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 30

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Statements (48)

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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Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ
Roet → notableMember → Katherine Swynford ⓘ
Philippa Roet → relative → Katherine Swynford ⓘ
subject linked to: Roet
John of Gaunt → spouse → Katherine Swynford ⓘ
subject linked to: Roet
John of Gaunt → partner → Katherine Swynford ⓘ
subject linked to: Roet
Walter de Roet → child → Katherine Swynford ⓘ
subject linked to: Roet
Elizabeth Roet → relative → Katherine Swynford ⓘ
subject linked to: Roet
Paon de Roet → child → Katherine Swynford ⓘ
Paon de Roet → fatherOf → Katherine Swynford ⓘ
Roet family → hasNotableMember → Katherine Swynford ⓘ
Roet family → hasMember → Katherine Swynford ⓘ
Kettlethorpe, Lincolnshire → notableResident → Katherine Swynford ⓘ
Lady of Kettlethorpe → associatedWith → Katherine Swynford ⓘ
Lady of Kettlethorpe → titleHolder → Katherine Swynford ⓘ
Hugh Swynford → spouse → Katherine Swynford ⓘ
Hugh Swynford → relative → Katherine Swynford ⓘ
Blanche Swynford → mother → Katherine Swynford ⓘ
Thomas Swynford → mother → Katherine Swynford ⓘ
Beaufort → hasAncestralConnectionTo → Katherine Swynford ⓘ
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset → mother → Katherine Swynford ⓘ
subject linked to: John