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Katherine SWYNFORD 1350–1403 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 November 1350

Birth Location: Henegouwen, Belgium

Death Date: 10 May 1403

Death Location: Lincoln, City of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Payne Roelt

Mother: Catharina Avesnes

Spouse(s): John Lancaster, Hugh SWYNFORD

Children(s): Joan Westmorland, John Somerset, Thomas SWYNFORD

Katherine SWYNFORD was born in 1350 in Henegouwen, Belgium, the child of Payne Paon De Roet Roelt And Catharina De Avesnes. Katherine SWYNFORD married Hugh Swynford, John Beaufort Of Gaunt 1St Duke Of Lancaster, and had children including Joan Johanna Beaufort Countess Of Westmorland, John Beaufort Earl Of Somerset Marquis Of Dorset And Somerset, Thomas Swynford. Katherine SWYNFORD passed away in 1403 in Lincoln, City of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • Katherine SWYNFORD was born in 1350 in Henegouwen, Belgium, the child of Payne Paon De Roet Roelt And Catharina De Avesnes.
  • Katherine SWYNFORD married Hugh Swynford, John Beaufort Of Gaunt 1St Duke Of Lancaster, and had children including Joan Johanna Beaufort Countess Of Westmorland, John Beaufort Earl Of Somerset Marquis Of Dorset And Somerset, Thomas Swynford.
  • Katherine SWYNFORD passed away in 1403 in Lincoln, City of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Payne Roelt
1318–1380
Birth Location: Hainaut, Belgium
PR
Catharina Avesnes
1320–1380
Birth Location: Henegouwen
CA

Spouses(s)

John Lancaster
1340–1399
Birth Location: Gent, Vlaanderen
JL
Hugh SWYNFORD
1340–1371
Birth Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
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Children(s)

Joan Westmorland
1379–1440
Birth Location: Beaufort, Maine-et-Loir, Pays De La Loire, France
JW
John Somerset
1373–1410
Birth Location: Beaufort, Maine-et-Loir, Pays De La Loire, France
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Thomas SWYNFORD
1368–1432
Birth Location: Kettlethorpe, West Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
TS

Katherine SWYNFORD's Ancestors

Self
Katherine SWYNFORD
1350–1403
Birth Place: Henegouwen, Belgium
Parents
Payne Paon de ROET Roelt
1318–1380
Hainaut, Belgium
Catharina (de) Avesnes
1320–1380
Henegouwen
Grandparents
de (ROET) Roelt
1295–
Belgium
William (III Count of) Holland
1286–1337
Jeanne (de VALOIS Countess of) Hainault
1294–1342
Great-Grandparents
John Hainault
1247–1304
Philippa Luxembourg
1252–1311
Charles VALOIS
1270–1325
Margaret Anjou
1273–1299
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hainault
1218–1257
Adelaide Holland
1230–1284
Philip France
1245–1285
Isabella Aragon
1248–1271

