"Ancestrees"

Duchess Katherine ROET ^{2 3 4 5}

  General Notes:

Her father was Payne Roet. She is well known by her first married name as Katherine Swynford. She was probably born in Picardy, France. She was the governess to Duke John of Gaunt's daughter by his first wife. Around the time Katherine's first husband died, she became the mistress of John of Gaunt and had 4 children by him. When John's second wife died, he married Katherine and had all of their children pronounced legitimate. She became Duchess of Lancaster in 1396 or 1397 with the later being the more favored date. There is a current novel out about her that is very popular by Anya Seton called "Katherine". ^{1 8}

Katherine married Sir Hugh SWYNFORD on 1/13/1366 in St. Clement Danes Church, London, England.¹ (Sir Hugh SWYNFORD died about 1372 ¹.)

Katherine next married Richard II KING OF ENGLAND, son of Edward Of Woodstock PRINCE OF WALES and Countess Joan "The Fair" PLANTAGENET of Kent. (Richard II KING OF ENGLAND died in 1399.)

Katherine next married John of Gaunt PLANTAGENET King of Castile and Leon, son of Edward III King of England and Philippa OF HAINAULT, in 1397 in Lincoln Cathedral, , ENG.¹ (John of Gaunt PLANTAGENET King of Castile and Leon was born in 3/1340 in Gaunt, Flanders (now Belgium),^{1 3} died on 2/3/1399 in Leicester Castle and was buried in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, ENG ⁶.)