Individual Details

Katherine Roët

(Ca 1350 - 10 May 1403)

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Katherine Roët1
F, #101970, b. circa 1350, d. 10 May 1403
Last Edited=17 Nov 2006
Katherine Roët was born circa 1350.1 She was the daughter of Sir Payne Roët.2 She married, firstly, Sir Hugh Swynford before 1367 at St. Clement Danes Church, The Strand, London, England.1 She married, secondly, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, son of Edward III, King of England and Philippe d'Avesnes, on 13 January 1396 at Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. She died on 10 May 1403 at Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.1 She was buried at Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.1
From before 1367, her married name became Swynford.1 She and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster were associated between 1371 and 1372.1 She was invested as a Lady Companion, Order of the Garter (L.G.) in 1388.1 Her married name became Beaufort.
Children of Katherine Roët and Sir Hugh Swynford

Blanche Swynford1 b. c 1370
Sir Thomas Swynford1 b. 24 Feb 1372/73, d. 2 Apr 1432

Children of Katherine Roët and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster

John de Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset+ b. bt 1371 - 1373, d. 16 Mar 1409/10
Henry de Beaufort+ b. c 1375, d. 11 Apr 1447
Lady Joan de Beaufort+ b. c 1375, d. 13 Nov 1440
Thomas de Beaufort, 1st Duke of Exeter+ b. c Jan 1377, d. 27 Dec 1426

Citations

[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 102. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/2, page 547. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Events

BirthCa 1350
Death10 May 1403

Families

SpouseJohn of Gaunt (1340 - 1399)
ChildJoan Beaufort (1379 - 1440)
ChildJohn de Beaufort (1371 - )