Katherine SWYNFORD's Descendants

1.
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Katherine SWYNFORD (25 November 1350–10 May 1403) m. John (BEAUFORT of Gaunt: 1st Duke of) Lancaster (March 1340–3 February 1399) m. Hugh SWYNFORD (1340–1371)
  1. 1. Joan (\ Johanna BEAUFORT Countess of) Westmorland 1379–1440 m. Ralph (de NEVILLE of Raby Earl of) Westmoreland 1364–1425 m. Robert (FERRERS** 2nd Baron of) Wem 1373–1396
    1. 1. Anne (NEVILLE (Stafford) Duchess of) Buckingham 1411–1480 m. Humphrey (STAFFORD 1st Duke of) Buckingham 1402–1460 m. Walter BLOUT 1416–1474
      1. 1. Margaret (STAFFORD Lady, of) Buckingham 1435– m. Robert DUNHAM 1430–1463
        1. 1. John (DUNHAM) Sir 1450–1524
      2. 2. Humphrey (STAFFORD Earl of) Stafford 1425–1458 m. Margaret (BEAUFORT (Darell)) (Stafford) 1437–1474
        1. 1. Henry (STAFFORD 2nd Duke of) Buckingham 1454–1483 m. Catherine (WOODVILLE (Wingfield) Duchess of) Buckingham 1458–1497
      3. 3. Henry STAFFORD 1425–1471 m. Margaret BEAUFORT 1443–1509
      4. 4. Catharina STAFFORD 1445–1476
      5. 5. Anne (STAFFORD) (Cobham) 1446–1472
    2. 2. Edward (NEVILLE 1st Baron) Bergavenny 1412–1476 m. Elizabeth (de) BEAUCHAMP 1415–1448
    3. 3. Willem (William NEVILLE Earl of) Kent 1402–1462 m. Joan (FAUCONBERG, Countess of) Kent 1406–1490
      1. 1. Elizabeth NEVILLE 1435–1490 m. Richard (STRANGEWAYS of West) Harlsey 1433–1488
        1. 1. Elizabeth (STRANGEWAY) (Byrte) 1460– m. Robert (III BYRTE) Burte 1455–1493
      2. 2. Joan NEVILLE 1433–
      3. 3. Alice NEVILLE 1437–1469
    4. 4. Catharina NEVILLE 1400–1485
    5. 5. George (NEVILLE Lord) Latimer 1407–1469 m. Elizabeth BEAUCHAMP 1417–1480 m. Elizabeth (de) Beauchamp 1417–1480
      1. 1. Katherine NEVILLE 1440–1493
      2. 2. Henry NEVILLE 1433–1469 m. Jane (Joana BOURCHIER) (Neville) 1442–1470
        1. 1. Thomas NEVILLE 1466–1546 m. Letitia (Lettice Stanton De) Harcourt 1468–1520
        2. 2. Joan NEVILLE 1464–1532 m. James (RADCLIFFE) Ratcliffe 1439–
        3. 3. Richard (NEVILLE 2nd Baron) Latimer 1467–1529 m. Anne STAFFORD 1465–1500
    6. 6. Eleanor (de NEVILLE (de Percy) (le Despenser) Countess of) Northumberland 1398–1472 m. Henry PERCY 1392–1455 m. Richard (Le Despenser 4th Lord) Burghersh 1396–1414
      1. 1. Henry Percy 1421–1461 m. Eleanor (POYNINGS) (Percy) 1421–1484
        1. 1. Henry (PERCY 4th Earl of) Northumberland 1449–1489 m. Maud (HERBERT) (Percy) 1448–1485
        2. 2. Eleanor PERCY 1455– m. Thomas WEST 1457–1525
        3. 3. Margaretha Percy 1460–
        4. 4. Anna Percy 1445–1522
        5. 5. Elizabeth (PERCY) (Scope) –1512
        6. 6. Margaret (PERCY) (Gascoigne) 1447–1487
    7. 7. Cecily NEVILLE 1415–1495 m. Richard (PLANTAGENET 3rd Duke of) York 1411–1460
      1. 1. Anne (PLANTAGENET (Saint Leger ) Duchess of Exeter (sister of Edward) IV) 1439–1476 m. Thomas (St) LEGER 1449–1529 m. Henry (HOLLAND Duke of) Exeter 1430–1475
        1. 1. Anne (St.) LEGER 1476–1526 m. George (MANNERS Lord Ross of Helmsley) Manner 1470–1513
      2. 2. Edward (IV PLANTAGENET King of) England 1442–1483 m. Elisabeth (Wydeville Woodville Queen Consort of) England 1437–1492
        1. 1. Elizabeth (of York) PLANTAGENET 1466–1503 m. Henry (VII TUDOR King of) England 1457–1509
        2. 2. Arthur PLANTAGENET 1464–1542 m. Elizabeth (GREY (Plantagenet) 6th Baroness) Lisle 1470–1526
        3. 3. Mary (of York) PLANTAGENET 1467–1482
        4. 4. Cecily (of York PLANTAGENET Viscountess) Welles 1469–1507
        5. 5. Edward (V PLANTAGENET King of) England 1470–1485
        6. 6. Margaret (of York PLANTAGENET Princess of) England 1472–1472
        7. 7. Richard (of Shrewsbury PLANTAGENET 1st Duke of) York 1473–1483 m. Anne (MOWBRAY 8th Countess of Norfolk, Duchess of) York 1472–1481
