She was the daughter of Sir Richard Perrers, a prominent Hertfordshire landowner who had been both sheriff and Member of Parliament for his county.Sir Richard had been in legal dispute with the Abbey of St Albans, which had caused him to be imprisoned, and even outlawed, for a time. However, it was only shortly after her husband’s death in 1371 that rumours began of a liaison between Katherine and the Duke; although it is possible the affair started before Sir Hugh’s death, this is far from certain.John and Katherine would have four children – 3 sons and a daughter – in the years between 1371 and 1379. Katherine had been governess to the Lancaster children for a number of years when Hugh died in November 1371, leaving her a young widow with 3 children to feed. Katherine swore her affair with John of Gaunt did not begin until after Sir Hugh Swynford died but Froissart says differently.Hugh died in 1372 and Katherine’s first child by John of Gaunt was born the following year.
Speght (1598) said of Philippa's marriage : 'He matched in marriage with a Knight's daughter of Henault, called Paon de Ruet, king of Armes, as by this draught appeareth, taken out of the office of the Heraldes.' The couple went on to have three more children who survived infancy; Henry, Thomas and Joan who had her own dramatic love story.
Historians tend not to think that Katherine had begun her affair with John of Gaunt before Blanche of Lancaster’s death.
His men protected their fallen leader’s body, preventing the French from breaking through the thin English line.Edward Duke of York had led an illustrious and often controversial career.
He was reputedly attacked as he made his way through Wales, but by which side is unclear. Amid the turmoil of the Peasant’s Revolt, John is said to have given up his mistress and reconciled with his wife, suggesting their relationship wasn’t all smooth. Certainly Chaucer’s
was not questioned at his father’s death, at which time it was acknowledged that Thomas ... Castille and Katherine Swynford. Peter, Duke of Coimbra, was born in 1392 and would act as regent for his nephew, Afonso V, following Edward’s death in 1438.Their most famous son was Prince Henry ‘the Navigator’, Duke of Viseu, who was renowned for financing and researching great explorations – though he never undertook expeditions himself.Their next youngest son was John, Duke of Beja and Constable of Portugal, who married Isabella, the daughter of Alfonso I, Duke of Braganza.The baby of the family was Ferdinand, Grand Master of Aviz. It seemed like John really did love Blanche (the two were buried in the same tomb). The strategy, however, caused Joan problems after her husband’s death and led to a family feud – which sometimes turned violent – which wasn’t resolved until after Joan died. Katherine SwynfordN 1, née de Roet1 (25 novembre 1350 10 mai 1403), est la troisième épouse de Jean de Gand, duc de Lancastre et troisième fils du roi d'Angleterre Édouard III. Joan’s epitaph claimed that the whole nation grieved at her death.There is, however, no clear indication why Joan chose to be buried with her mother, rather than at Staindrop with her husband. It isn’t clear whether Alice joined the Queen’s household before or after the affair started; it may be that Edward placed her there, so she was close by. Several years later their relationship was resumed, and when Constance died in 1394 John further scandalised the country by marrying Katherine. She was welcome at court by King Richard, and then later by her stepson King Henry IV, but she appears to have spent most of her time in Lincolnshire.
As a consequence, Katherine was raised at the English court of Queen Philippa and her illustrious husband, King Edward III.Katherine and her older sister, Philippa, were eventually given positions as ladies-in-waiting to members of the royal family.
She wrote the Joan enjoyed influence at court – as the sister of one king, Henry IV, and aunt to his successor, Henry V. She was named in royal grants as ‘the king’s sister’ and made a Lady of the Garter in the reign of her cousin, Richard II.
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According to the St Albans Chronicler he was alone, save for his confessor. After they were married in 1396, their children were made legitimate and given the name “Beaufort”. The plot’s failure meant death for Richard II; Richard had been held at Pontefract Castle since his deposition, but the uncovering of the plot meant he was too dangerous to keep alive. She was welcome at court by King Richard, and then later by her stepson King Henry IV, but she appears to have spent most of her time in Lincolnshire. John and 14-year-old It is quite likely that John had already fathered one child, a daughter, Blanche, by Marie de St Hilaire before his marriage. The court was dominated by a ‘narrow, exclusive and unpopular clique’¹.