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• Name	DEROET, Katherine
  Prefix	Dutchess
  Birth	25 Nov 1340	Somme, Picardie, France   [1]
  Gender	Female
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  Burial	May 1403	Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
  Death	10 May 1403	Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England   [1]
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  Father	ROET, Knight Payn de ,   b. 1310, Roet, Hainault, Belgium Roet, Hainault, Belgiumd. 1380, Le Roeulx, Hainaut, Belgium (Age 70 years)
  Mother	D’AVESNES, Catherine ,   b. 1320, Bailleul, Hainault, Belgium Bailleul, Hainault, Belgiumd. Apr 1375, Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium (Age 55 years)
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  Family 1	SWYNFORD, Sir Hugh Ottes ,   b. 1340, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Englandd. 1372, Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	May 1366	Westminster, Middlesex, England
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  Family 2	PLANTAGENET, Count John ,   b. Mar 1340, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium Ghent, Flanders, Belgiumd. 3 Feb 1399, Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	13 Jan 1396	Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England   [1, 3]
  Notes	MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married 5 Jan 1370 ~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 3 Sep 1993, CHICA.
  Children	3 sons and 2 daughters
  + 1. BEAUFORD, Knight John ,   b. Abt 1371, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France Meurthe-et-Moselle, Franced. 16 Mar 1409, London, Middlesex, England (Age 38 years)   2. BEAUFORD, Blanche ,   b. Abt 1373, Beaufort, Meuse, Anjou, France Beaufort, Meuse, Anjou, Franced. Bef 21 Apr 1397, Hainault, Hainault, Belgium (Age < 24 years)   3. BEAUFORD, Countess Joan de ,   b. 29 Jan 1375, Chateau Beaufort, Champagne France Chateau Beaufort, Champagne Franced. 4 Nov 1440, Howden, Yorkshire, England (Age 65 years) + 4. LINCOLN, Cardinal Henry Beauford ,   b. 1376, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France Meurthe-et-Moselle, Franced. 11 Apr 1447, Winchester, Hampshire, England (Age 71 years)   5. BEAUFORD, Duke Thomas ,   b. Abt Jan 1377, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France Meurthe-et-Moselle, Franced. 31 Dec 1426, Greenwich, Kent, England (Age 49 years)
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  Catherine de Roet was born 1350 and died 1403. She was the daughter of Payne (or Paen) de Roet. 1366 Catherine married Hugh Swynford , an English knight from the manor of Ketoo, died in the European wars. She then became attached to the household of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. Catherine's sister Philippa married the poet Geoffrey Chaucer , whose poem The Book of the Long after the death of his second wife Constance (or Constanza) of Castile, John and Catherine married in January 1397 they were already adults when they were legitimized (but barred from inheriting the throne) in 1390 :John Earl of Somerset, Hen The coat of arms designed for Catherine was three gold wheels ("roet" means "wheel") on a red background. Her son John was the great-grandfather of Henry VII of England ; her daughter Joan was the grandmother of Edward IV of Ed their son became Henry VIII). Her step-son became Henry IV of England by deposing Richard II of England. her step-daughter, John and Constance's daughter Catherine (of England . Catherine survived John by only four years, dying on 10 May 1403 . (Since she was then dowager Duchess of Lancaster, thr Joan Beaufort , are under a carved-stone canopy in the sanctuary of Lincoln Cathedral , but their remains are no longer Source: Weis' "Ancestral Roots. . ." (234:30), all children born to John of Gaunt and Catherine were born before their marriage (but were later legitimized). She was John's 3rd wife. John Gaunt of GPO and Katherine De Ret DOL 1340-1399 1350-143 John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Duke of Lancaster; Duke of Aquitaine Successor Henry IV Bolingbroke, King of England Spouse Blanche of Lancaster m. 1359; dec. 1369 Infanta Constance of Castile m. 1371; dec. 1394 Katherine Swynford m. 1396; wid. 1399 Issue Philippa, Queen of Portugal Elizabeth Plantagenet, Duchess of Exeter Henry IV Bolingbroke, King of England Katherine, Queen of Castile John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset Cardinal Henry Beaufort Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter