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May 9, 2023 · George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury. Posted on May 9, 2023. George, whose mother was Mary Dacre, spent much time in the borders. He was one of the men who invaded Scotland on the orders of Protector Somerset while Edward VI was king. He inherited his earldom in 1560.
George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury died on 18 November 1590, survived by his wife Bess of Hardwick. He was buried in the Shrewsbury chapel at Sheffield Parish Church (now Sheffield Cathedral), where a large monument erected to him can still be seen.
As a young man George Talbot saw military service under Protector Somerset in the ‘Rough Wooings’ in Scotland and he married Gertrude Manners, daughter of the 1st Earl of Rutland, by whom he had six children, although she died in 1566.
Talbot and his generals are certainly the ones to give credit to in preserving the English presence in Normandy throughout the 1430s and 40s, and he was rewarded with the Earldom of Shrewsbury in 1442.
George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury. (circa 1522-1590), Custodian of Mary, Queen of Scots. Sitter in 7 portraits. One of the wealthiest men in England, and Lord Lieutenant of the counties of Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
GEORGE TALBOT, fourth Earl of Shrewsbury and Earl of Waterford (1468-1538), born at Shifnal, Shropshire, in 1468, was son and heir of John Talbot, third earl of Shrewsbury (1448-1473), and grandson of John Talbot, second earl of Shrewsbury.
Earldom: 1442-1453. John Talbot was well distinguished in battle and is mentioned by Shakespeare in Henry VI as well as the St Crispins day speech of Henry V. Before he was made Earl of Shrewsbury, he was already Lord Justice and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
