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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. Daughter of a knight from Hainaut, Katherine, whose name is also spelled 'Katharine' or 'Catherine', [2] was brought up at the English royal ...
- 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
Nov 29, 2021 · Katherine Swynford: the scandalous duchess and ancestress of royal dynasties. 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. Alison Weir dispels the myth of a scheming ...
Oct 25, 2022 · So says John of Gaunt in the midst of a three-day bedroom bender with his newly widowed lover Katherine Swynford, as imagined by author Anya Seton in her 1954 historical novel Katherine. Though ...
Dec 22, 2015 · Katherine, according to Froissart, spent her early life in the household of Blanche of Lancaster – the first wife of John of Gaunt. Katherine’s first husband was a Knight called Sir Hugh Swynford, whose main residence was Kettlethorpe in Lincolnshire. Hugh Swynford was also a part of the Lancastrian household, as retainer for John of Gaunt.
Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt reunite and marry In June 1394 the second wife of John of Gaunt, Constance of Castile, died. John and Katherine were reunited. And John asked Katherine Swynford to marry him. Katherine Swynford married John of Gaunt on 13 January 1396 in Lincoln Cathedral and took the title of the Duchess of Lancaster.
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Publication date. 2007. Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and his Scandalous Duchess is a biography of Katherine Swynford written by Alison Weir and published in 2007 in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape. [1][2] In the US, the book is titled Mistress of the Monarchy: The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster.