Joan Beaufort, countess of Westmorland House House of Plantagenet Father Edward III of Windsor, King of England Mother Philippa of Hainault Born 6 March 1340 (1340-03-06) Died 3 February 13 99 (aged 58) Leicester Castle, Leicestershire Burial St Paul’s Cathedral, City of London Sir John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, 5th Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl of Derby, Duke of Aquitaine, KG (6 March 1340–3 February 1399) was a member of the House of Plantagenet, the third surviving son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was called “John of Gaunt” because he was born in Ghent (in modern Belgium), Gaunt in English. John exeercised great influence over the English throne during the minority of his nephew, RichardII, and during the ensuing periods of Political strife, but was not thought to have been among the opponents of the King. John of Gaunt’s legitimate male heirs, the Lancasters (the other party in the Wars of the Roses, the Yorks, being the male descendants of his younger brother, Edmund), included Kings Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI. His other legitimate descendants included his daughters Philippa of Lancaster, Queen consort of John I of Portugal and mother of King Duarte of Portugal and Elizabeth, Duchess of Exeter, mother of John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter through his first wife, Blanche; and by his second wife, Constance, John was father of Katherine of Lancaster, Queen consort of Henry III of Castile, granddaughter of Peter of Castile and mother of John II of Castile. John fathered five children outside marriage, one early in life by a lady-in-waiting to his mother, and four surnamed "Beaufort", by Katherine Swynford, Gaunt's long-term mistress and third wife. The Beaufort children, three sons and a daughter, were legitimized by royal and papal decrees after John and Katherine married in 1396. Descendants of this marriage included Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester and eventually Cardinal; Cecily Neville mother of Kings Edward IV and Richard III; and John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset. When John died in 1399, his estates were declared forfeit as King Richard II had exiled John's son and heir, Henry Bolingbroke, in 1398. Bolingbroke returned from exile to reclaim his inheritance and deposed Richard. Bolingbroke then reigned as King Henry IV of England (1399–1413), the first of the descendants of John of Gaunt to hold the throne of England. John of Gaunt was buried beside his first wife, Blanche of Lancaster, in the nave of Old St. Paul's Cathedral in an alabaster tomb designed by Henry Yevele (similar to that of his son in Canterbury Cathedral). Duke of Lancaster John of Gaunt’s first wife, Blanche, was also his third cousin, both being great-grandchildren of King Henry III. They married in 1359 at Reading Abbey as King Edward III arranged matches for his sons with wealthy heiresses. Upon the death of his father-in -law in 1361, John received half of Henry’s lands, the title Earl of Lancaster, and the distinction as the greatest landowner in the north of England, inheriting the Palatinate of Lancaster. He also became the 14th Baron of Halton. John inherited the rest when Blanche’s sister, Maud, Countess of Leicester (married to William V, Count of Hainaut), died on 10 April 1362. John received the title “Duke of Lancaster” from his father on 13 November 1362. John was by then well established, owning at least thirty castles and estates across England and France. His household was comparable in scale and organization to that of a monarch. After the death of his brother, Edward of Woodstock (also known as The Black Prince), John of Gaunt contrived to protect the religious reformer John Wyclif, for undetermined reasons but possibly to counteract the growing secular power of the Roman Catholic Church. However, John's ascendancy to political power coincided with widespread resentment of his influence. At a time when English forces encountered setbacks in the Hundred Years' War against France, and Edward III's rule was becoming unpopular, due to high taxation and his affair with Alice Perreers, political opinion closely associated the Duke of Lancaster with the failing government of the 1370's. Furthermore, while King Edward and the Prince of Wales were popular heroes due to their successes on the battlefield, John of Gaunt had not won equivalent military renown that could have bolstered his reputation. Although he fought in the Battle of Naajera, for