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Female Catherine de Hainault Click to view Catherine de Hainault in the family tree

Catherine was born in 1320 in Roet, Hainault, Belgium.  Catherine's father was William ("the Good") de Avesnes III or V and her mother was Jeanne de Valois.  Her paternal grandparents were Count Jean de Avesnes II of Hainault and Philipine of Luxembourg; her maternal grandparents were Prince Charles de Valois III of France and Princess Margaret of Anjou. She had a sister named Philippa.  She was the younger of the two children.  She died after 1375.


Catherine's family with Sir Knight Payn I de Roet

‌Catherine and Payn I were married in a religious ceremony in 1338 in Ghent, Hainault, Belgique.  They had two daughters named Philippa and Catharine Swynford.

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