Katherine Swynford
Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster (born Katherine de Roet, c. 1350 – 10 May 1403), was the third wife of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, a son of King Edward III of England. She was the daughter of Paon de Roet, a knight.
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Coat of arms of Le Roeulx family.
Coat of arms of Paon de Roet and his daughter Katherine Swynford, bef. 1396.
Katherine's tomb, the larger tomb, next to the tomb of her daughter, Joan Beaufort. Drawing by William Dugdale.
Restored in the 17th century, the tomb of Katherine Swynford and her daughter Joan Beaufort in one of the choirs of Lincoln Cathedral.
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Coat of arms of Katherine Swynford as Duchess of Lancaster, after her marriage to John of Gaunt in 1396.