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Katherine Swynford 1350–1403 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 November 1350

Birth Location: Somme, Picardie, France

Death Date: 10 May 1403

Death Location: Buried Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Sir Roët

Mother: Lady d'Avesnes

Spouse(s): John Lancaster, John Lancaster

Children(s): Joan Beaufort, Joan III, Joan **

Katherine Swynford was born in 1350 in Somme, Picardie, France, the child of Sir Paon De Roet And Lady De Roet Lady De Roet Catherine D Avesnes. Katherine Swynford married John Of Gaunt 1St Duke Of Lancaster, John Of Gaunt Duke Of Lancaster, and had children including Joan Plantagenet Beaufort, Joan Beaufort, Joan Beaufort Plantagenet Granddaughter Of King Edward Iii. Katherine Swynford passed away in 1403 in Buried Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • Katherine Swynford was born in 1350 in Somme, Picardie, France, the child of Sir Paon De Roet And Lady De Roet Lady De Roet Catherine D Avesnes.
  • Katherine Swynford married John Of Gaunt 1St Duke Of Lancaster, John Of Gaunt Duke Of Lancaster, and had children including Joan Plantagenet Beaufort, Joan Beaufort, Joan Beaufort Plantagenet Granddaughter Of King Edward Iii.
  • Katherine Swynford passed away in 1403 in Buried Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Roët
1310–1380
Birth Location: Guignies, Hainaut, Belgium
SR
Lady d'Avesnes
1320–1375
Birth Location: Hainault, Hainault, Belgium,
Ld

Spouses(s)

John Lancaster
1340–1399
Birth Location: Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium
JL
John Lancaster
1340–1399
Birth Location: Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
JL

Children(s)

Joan Beaufort
1375–1440
Birth Location: Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France
JB
Joan III
1375–1440
Birth Location: Champagne-Ardenne, France
JI
Joan **
1359–1420
Birth Location: Beaufort Castle, Beaufort-En-Vallée, 490021, Pays De La Loire, France
J*

Katherine Swynford's Ancestors

Self
Katherine Swynford
1350–1403
Birth Place: Somme, Picardie, France
Parents
Sir Paon de Roët
1310–1380
Guignies, Hainaut, Belgium
Lady (de Roet Lady de Roet Catherine) d'Avesnes
1320–1375
Hainault, Hainault, Belgium,
Grandparents
Payne (de) Roët
1275–1322
Le Roeulx, Hainaut, Walloon Region, Belgium
Marie (de Hainaut-Hainault Duchess Consort of Bourbon d') Avesnes
1280–1354
Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Katherine Swynford's Descendants