        8. 8. Anne (of York PLANTAGENET Countess of) Surrey 1475–1511
        9. 9. George (of York PLANTAGENET Duke of) Bedford 1477–1479
        10. 10. Katherine (of York PLANTAGENET Countess of) Devon 1479–1527
        11. 11. Bridget (of York) PLANTAGENET 1480–1517
        12. 12. Edward (de Wigmore) PLANTAGENET 1468–1468
      3. 3. Richard (III) PLANTAGENET 1452–1485 m. Anne NEVILLE 1456–1485
        1. 1. Katherine (Plantagenet) (Herbert) 1468–1487 m. William HERBERT 1455–1491
        2. 2. Edward (of) Middleham 1473–1484
        3. 3. John (of Gloucester aka John of Pontefract Plantagenet Captain of) Calais 1470–1499
      4. 4. Elizabeth (PLANTAGENET (De la) Pole) 1444–1504 m. John (de la POLE 2nd Duke of) Suffolk 1442–1492
        1. 1. John (de la) POLE 1465–1487
        2. 2. Edmund (de la) POLE 1460–1513
        3. 3. Richard (de la) POLE 1470–1525
      5. 5. Henry Plantagenet 1441–
      6. 6. Edmund PLANTAGENET 1443–1460
      7. 7. William (of York) PLANTAGENET 1447–1448
      8. 8. John (of York) PLANTAGENET 1448–1449
      9. 9. Thomas Plantagenet 1451–1451
      10. 10. Ursula PLANTAGENET 1455–1456
      11. 11. Joan Plantagenet 1438–1438
      12. 12. George (PLANTAGENET Duke of) Clarence 1449–1477 m. Isabel (NEVILLE) (Plantagenet) 1451–1476
        1. 1. Edward PLANTAGENET 1474–1499
        2. 2. Richard PLANTAGENET 1476–1477
        3. 3. Margaret (PLANTAGENET (Pole) Countess of) Salisbury 1473–1541 m. Richard POLE 1462–1505
    8. 8. Richard NEVILLE 1400–1460 m. Alice (de MONTAGU Montacute) (Neville) 1406–1462
      1. 1. Richard ("the Kingmaker" NEVILLE Earl of) Warwick 1428–1471 m. Anne (de BEAUCHAMP) (Neville) 1426–1492
        1. 1. Anne NEVILLE 1456–1485 m. Richard (III) PLANTAGENET 1452–1485 m. Edward (of Westminster Prince of) Wales 1453–1471
        2. 2. Isabel (NEVILLE) (Plantagenet) 1451–1476 m. George (PLANTAGENET Duke of) Clarence 1449–1477
        3. 3. Margaret (NEVILLE (Huddleston)) (Threlkeld) 1455–1499 m. Lancelot THRELKELD 1450–1512
      2. 2. Alice NEVILLE 1430–1503 m. Henry (FITZHUGH 5th Baron Fitzhugh of) Ravensworth 1429–1472
        1. 1. Elizabeth (FITZHUGH (Vaux)) (Parr) 1459–1501 m. Nicholas (VAUX 1st Barron Of) Harrowden 1426–1471 m. William (PARR of) Kendall 1434–1483
        2. 2. Alice FitzHugh 1448–1516
      3. 3. Eleanor (Alinor NEVILLE, Countess of) Derby 1438–1472 m. Thomas (STANLEY, 1st Earl of) Derby 1435–1504
      4. 4. Joan NEVILLE 1424–1462 m. William (FITZALAN) Knight 1417–1487
      5. 5. Thomas NEVILLE 1429–1460
      6. 6. John (de NEVILLE Marquis of) Montagu 1431–1471 m. Isabel (Ingaldesthorpe (De) Neville) 1435–1476
      7. 7. George (NEVILLE Archbishop of York, Chancellor of) England 1432–1476
      8. 8. Katherine NEVILLE 1442–1503
      9. 9. Margaret (NEVILLE (de) Vere) 1444–1506 m. John (de VERE 13th Earl of) Oxford 1442–1513
      10. 10. Cecily (NEVILLE (Beauchamp)) (Tiptoft) 1424–1450 m. John (TIPTOFT, Earl of) Worcester 1427–1470 m. Henry (de BEAUCHAMP Duke of) Warwick 1424–1446
  2. 2. John (BEAUFORT Earl of Somerset, Marquis of Dorset and) Somerset 1373–1410 m. Margaret (de HOLLAND Countess of Somerset, Duchess of) Clarence 1385–1439
    1. 1. Joan BEAUFORT 1404–1445 m. James (I) STEWART 1394–1437 m. James (STEWART Black Knight of) Lorne 1388–1451
      1. 1. James (II STEWART King of) Scotland 1430–1460 m. Mary (STEWART Mary of) Guelders 1432–1463
        1. 1. James (III STEWART King of) Scotland 1451–1488 m. Margaret (Margarete OLDENBURG Queen of) Scotland 1456–1486
        2. 2. Alexander (STEWART, Duke of) Albany 1454–1485 m. Anne (de La Tour) d'Auvergne –1512 m. Katherine (Catherine) SINCLAIR 1458–
        3. 3. Mary (STEWART of) Scotland 1453–1488 m. THOMAS (BOYD 1st Earl of) Arran 1446–1473 m. James (HAMILTON, 1st Lord of Hamilton 6th of) Cadzow 1415–1479
