Katherine Swynford
E276847
Katherine Swynford was the longtime mistress and later third wife of John of Gaunt, whose legitimized Beaufort children became influential ancestors of the English royal House of Tudor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Katherine Swynford canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2552125 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Katherine Swynford Context triple: [John of Gaunt, spouse, Katherine Swynford]
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Thomasine Clopton
Thomasine Clopton was the first wife of John Winthrop, the future Puritan leader and governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and a member of an English gentry family.
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Elizabeth Blount
Elizabeth Blount was an English noblewoman best known as a mistress of King Henry VIII and the mother of his acknowledged illegitimate son, Henry FitzRoy.
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C.
Philippa of Lancaster
Philippa of Lancaster was an English-born queen consort of Portugal from the House of Lancaster, whose marriage to King John I helped solidify the Anglo-Portuguese alliance and produced several influential royal children, including Henry the Navigator.
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D.
Blanche of Lancaster
Blanche of Lancaster was a 14th-century English noblewoman, heiress, and first wife of John of Gaunt, whose inheritance helped lay the foundations of the Lancastrian branch of the English royal family.
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E.
Catherine of Valois
Catherine of Valois was a French princess and Queen of England as the wife of Henry V, best known as the mother of Henry VI and ancestress of the Tudor dynasty through her later marriage to Owen Tudor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Katherine Swynford Target entity description: Katherine Swynford was the longtime mistress and later third wife of John of Gaunt, whose legitimized Beaufort children became influential ancestors of the English royal House of Tudor.
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A.
Thomasine Clopton
Thomasine Clopton was the first wife of John Winthrop, the future Puritan leader and governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and a member of an English gentry family.
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B.
Elizabeth Blount
Elizabeth Blount was an English noblewoman best known as a mistress of King Henry VIII and the mother of his acknowledged illegitimate son, Henry FitzRoy.
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C.
Philippa of Lancaster
Philippa of Lancaster was an English-born queen consort of Portugal from the House of Lancaster, whose marriage to King John I helped solidify the Anglo-Portuguese alliance and produced several influential royal children, including Henry the Navigator.
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D.
Blanche of Lancaster
Blanche of Lancaster was a 14th-century English noblewoman, heiress, and first wife of John of Gaunt, whose inheritance helped lay the foundations of the Lancastrian branch of the English royal family.
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E.
Catherine of Valois
Catherine of Valois was a French princess and Queen of England as the wife of Henry V, best known as the mother of Henry VI and ancestress of the Tudor dynasty through her later marriage to Owen Tudor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
duchess consort
ⓘ
mistress ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Beaufort family
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Beaufort
House of Lancaster ⓘ House of Plantagenet ⓘ Tudor dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
House of Tudor
|
| centuryOfActivity | 14th century ⓘ |
| child |
Blanche Swynford
ⓘ
Henry Beaufort ⓘ Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots ⓘ
surface form:
Joan Beaufort
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Beaufort
Thomas Swynford ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 10 May 1403 ⓘ |
| fullName | Katherine Swynford self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Katherine ⓘ |
| heritage | possibly of Hainaut or Low Countries origin ⓘ |
| influenced | succession of the English throne through Beaufort descendants ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Middle English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Lancaster
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Lancaster (by marriage)
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| nobleTitle |
Duchess of Lancaster
ⓘ
Lady of Kettlethorpe ⓘ |
| notableFamily |
Beaufort family
ⓘ
Tudor dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
House of Tudor (as ancestor)
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| notableFor |
being ancestress of the Tudor dynasty
ⓘ
being the longtime mistress of John of Gaunt ⓘ being the third wife of John of Gaunt ⓘ |
| notableWork | role as mistress and later wife of John of Gaunt ⓘ |
| occupation | courtier ⓘ |
| partner | John of Gaunt ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Duchess of Lancaster ⓘ |
| relative |
English monarchs of the Tudor dynasty
ⓘ
Henry VII of England ⓘ Henry VIII of England ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| residence |
Kettlethorpe, Lincolnshire
ⓘ
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England ⓘ
surface form:
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
royal court of England ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
legitimation of her Beaufort children by royal decree
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longtime mistress of John of Gaunt ⓘ marriage to John of Gaunt as his third wife ⓘ |
| spouse |
Hugh Swynford
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John of Gaunt ⓘ |
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Subject: Katherine Swynford Description of subject: Katherine Swynford was the longtime mistress and later third wife of John of Gaunt, whose legitimized Beaufort children became influential ancestors of the English royal House of Tudor.
Referenced by (10)
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