The 16 children of #JoanBeaufort included 3 duchesses, 1 earl, 1 countess, 3 barons, 1 baroness, 1 bishop & a nun; grandchildren later included #WarwickTheKingmaker & 2 kings. Joan had been born illegitimate. Despite a lifesize memorial in #Staindrop next to her husband #RalphNeville, she chose to be buried in #LincolnCathedral alongside her mother #KatherineSwynford, long-term mistress & eventually wife of #JohnOfGaunt. 🧵 11/
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