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Restored in the 17th century, the tomb of Katherine Swynford and her daughter Joan Beaufort in one of the choirs of Lincoln Cathedral. Katherine Swynford died on 10 May 1403 at Lincoln. She was buried at Lincoln Cathedral in the choir of angels. The chest of her tombstone was made of Purbeck marble, had a stucco plinth and a lid. Heraldic ...
- 13 January 1396 - 3 February 1399
- Payne de Roet
- Lincoln Cathedral
- Lancaster (by marriage)
May 10, 2016 · Women in History. On 10th May 1403, Katherine Swynford died in Lincolnshire, her death virtually unnoticed, despite the scandals in her life.
Nov 29, 2021 · Katherine herself was widowed in 1371, when Sir Hugh died on campaign with the duke in France. John of Gaunt had just remarried for political reasons, his bride being Constance of Castile, through whom he was to claim the crown of Castile. Although she was young and beautiful, the marriage never had a chance to succeed.
- Early Life
- Relationship to John of Gaunt
- Marriage and Legitimization
- Later Life
- Daughter Joan Beaufort and Her Descendants
- Son John Beaufort and His Descendants
- Katherine Swynford, John of Gaunt and Henry VIII
- Family Background
- Marriage, Children
Katherine Swynford was born about 1350. Her father, Sir Payn Roelt, was a knight in Hainaut who went to England as part of the retinue of Philippa of Hainaut when she married Edward III of England. In 1365, Katherine was serving Blanche, Duchess of Lancaster, the wife of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, a son of Edward III. Katherine married a ten...
In 1368, John's first wife, Blanche of Lancaster, died, and Katherine Swynford became the governess for Blanche and John's children. The next year, John married Constance of Castilein September. In November of 1371, Sir Hugh died. In the spring of 1372, there were signs of Katherine's increased status in the duke's household, probably signaling the...
Constance died in March of 1394. Suddenly, and apparently, without notice to his royal relatives, John of Gaunt married Katherine Swynford in January of 1396. This marriage then allowed for their children to be legitimized, achieved through a September 1396 papal bull and a February 1397 royal patent. The patent bestowed the patronym Beaufort on th...
John died in February of 1399, and Katherine returned to Lincoln. His nephew Richard II took over John's estates, which eventually led John's son, Henry Bolingbroke, in October of 1399 to take the crown from Richard and rule as Henry IV. This Lancaster claim to the throne was later threatened when Richard, Duke of York, displaced Henry VI, grandson...
In 1396, Joan Beaufortmarried Ralph Neville, then Baron Neville of Raby, later Earl of Westmorland, an advantageous marriage. This was her second marriage. Around 1413, Joan met the mystic Margery Kempe, and, in a later controversy, Margery was accused of meddling in the marriage of Joan's daughter. Joan's husband Ralph helped depose Richard II in ...
John Beaufort's son, also named John, was the father of Margaret Beaufort, whose first husband was Edmund Tudor. The son of Margaret Beaufort and Edmund Tudor took the crown of England by right of conquest, as Henry VII, the first Tudor king. Henry married Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV and thus a descendant of Joan Beaufort. The elder Jo...
Henry VIII was descended from John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford: on his mother's side (Elizabeth of York) through Joan Beaufort and on his father's side (Henry VII) through John Beaufort. Henry VIII's first wife Catherine of Aragonwas a great-great-granddaughter to Philippa of Lancaster, daughter of John of Gaunt by his first wife Blanche. Cathe...
Father: Payn Roet or Roelt (also known as Paganus Ruet), a knight in the service of Philippa of Hainaut, queen consort of Edward III of EnglandMother: unknownSiblings included:Hugh Ottes Swynford, knightJohn of Gaunt, son of Edward III- Jone Johnson Lewis
After John's death, Katherine returned and Lincoln, and died in May 1403. She was buried by the high altar in the cathedral. Her daughter, Joan was also buried there and her tomb, can be found if facing to the right of the altar.
Dec 22, 2015 · Blomefield suggests that Katherine remarried at this point, however, there is no evidence to directly suggest that she ever did and, as Lucraft tells us, Katherine held her title as Duchess of Lancaster until her death which she would have been unlikely to have done if she had ever remarried.
Blanche of Lancaster died at Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire, on 12 September 1368 while her husband was on the continent, Katherine sent a priest to absolve the Duchess before she died. She was but twenty-three years old at the time of her death.