example, his later military projects were unsuccessful. On his marriage to Infanta Constance of Castile in 1371, John assumed the title of King of Castile and Leon, and insisted his fellow English nobles henceforth address him as 'my lord of Spain.' When King Edward III died in 1377 and John's ten-year-old nephew succeeded as Richard II of England, John's influence strengthened further. However, mistrust remained, and some suspected him of wanting to seize the throne himself. John took pains to ensure that he never became associated with the opposition to Richard’s kingship. As virtual ruler during Richard’s minority, he made unwise decisions on taxation that led to the Peasants’ Revolt in 1381, during which the rebels destroyed his Savoy Palace in London. In 1386, John left England to claim the throne of Castile. However, crisis ensued almost immediately, and in 1387, Richard's misrule brought England to the brink of civil war. Only John, on his return to England in 1389, was able to persuade the Lords Appellant and King Richard to compromise, ushering in a period of relative stability. During the 1390s, John's reputation of devotion to the well-being of the kingdom was much restored. John died of natural causes on 3 February 1399 at Leicester Castle, with his third wife, Katherine, by his side. Marriages and descendants · John's first child was an illegitimate daughter known as Blanche Plantagenet (1359-1388/89). Blanche was the daughter of John's mistress Marie de St. Hilaire of Hainaut (1340-after 1399), who was a lady in waiting to his mother, Queen Philippa. The affair apparently took place before John's first marriage, which was to his cousin Blanche of Lancaster. John's daughter, Blanche Plantagenet, married Sir Thomas Morieux in 1381. Morieux held several important posts, including Constable of the Tower the year he was married, and Master of Horse to King Richard II two years later. He died in 1387 after six years of marriage. Blanche Plantagenet Morieux was not included in the decree which legitimated John's children by Katherine Swynford in 1396. · On 19 May 1359 at Reading Abbey, John married his third cousin, Blanche of Lancaster, daughter of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster. The wealth she brought to the marriage was the foundation of John's fortune. Blanche died of bubonic plague on 12 September 1369 at Bolingbroke Castle, while her husband was away at sea. Their son Henry Bolingbroke became Henry IV of England. Their daughter Phillippa became Queen of Portugal by marrying King John I of Portugal in 1387. · In 1371, John married Infanta Constance of Castile, daughter of King Peter of Castile, thus giving him a claim to the Crown of Castile, which he would pursue. Though John was never able to make good his claim, his daughter by Constance, Katherine of Lancaster, became Queen of Castile by marrying Henry III of Castile. · During his marriage to Constance, John of Gaunt had fathered four children by a mistress, the widow Katherine Swynford (whose sister Philippa de Roet was married to Chaucer). Prior to her widowhood, Katherine had borne at least two, possibly three, children to Lancastrian knight Sir Hugh Swynford. The known names of these children are Blanche and Thomas. (There may have been a second Swynford daughter.) John of Gaunt was Blanche Swynford's godfather. Constance died in 1394. John married Katherine in 1396, and their children, the Beauforts, were legitimized by King Richard II and the Church, but barred from inheriting the throne. From the eldest son, John, descended a granddaughter, Margaret Beaufort, whose son, later King Henry VII of England, would nevertheless claim the throne. All monarchs of England and later of Great Britain, the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth Realms from Henry IV onwards are descended from John of Gaunt. Children By Marie de St. Hilaire of Hainaut, mistress: Blanche Plantagenet (1359–1388/89), married Sir Thomas Morieux (1355–1387) in 1381 By Blanche of Lancaster: Philippa (1360–1415), married King John I of Portugal (1357-1433) John (1362-1365); Buried church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester Elizabeth (1364-1426), married (1) in 1380 John Hastinigs, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (1372-1389), annulled 1383; married (2) in 1386 John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter (1350-1400); (3) Sir John Cornwall, 1st Baron Fanhope and Milbroke (d. 1443) Edward (1365-1368); Buried Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester John (1366-1367); Buried Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester Henry IV of England (1366-1413), married (1) Mary de Bohun (1369-1394); (2) Joanna of Navarre (1368-1437) Isabel (1368-1368) Katherine (Catalina) (1372-1518), married King Henry III of Castile (1379-1406) John (1374-1375) By Katherine Swynford (neee de Roet/Roelt), nistress and later wife (children legitimized 1397): John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (1373-1410)–married Margaret Holland Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester and Cardinal (1375-1447) Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter (137701427), married Margaret Neville. Joan Beaufort (1379-1440)–married first Robert Ferrers, 3rd Baron Ferrers of Wemme and Second Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmoreland. BIO: from Wikipedia listing for Katherine Swynford Katherine (or Katharine or Catherine) (c. 1350 – 1403) was the daughter of Payne (or Paen) de Roet (or Rouet or Roelt) a Flemish herald from Hainault who was knighted just before dying in the wars, leaving Katherine and her older sister Philippa, as well as a brother, Walter, and eldest sister, Isabel (Elizabeth) de Roet, (who died chanoinness of the convent of St. Waudru's, Mons, c. 1366). About the year 1366, at the age of 16, Katherine married Hugh Swynford or Synford, an English knight from the manor of Kettlethorpe in Lincolnshire, and bore him at least two children (Blanch, Thomas, and likely the Margaret Swynford who was nominated a nun at the prestigious Barking Abbey by the command of Richard II in 1377) before he, too, died in the European wars. She then became attached to the household of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, ostensibly as governess to his two daughters (the sisters of the future Henry IV of England) by his first wife Blanche, but eventually she became his official mistress. Katherine's sister Philippa married the poet Geoffrey Chaucer, whose poem The Book of the Duchess commemorated Blanche's death in 1369. Long after the death of his second wife Constance (or Constanza) of Castile, John and Katherine married on 13 January 1396 in Lincoln Cathedral, three years before he died. The four children Katherine had borne John of Gaunt had been given the surname "Beaufort" and were already adults when they were legitimized (but barred from inheriting the throne by a clause inserted by half-brother Henry IV well into the latter's reign) in 1390: John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset. Henry Cardinal Beaufort. Thomas Beaufort, 1st Duke of Exeter. Her son John was the great-grandfather of Henry VII of England and the grandfather of James II of Scotland; her daughter Joan Beaufort was the grandmother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, whom Henry VII defeated to take the throne. (Henry then married Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV, and their son became Henry VIII of England). Her step-son became Henry IV of England by deposing Richard II of England (who was imprisoned and died shortly thereafter, in Pontefract Castle, where Katherine's son Thomas Swynford was constable, and he was said to have starved Richard to death for his step-brother); her step-daughter, John and Constance's daughter Catherine (or Catalina), was the great-grandmother of Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of Henry VIII of England and mother of Mary I of England. Katherine survived John by only four years, dying on May 10, 1403. (Since she was then dowager Duchess of Lancaster, there was a record of the exact day, as there was not for her birth, when she was of less rank.) Her tomb, and that of her daughter Joan Beaufort, are under a carved-stone canopy in the sanctuary of Lincoln Cathedral, but their remains are no longer in them, because the tombs were despoiled in 1644, during the English Civil War, by the Roundheads.

  
  

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  [S112] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM), (June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998). [S11] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Unknown (Reliability: 3). [S64] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index. Duke of Lancaster JOHN OF England; Male; Death: 03 FEB 1398; Father: Edward III KING OF ENGLAND; Mother: Philippa Countess of Hainault; Spouse: Katherine de ROET; Marriage: After 13 JAN 1396 Of, , , England; No source information is available. Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church. Search performed using PAF Insight on 26 Sep 2004