Isabel) Stewart 1475–1556
        5. 5. Thomas Cash 1460–1540
        6. 6. John (Earl of) MAR 1455–1485
        7. 7. Agnes Stewart 1495–1557
        8. 8. David (Stewart) Stuart 1457–1487
        9. 9. John (Stewart Earl) Mar 1457–1479
        10. 10. Agnes Stewart 1455–1556
        11. 11. Margaret (Elizabeth Lennox) Stewart 1424–1445
        12. 12. John (Of) SCOTLAND 1458–1479
        13. 13. Mary STEWART 1457–1488
        14. 14. Mary (Stuart Princess of) Scotland 1450–1465
        15. 15. Margaret Stewart 1449–1500
        16. 16. John ((1st Earl of Mar & Garioch)) STEWART 1459–1479
        17. 17. James (Stewart King of Scots) III 1445–1488 m. Margaret (Queen of Scotland Tudor) I 1456–1486
        18. 18. Cecilia Stewart 1459–
        19. 19. Eleanor Stewart 1427–1480
        20. 20. Richard Stewart 1452–
        21. 21. Marguerite (of) Denmark 1451–1488
        22. 22. Edward Stewart 1442–1483
        23. 23. Mary Stewart 1430–1484
        24. 24. Margaret (Elizabeth of Lennox) Stewart 1456–1512
      16. 16. Isobel (Elizabeth) Stewart 1433–1494
      17. 17. Mary (Princessof) Scotland 1429–1465
      18. 18. James ("Hearty James" 1st Earl of Buchan) Stewart 1442–1488 m. Margaret Ogilvey 1442–
      19. 19. Joan (Scotland) Stewart 1278–1337
      20. 20. James Stewart 1416–1498
      21. 21. Joan Douglas 1428–1486
    6. 6. Margaret (Courtenay Countess Devon) Beaufort 1407–1482
    7. 7. Somerset (Edmund) DeBeaufort 1390–1427
    8. 8. Margaret (Beaufort Countess of) Devon 1409–1449
    9. 9. Thomasine Beaufort 1409–1469
    10. 10. Thomas (Beaufort Earl of) Perche 1405–1431
  5. 5. BLANCHE (Mary) SWYNFORD 1367–1368
  6. 6. Sir (Thomas) deSwynford 1368–1432
  7. 7. Thomas (De) Beaufort 1377–1426

Katherine Lancaster's Timeline

2 Records

1350
25 Nov 1350
Birth of Katherine de Roet, Lady Swynford; Duchess of Lancaster in Somme, Picardie, France
Somme, Picardie, France
1403
10 May 1403
Age 53
Death of Katherine de Roet, Lady Swynford; Duchess of Lancaster in buried Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Linconshire, England
buried Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Linconshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1350
    Event Place: Somme, Picardie, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [6] OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Gardiner-Gardner genealogy

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1403
    Event Place: buried Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Linconshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [6] OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cathedral Church, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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