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1st Earl of Shrewsbury

John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury (see here and here), born 1384,
mar 1stly to Maud de Neville,
Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland 1413-20 (joint) and 1425-7, military success in Ireland,
had issue by 1st wife:

1. John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, born 1413, had issue:
   1. John Talbot, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, born 1448, had issue:
      1. George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury, born 1468, had issue:
         1. Francis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury, born 1500.

         2. Anne Talbot, born est c.1520, mar William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke.

   2. Sir Gilbert Talbot [ancestor of the 9th Earl of Shrewsbury onwards, and of the Baron Talbot, and of the Earl Talbot].

mar 2ndly to Margaret Beauchamp [descendant of Edward I],
great military success against France in the Hundred Years War, finally stopped by Joan of Arc at Orleans 1429, he was taken prisoner at Patay later in 1429, released in prisoner exchange,
he appears in Henry VI, Part I by Shakespeare,
cr 1442, Shrewsbury is now the most senior Earldom,
Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland 1446-9,
portrait in Malahide Castle,
killed in battle, still in France, 1453, age 69 yrs,
bur Whitchurch, Shropshire,
had issue by 2nd wife:

1. John Talbot, 1st Viscount Lisle, born c.1426, had issue:
   1. Elizabeth Talbot, mar Edward Grey and had issue.

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• The seat of Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury was Alton Towers, Staffordshire.
  This is now Alton Towers fun park.

• Talbot St, Dublin, is after Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1817-21.