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Circa 1350 - 1403. Katherine Swynford, ancestress of the Beaufort family, was probably born in Hainaut, which is now in Belgium, in 1349 or 1350, her birthdate may have been November 25, which is the feast day of St. Catherine of Alexandria. She was the daughter of Paon de Roet, a Flemish herald, who was later knighted.
Jan 27, 2009 · BONUS: This edition contains a reader's guide and excerpts from Allison Weir's The Lady in the Tower and Mary Boleyn.Acclaimed author Alison Weir brings to life the extraordinary tale of Katherine Swynford, a royal mistress who became one of the most crucial figures in the history of Great Britain.
Born illegitimate at Beau-fort Castle, Anjou, France, around 1379; died at Howden, Humberside, England, on November 13, 1440, and buried in Lincoln Cathedral; daughter of John of Gaunt (1340–1399), duke of Lancaster, and Catherine Swynford (c. Source for information on Beaufort, Joan (c. 1379–1440): Women in World History: A Biographical ...
I does not seem to be a painting but an engraving, and it does not seem to be Katherine Swynford but Philippa de Hainaut (thanks Google Images). Color version on Wikipedia with comments here
In her remarkable new book, Alison Weir recounts one of the greatest and most remarkable love stories of medieval England. It is the extraordinary tale of an exceptional woman, Katherine Swynford, who became first the mistress, and later the wife, of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. But Katherine Swynford was much more than that.
Swynford, Catherine (c. 1350–1403)Duchess of Lancaster. Name variations: Katherine Rouet; Catherine de Ruet or Catherine de Roet; Katherine Swynford. Born c. 1350; died May 10, 1403; interred at Lincoln Cathedral; dau. of Sir Payne Roelt (a knight from Hainault, France, who arrived in England with the train of Edward III's queen Philippa of Hainault); sister of Philippa Rouet who m.
The depiction of St Catherine in the Beaufort Book of Hours, commissioned by her son John, and thought to be a likeness of his mother. Katherine came to Kettlethorpe as the wife of Sir Hugh Swynford, who succeeded to the manor in 1361. She was the daughter of Payne Roelt, a herald in the service of Philippa of Hainault, the wife of Edward III.
