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Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster (born Katherine de Roet, c. 1349 – 10 May 1403) was the third wife of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the fourth (but third surviving) son of King Edward III.
Nov 29, 2021 · Katherine Swynford is best known as the mistress, and then wife, of John of Gaunt, whose whole life was riddled with scandal. Perhaps she is known more as the subject of a 20th-century romantic novel than for her real life.
Jan 22, 2020 · Katherine Swynford, the long-time mistress of John of Gaunt whom he finally married, was the ancestor of the Beauforts and powerful English monarchs.
Jul 25, 2015 · Katherine Swynford is, arguably, the most famous – or infamous – of English ladies to have risen so high as to become the first lady of the kingdom, without ever being queen. Born Katherine de Roet in Hainault, now in modern-day Belgium, in around 1350, her father was Sir Paon de Roet of Guyenne.
Sep 9, 2023 · Death: May 10, 1403 (52) Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. Place of Burial: Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. Immediate Family: Daughter of Sir Paon de Roët and NN NN. Wife of Sir Hugh Swynford and John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, 1st Earl of Richmond.
Aug 21, 2011 · Biography, Women's History. Katherine Swynford (c.1350-1403) WHN / August 21, 2011. Katherine Swynford was born Katherine de Roët, the daughter of a minor court official who served in the court of Queen Philippa of Hainault, the wife of Edward III of England.
Nov 3, 2013 · Katherine de Swynford might be the most well known, and perhaps the most well-loved, by readers of historical fiction, of all medieval mistresses, but what did this elusive woman actually look like? Some historical figures, particularly from the Tudor era, are easily recognisable.
Oct 25, 2022 · Katherine Swynford, the 14th-Century Mistress Who Ancestored British Dynasties. Katherine Swynford and the Illicit Affair That Birthed Centuries’ Worth of British Monarchs. By Ellen Gutoskey |...
Jun 6, 2017 · Katherine Swynford was born around 1350 to a Knight from Hainault who first came to England with Queen Philippa when she married Edward III. She was placed under Queen Philippa’s guardianship at a young age along with her sister Philippa, who later married the poet Geoffrey Chaucer.
Katherine Swynford, and her daughter Joan Beaufort, are both important ancestors of the British monarchy. Katherine’s romantic story is immortalised in novel Katherine by Anya Seton. She was from a modest background, but fell in love with John of Gaunt, third son of King Edward III.
