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SWYNFORD, Katherine Duchess of Lancaster

Female 1350 - 1403  (52 years)


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  • Name SWYNFORD, Katherine 
    Suffix Duchess of Lancaster 
    Birth 25 Nov 1350  Picardie, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 1403 
    Death 10 May 1403  Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cremation 10 May 1403  Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Baptism 19 Jun 1923 
    Gender Female 
    Burial Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Person ID I2887  Puffers
    Last Modified 4 Jun 2013 

    Father Sir Knight Payne de Roet,   b. Abt 1310, Hainault, Hainault, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Catherine de Hainault,   b. 1320, Hainaut, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Abt 1345 
    Family ID F5561  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 PLANTAGENET, John 1st Duke of Lancaster,   b. 24 Jun 1340, Ghent, Flandres Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1398, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage 13 Jan 1396  Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. BEAUFORT, John 1st Earl of Somerset,   b. 1373, Chateau De Beaufort, Haute-Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Mar 1410, London, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
     2. GAUNT, Lady Joan de Beaufort,   b. Abt 1375, Chateau De Beaufort, Haute-Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Nov 1440, Howden, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     3. Cardinal Henry de Beaufort,   b. Abt 1375, Chateau De Beaufort, Haute-Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1447, Winchester, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     4. BEAUFORT, Thomas Duke of Exeter,   b. Abt Jan 1377, Chateau De Beaufort, Haute-Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1426, East Greenwich, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
    Family ID F5487  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 SWYNFORD, Ottes,   b. Abt 1340, Kettlethorpe, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Abt 1366  Strand, London Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. SWYNFORD, Blanche,   b. 1 May 1363   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. SWYNFORD, Margaret,   b. Abt 1364   d. 1433, Barking, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     3. SWYNFORD, Thomas,   b. 24 Feb 1367, Lincoln, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1432 (Age 64 years)
    Family ID F5631  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Katherine became attached to the household of John of Gaunt as governes s to his daughters Philippa of Lancaster and Elizabeth of Lancaster. Th e ailing duchess Blanche had Katherine's daughter Blanche (her namesake ) placed within her own daughters' chambers and afforded the same luxur ies as the young duchesses; additionally, John of Gaunt stood as godfat her to the child. Sometime after Blanche's 1369 death, but before the Duke's second marri age, Katherine and John of Gaunt consummated a romantic affair which wo uld entail 4 children being born out of wedlock to the couple - but als o long endure as a lifelong relationship.