1.
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Katherine Swynford (25 November 1350–10 May 1403) m. John (of Gaunt Duke of) Lancaster (14 Mar 1340–3 February 1399) m. John (of Gaunt 1st Duke of) Lancaster (6 March 1340–3 Feb 1399)
  1. 1. Joan (Plantagenet) Beaufort 1375–1440 m. Edward (De) StJohn 1375–1425 m. Robert Ferrers 1373–1396
    1. 1. Johanna St.John 1408–1462 m. Sir (Nicholas) Arundell 1404–1463
      1. 1. Sir (John Thomas) Arundell 1421–1473 m. Katherine Chideocke 1423–1479
        1. 1. Sir (Thomas Abini Arundel) Knight 1458–1485 m. Lady (Catherine) Dinham 1453–1501 m. Lady (Catherine) Dynham 1453–1501
  2. 2. Joan (Beaufort Plantagenet granddaughter of King Edward) III 1375–1440 m. Earl (of Westmoreland Ralph de) Neville 1363–1425 m. Sir (Robert de) Ferrers 1373–1396 m. Sir (Ralph DeNeville ** 1st Earl of Westmorland, 4th Baron Neville de) Raby 1364–1425 m. Baron (Robert) Ferrers 1373–1396 m. Sir (Ralph De Neville ** Earl of) Westmorland 1364–1425
    1. 1. Lady (Cecily De Neville Duchess of) York 1415–1495 m. Richard (III 3rd Duke of York) Plantagenet 1411–1460
      1. 1. King (Edward) IV 1442–1483 m. Elizabeth Woodville 1437–1492 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Woodville 1437–1492
        1. 1. Prince (Arthur Plantagenet Son of Edward) IV 1461–1542 m. 6th (Baroness Lisle Grey Elizabeth Dudley) (Grey) 1465–1525 m. Lady (Elizabeth Grey 6the Baroness) Lisle 1470–1525
        2. 2. Elizabeth Plantagenet 1464–1503 m. Thomas (LUMLEY "Sir Knight, Governor Scarbough) Castle" 1460–1487
        3. 3. Cicely (Plantagenet, Lady of the Garter House of) York 1469–1507
        4. 4. Margaret Plantagenet 1479–1528
        5. 5. Elizabeth (of York) Plantagenet 1466–1503
        6. 6. Mary (Plantagenet of) York 1467–1482
        7. 7. King (of England Edward Plantagenet) V 1470–1483
        8. 8. Margaret (of York) Plantagenet 1472–1472
        9. 9. Richard Plantagenet 1473–1483
        10. 10. Princess (of England Anne) Plantagenet 1475–1511
        11. 11. George (Plantagenet Duke of) Bedford 1477–1479
        12. 12. Catherine (Countess of Devon of York of York) Plantagenet 1479–1527
        13. 13. Arthur Plantagenet 1480–1542
        14. 14. Bridget (Plantagenet Princess of) England 1480–1517
        15. 15. Richard (of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York and 1st Duke of) Norfolk 1473–1483
        16. 16. Margaret (Plantagenet Stoughton **) Watson 1479–1528 m. John Watson 1472–1521
      2. 2. King (Edward) IV 1442–1483 m. Lady (Elizabeth Lucy) Wayte 1444–1492
        1. 1. Arthur (Plantagenet Viscount) Lisle 1464–1542 m. 6th (Baroness Lisle Grey Elizabeth Dudley) (Grey) 1465–1525 m. Lady (Elizabeth Grey 6the Baroness) Lisle 1470–1525
      3. 3. Anne (of York Plantagenet ** Duchess of) Exeter 1439–1476
        1. 1. Lady (Anne) Leger 1476–1526 m. Sir (George Manners 11th Lord Roos of) Helmsley 1465–1513
    2. 2. Lady (Eleanor De Neville Countess) Northumberland 1398–1463 m. Earl (of Northumberland Sir Henry) Percy 1393–1455
      1. 1. Sir (Ralph) Percy 1425–1464 m. Jane Teye 1427–1455 m. Eleanor (De) Poynings 1423–1483
        1. 1. Sir (Peter) Percy 1447–1510 m. Lady (Annah) James 1454–1522
        2. 2. Peter Percy 1447–1510
    3. 3. Lady (Mary de) Ferrers 1394–1458 m. Ralph (de) Neville 1392–1458
      1. 1. John (de) Neville 1416–1481 m. Elizabeth Newmarch 1415–1443
        1. 1. Lady (Joan) Neville 1430–1436 m. Sir (William Gascoigne) XIII 1430–1465
    4. 4. Sir (Richard DeNeville 5th Earl of) Salisbury 1400–1460 m. Countess (Alice Salisbury) Montacute 1407–1462
      1. 1. Alice DeNeville 1430–1503 m. Sir (Henry FitzHugh 5th Baron Fitzhugh of) Ravensworth 1429–1472
        1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) FitzHugh 1503–1513 m. Sir (William Parr) ** 1472–1550 m. Nicholas Vaux 1460–1523
  3. 3. Joan (Beaufort) ** 1359–1420 m. Earl (of Westmoreland Ralph de) Neville 1363–1425
    1. 1. Lady (Ann de Neville) Blount 1411–1480 m. Sir (Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of) Buckingham 1402–1460

Katherine Swynford's Timeline

2 Records

1350
25 November 1350
Birth of Katherine Swynford in Somme, Picardie, France
Somme, Picardie, France
1403
10 May 1403
Age 53
Death of Katherine Swynford in Buried Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Buried Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 November 1350
    Event Place: Somme, Picardie, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1403
    Event Place: Buried Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
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