Katherine Swynford

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Katherine Swynford was the longtime mistress and later third wife of John of Gaunt, whose legitimized Beaufort children became influential ancestors of the English royal House of Tudor.

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Katherine Swynford canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duchess consort
mistress
noblewoman
associatedWith House of Beaufort
linked to: Beaufort family

House of Lancaster
House of Plantagenet
House of Tudor
linked to: Tudor dynasty
centuryOfActivity 14th century
child Blanche Swynford
Henry Beaufort
Joan Beaufort
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
Thomas Beaufort
Thomas Swynford
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfDeath 10 May 1403
fullName Katherine Swynford
givenName Katherine
heritage possibly of Hainaut or Low Countries origin
influenced succession of the English throne through Beaufort descendants
languageSpoken Middle English
memberOf House of Lancaster (by marriage)
linked to: House of Lancaster
nobleTitle Duchess of Lancaster
Lady of Kettlethorpe
notableFamily Beaufort family
House of Tudor (as ancestor)
linked to: Tudor dynasty
notableFor being ancestress of the Tudor dynasty
being the longtime mistress of John of Gaunt
being the third wife of John of Gaunt
notableWork role as mistress and later wife of John of Gaunt
occupation courtier
partner John of Gaunt
placeOfBurial Lincoln Cathedral
placeOfDeath Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
positionHeld Duchess of Lancaster
relative English monarchs of the Tudor dynasty
Henry VII of England
Henry VIII of England
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Kettlethorpe, Lincolnshire
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
royal court of England
sexOrGender female
significantEvent legitimation of her Beaufort children by royal decree
longtime mistress of John of Gaunt
marriage to John of Gaunt as his third wife
spouse Hugh Swynford
John of Gaunt

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John of Gaunt spouse Katherine Swynford
Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots relative Katherine Swynford
Beaufort family hasProgenitor Katherine Swynford
Beaufort family foundedBy Katherine Swynford
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter mother Katherine Swynford
Philippa Roet sibling Katherine Swynford
Philippa Roet relative Katherine Swynford
Katherine Swynford fullName Katherine Swynford
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset mother Katherine Swynford
Henry Beaufort mother Katherine Swynford