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Katherine Swynford

1350 - 1403

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Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster (born Katherine de Roet, c. 1349 – 10 May 1403) was the third wife of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the fourth (but third surviving) son of King Edward III. Daughter of a knight from Hainaut, Katherine, whose name is also spelled 'Katharine' or 'Catherine', was brought up at the English royal court, later found herself in the service of Blanche of Lancaster, the first wife of John of Gaunt. At that time, she was married to Hugh Swynford (or de Swynford), one of the Duke's knights. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Katherine Swynford has received more than 914,833 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Katherine Swynford is the 663rd most popular companion (down from 642nd in 2019), the 432nd most popular biography from Belgium (up from 463rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Belgian Companion.

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.30

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Among companions, Katherine Swynford ranks 663 out of 673. Before her are Saovabha Phongsri, Khenemetneferhedjet I, Cornelia Supera, Ankhesenpepi IV, Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and Jutta of Saxony. After her are Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein, Iset Ta-Hemdjert, Ellen Axson Wilson, Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine, Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, and Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1350, Katherine Swynford ranks 27. Before her are Madhava of Sangamagrama, Ilyas Khoja, Dan II of Wallachia, Qulpa, Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina, and Anabella Drummond. After her are George Kodinos and Nawruz Beg. Among people deceased in 1403, Katherine Swynford ranks 3. Before her are Bayezid I and Henry Percy.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Katherine Swynford ranks 432 out of 1,019. Before her are Jozef De Kesel (1947), Joseph Mermans (1922), Matthias Schoenaerts (1977), Caspar Barlaeus (1584), Jean Servais (1910), and Jean-Michel Charlier (1924). After her are Herman Van Springel (1943), Briek Schotte (1919), Edouard Van Beneden (1846), Tony Parker (1982), Simon Bening (1483), and Gerard de Lairesse (1640).

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