Katherine Swynford
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Katherine, Duchess of Lancaster was the third wife of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the fourth son of King Edward III. From her earlier marriage, she is known as Katherine Swynford.
Katherine Swynford, from her tomb
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.
Geoffrey Chaucer reciting Troylus and Criseyde: early 15th-century manuscript of the work. Currently at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
Paon de Roet
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Paon de Roet, also called Paon de Roët, Sir Payn Roelt, Payne Roet and sometimes Gilles Roet, was a herald and knight from Hainaut who was involved in the early stages of the Hundred Years' War. He be
Katherine Swynford
…Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland, Katherine became the ancestor of all English (and later British) monarchs since Edward IV. Katherine's father was Paon de Roet, a herald and, later, knight (who was "probably christened as Gilles"), who came to England in the entourage of Philippa of Hainaut, who married King…
Roet's name listed amongst early graves lost noted on the memorial in St Paul's Cathedral