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Sir John II TALBOT, Earl Of Shrewsbury

Sir John II TALBOT, Earl Of Shrewsbury[1, 2]

Male 1413 - 1460  (46 years)


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  • Name John II TALBOT  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Prefix Sir 
    Suffix Earl Of Shrewsbury 
    Birth 12 Dec 1413  Shrewsbury Abbey, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Death   [9] 
    Death 
    Earl of Shrewsbury , Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 10, 11] 
    Earl of Shrewsbury 
    LifeSketch   [9] 
    LifeSketch 
    _FSFTID L1SH-R74 
    _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L1SH-R74 
    _UID 6EC16F83B72E4A1B9E0A68197DA708E6A64F 
    Death 10 Jul 1460  Battle Of Northampton, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Burial Aft 10 Jul 1460  Worksop Priory, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I8068  Carney Wehofer July 2025
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2022 

    Father Sir John TALBOT, Knight,   b. 1385, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1453, Battle Of Castillon, Bordeaux, France (Killed) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Maude De NEVILLE, 6th Baroness Furnival,   b. 21 Dec 1392, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 May 1423, Priory, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years) 
    Marriage Bef 8 Mar 1406-1407  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6, 12] 
    Alt. Marriage Bef 12 Mar 1406-1407  [13, 14, 15, 16] 
    Alt. Marriage 
    • 1st wife
    Family ID F3852  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lady Elizabeth BUTLER,   b. 21 Dec 1421, Kilkenny Castle, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1473, Shrewsbury Abbey, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage Bef Mar 1445  , Ormond, Leinster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6, 7, 17, 18] 
    Children 
     1. Anne TALBOT,   b. Jan 1445, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1494, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 49 years)
     2. John TALBOT,   b. 12 Dec 1448, , Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1473, , Coventry, Warwick, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)
     3. James TALBOT,   b. Abt 1450, , Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Sir Gilbert TALBOT,   b. 1452, Grafton, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1518, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     5. Christopher TALBOT,   b. Abt 1454, , Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. George TALBOT,   b. Abt 1456, , Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Margaret TALBOT,   b. Abt 1460, , Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F4056  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2022 

  • Notes 
    • Sir John Talbot, KG, b. 1413, d. 10 July 1460, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, Lord Treasurer of England; m. c 1444-48, Elizabeth Butler, b. 1420, d. 8 Sep 1473. [Ancestral Roots]

      Note: Marriage date is off--doesn't agree with 7-34, which is on the opposite page, nor with CP.

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      EARLDOM OF SHREWSBURY (V, 2)

      JOHN (TALBOT), EARL OF SHREWSBURY, LORD TALBOT, &c., also EARL OF WATERFORD [IRL], 1st son and heir by 1st wife; born about 1413; K.B. 19 May 1426, at Leicester; served in France 1434 and 1442; on the Commission of the Peace, co. Derby, 23 November 1441; co. York (West Riding) 16 March 1441/ 2; Herts, 18 May 1443; Notts, 27 November 1443; King's Knight, before 27 May 1443; Chancellor of Ireland, 12 August 1446; Commissioner to treat for a loan to maintain the war, cos. Derby, Notts, Salop, 25 September 1449; Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent, 2 February 1449/50; P.C. before 21 November 1453; one of the Lords who undertook to keep the sea for 3 years, April 1454; Commissioner to raise money for the defence of Calais, 14 May 1455; summoned to Parliament 26 May 1455 to 26 May 1458; joint Farmer of the subsidy and alnage of cloths, co. and city of York and Kingston upon Hull, 5 August 1455. He was Treasurer of England 5 October 1456 till October 1458; nominated K.G. before 13 May, installed 14 May 1457; joint Keeper of the King's mews and falcons, 20 October 1457; Chief Butler for life, 6 May 1458; Chief justice of Chester, 24 February 1458/9; Steward of Wakefield 1459; Steward of Ludlow, 20 June 1460.

      He married, before March 1444/5, Elizabeth, daughter of James (BUTLER), 4th EARL OF ORMOND [IRL], by his 1st wife, Joan, daughter of William (BEAUCHAMP), LORD ABERGAVENNY. He died 10 July 1460, being slain (with his brother Sir Christopher Talbot) at the battle of Northampton, fighting on the Lancastrian side, and was buried (with his mother) in Worksop Priory. M.I. His widow appears to have intended to take the veil after his death, but she had a Royal licence to marry whom she pleased without impeachment or hindrance, 6 February 1463/4. She died 8 and was buried 11 September 1473, in Shrewsbury Abbey. M.I. [Complete Peerage XI:704-5, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

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