        4. 4. Margaret (STEWART of Scotland (mistress to William) Crichton) 1460– m. William (CRICHTON, 3rd Lord of) Crichton 1455–1490
      2. 2. Princess (Margaret STEWART of Scotland Dauphine of) France 1424–1445 m. Louis (XI of) France 1423–1483
      3. 3. Alexander (STEWART Duke of) Rothesay 1430–1431
      4. 4. Isabella (STEWART Duchess of) Brittany 1426–1494 m. Francis (I Duke of) Brittany 1414–1450
      5. 5. Eleanor (STEWART Princess of) Scotland 1427–1496
      6. 6. Mary (STEWART Countess of) Buchan 1434–1456
      7. 7. Annabella (of Scotland Stewart Princess of) Scotland 1432–1509 m. George (Seton GORDON, 2nd Earl of) Huntly 1430–1502 m. Louis (de SAVOIE Savoy Count of) Genève 1436–1482
        1. 1. Alexander (GORDON, 3rd Earl of) Huntly 1464–1524 m. Jean STEWART 1461–1510
      8. 8. Joan (STEWART of Scotland Countess of) Morton 1428–1486 m. James DOUGLAS 1426–1493
        1. 1. John DOUGLAS 1459–1513
      9. 9. John (STEWART of Balveny 1st Earl of) Atholl 1439–1512 m. Margaret (DOUGLAS (Douglas) (Douglas) (Stewart) Fair Maid of) Galloway 1430–1473 m. Eleanor (of Orkney (nee: SINCLAIR) (Stewart) Countess of) Atholl 1457–1518
        1. 1. John (STEWART 2nd Earl of) Atholl 1472–1521 m. Janet (Jeanette CAMPBELL Countess of) Atholl 1492–1546
        2. 2. Jean (STEWART) (Arbuthnott) 1477–1522
        3. 3. Catherine (STEWART) (Forbes) 1473–1503
        4. 4. Elizabeth (STEWART Robertson of) Straun 1481–
        5. 5. Margaret (STEWART (Murray)) (Campbell) 1490–1524 m. William (MURRAY of) Castleton 1470–1513 m. Colin (CAMPBELL, 3rd Laird of) Glenorchy 1480–1523
        6. 6. Jean STEWART 1461–1510 m. Alexander (GORDON, 3rd Earl of) Huntly 1464–1524
        7. 7. Elizabeth STEWART 1465–1529 m. Andrew (GRAY, 2nd Lord) Gray 1446–1514
        8. 8. Christian (STEWART of) Balveny 1476–1538 m. Niel (STEWART, 3rd of Garth and) Fothergill 1463–1554
      10. 10. Andrew (STEWART Bishop of) Moray 1443–1501
      11. 11. James (STEWART Earl of Buchan, Lord Auchterhouse, of Traquair ( Hearty) James) 1442–1499 m. Margaret (OGILVIE of) Auchterhouse 1450– m. Margaret (MURRAY (mistress to James) Stewart) 1446–1486
        1. 1. James (STEWART Laird of) Traquair 1480–1513
        2. 2. Agnes STEWART 1475–1557 m. Adam (HEPBURN, 2nd Earl of) Bothwell –1513 m. Alexander (HOME, 3rd Lord) Home –1516 m. Robert (MAXWELL, 5th Lord) Maxwell 1493–1546 m. Cuthbert (RAMSAY, Burgess of) Edinburgh 1520–
        3. 3. Alexander (STEWART Earl of Buchan, Lord) Auchterhouse 1470–1505
        4. 4. Isabelle STEWART 1485–1530
    2. 2. John BEAUFORT 1404–1444 m. Margaret BEAUCHAMP 1410–1482
      1. 1. Margaret BEAUFORT 1443–1509 m. Henry STAFFORD 1425–1471 m. Thomas (STANLEY, 1st Earl of) Derby 1435–1504 m. John (de la POLE 2nd Duke of) Suffolk 1442–1492 m. Edmund TUDOR 1430–1456
        1. 1. Henry (VII TUDOR King of) England 1457–1509 m. Elizabeth (of York) PLANTAGENET 1466–1503
      2. 2. Thomasine BEAUFORT 1434–1469
  3. 3. Thomas SWYNFORD 1368–1432

Katherine SWYNFORD's Timeline

4 Records

1345
1345
Birth of Katherine SWYNFORD in Henegouwen, Belgium
Henegouwen, Belgium
1350
25 November 1350
Birth of Katherine SWYNFORD
None
1403
10 May 1403
Age 53
Death of Katherine SWYNFORD in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
1403
10 May 1403
Age 53
Death of Katherine SWYNFORD
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1345
    Event Place: Henegouwen, Belgium
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 November 1350
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1403
    Event Place: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1403
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lincoln, City of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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