John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury
John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, 2nd Earl of Waterford, 8th Baron Talbot, KG (c. 1417 – 10 July 1460) was an English nobleman and soldier. He was the son of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and Maud Neville, the 6th Baroness Furnivall.
John Talbot also held the subsidiary titles of 11th Baron Strange of Blackmere and 7th Baron Furnivall. He was knighted in 1426 at Leicester alongside King Henry VI. During his father's lifetime, he served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland. He was a Lancastrian, and served as Lord High Treasurer from 1456 to 1458, besides being created a Knight of the Garter in 1457. He was killed at the Battle of Northampton.[1]
Marriage and children
He married Lady Elizabeth Butler, a daughter of James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormonde and Joan de Beauchamp. Her maternal grandparents were William Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny and Joan Fitzalan. Joan was a daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel and Elizabeth de Bohun. Elizabeth was a daughter of William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton.
The marriage between John and Elizabeth seems to have been an attempt to heal the old feud between Talbot and Butler families, which had dominated Irish politics for many years and greatly weakened the authority of the English Crown in Ireland.
They had seven children:
- Lady Anne Talbot (c. 1445 - 17 May 1494). Married firstly Sir Henry Vernon and secondly Ralph Shirley.
- John Talbot, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury (12 December 1448 – 28 June 1473).
- Sir James Talbot (c. 1450 - 2 September 1471).
- Sir Gilbert Talbot, KG (1452 - 16 August 1517 or 19 September 1518). Married first Elizabeth Greystoke, daughter of Ralph de Greystoke, the 5th Baron Greystoke/7th Baron Boteler of Wem; and secondly, to Etheldreda, also called Audrey, Cotton, daughter of William Landwade Cotton of Landwade, Cambridgeshire.
- Christopher Talbot (c. 1454 - aft. 1474). Rector at Christchurch, Shropshire.
- Sir George Talbot (born c. 1456).
- Margaret Talbot (born c. 1460). Married Thomas Chaworth (died a lunatic 1482-1483), son of Sir William Chaworth and Elizabeth Bowett, without issue.
See also
References
- ↑ Alison Weir Lancaster and York- the Wars of the Roses' Arrow edition 1996 p.244'
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "article name needed". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
"Talbot, John (1413?-1460)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Earl of Shrewsbury |
Lord High Steward of Ireland 1453–1460 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Shrewsbury |
| Preceded by The Viscount Bourchier |
Lord High Treasurer 1456–1458 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Wiltshire |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by John Talbot |
Earl of Shrewsbury 1453-1460 |
Succeeded by John Talbot |
| Baron Talbot 1453–1460 | ||
| Baron Strange of Blackmere 1453–1460 | ||
| Baron Furnivall 1453-1460 | ||
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by John Talbot |
Earl of Waterford 1453–1460 |
Succeeded by John Talbot |