Sir Paon de Roët

Sir Paon de Roët Memorial

Birth: unknown Death: 1380 Ghent Arrondissement Gent East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium

Herald and knight from Guyenne. Described by Froissart as one of the young knights in the retinue of Queen Philippa. Remembered mostly as the father of Katherine, Duchess of Lancaster and Philippa Chaucer.

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Children:

 Philippa Roet Chaucer (1346 - 1387)*

 Katherine Roet Swynford (1350 - 1403)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription: Hic jacet Paganus Roet miles Guinne, Rex Armorum & Pater Catherinae Ducissae Lancastriae, Qui obit temporibus Regnantis Edvardi Tertii. Cujus Animae Propitietur altissimus.

Burial: Saint Paul's Cathedral London City of London Greater London, England Plot: Northern Aisle

Created by: Todd Whitesides Record added: Dec 08, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 121410570