Gilbert Talbot KG (1452 - 1517)

Born 1452 in England

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Died 16 Aug 1517 at about age 65 in England

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Biography

Origins

Gilbert Talbot, K.G. was the second son of John Talbot, K. G., 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, and Elizabeth Butler,^[1] Douglas Richardson states that he was born in 1452, but it is not clear what the sourcing for this is.^[2][3] As his father had vast landholdings and no birth record has been found, Gilbert's birthplace is unknown.

Life

Gilbert served as Sheriff of Shropshire, 1485-1486,^[4] Privy Councillor, Knight of the Body to King Henry VII,^[5] Chamberlain of North Wales, and as Lieutenant of Calais, 1508-1515.^[2]

When Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond (future King Henry VII), landed in 1485, he was met by Gilbert in Newport, Shropshire. Gilbert, who headed the right wing of the vanguard at the Battle of Bosworth,^[2] was badly wounded during the battle,^[6] and was knighted by Henry on the battlefield.^[5]

In 1486, Gilbert was granted the manors at Grafton and Upton Warren, Worcestershire which had been forfeited by Humphrey Stafford,^[2][7][8] along with several other manors, including Hanbury, Bromsgrove, King's Norton, and elsewhere.^[5][6] In 1487, Gilbert fought at the battle of Stoke:^[2] for his valor in battle, he was made a knight banneret.^[5] In 1489 he commanded part of the English army at the Siege of Dixmude in Flanders.^[2][5]

On 8 May 1491, Gilbert was created the 246th Knight of the Garter.^[9] Gilbert was a legatee in the 1492 will of his uncle Humphrey Talbot, Knt., by which he inherited the lordship of Glossop for life.^[5] In 1504, Gilbert was appointed one of the ambassadors to Pope Julius II.^[2][5] In 1513 Gilbert was granted the manor of Burghfield, Berkshire by the king,^[2][10] after it had been forfeited by the attainder of John de la Pole.^[5]

Marriages and Children

Gilbert married first Elizabeth Greystoke, widow of Thomas le Scrope, 5th Lord Scrope of Masham, and daughter of Ralph Greystoke, 5th Lord Greystoke,^[1] and Elizabeth FitzHugh.^[2] They had children:

• Humphrey, Knt.,^[2] died without issue^[5] in the Holy Land^[1]
• Gilbert, Knt., married Anne (or Agnes) Paston^[2] and had issue.^[1] Gilbert died in 1542^[6] without male issue,^[5] and his lands passed to his brother, John.^[10]
• two daughters,^[2] not named by Richardson. One could be Elizabeth, who married _____ Winter^[1]

Gilbert's wife, Elizabeth, was living 20 December 1483.^[2] When she died (date unknown), she was buried at Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.^[2][6]

Gilbert married second about 1490 to Audrey Cotton,^[1] widow of Thomas Barton, Esq., and Richard Gardiner, Knt.. She was the daughter of William Cotton, Knt., and Alice Abbott.^[2] They had one son:

• John, Knt., married first Margaret Troutbeck and second to Elizabeth Wrottesley, having issue with both wives;^[1] John died 10 September 1549^[2]

Gilbert's wife Audrey died about 1505.^[2]

Death and Burial

Gilbert died 16 August 1517 and was buried at Whitchurch, Shropshire.^[2] He was succeeded by his son Gilbert in November 1517,^[5] and his son John succeeded after Gilbert's death.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} W.P.W. Phillimore, et al. The Visitation of the county of Worcester made in the year 1569. London: Harleian Society, 1888, pp. 133-135. Archive.org.
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17} Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Vol. V. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013, pp. 126-127, TALBOT 16.
3. ↑ Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd ed., vol. IV. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011, pp. 173-174, TALBOT 11. Google Books.
4. ↑ List of Sheriffs for England and Wales, from the earliest times to A.D. 1831. New York: Kraus Reprint Corp., 1963, p. 119. Archive.org.
5. ↑ ^{5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10} Publications of the Selden Society. Select Cases Before the King's Council in the Star Chamber, Vol. 16., Jan. 1903, pp. 215-216. Google Books
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} William Alfred Cotton. Bromsgrove Church: its History & Antiquities. London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., 1881, pp. 74-76. Archive.org.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} 'Parishes: Grafton Manor', in A History of the County of Worcester. Vol. 3. London, 1913, pp. 123-127. British History Online.
8. ↑ 'Parishes: Upton Warren', in A History of the County of Worcester. Vol. 3. London, 1913, pp. 231-234. British History Online.
9. ↑ G.F. Beltz. Memorials of the Order of the Garter. W. Pickering, 1841, p. clxix. Google Books.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} P H Ditchfield and William Page, eds. 'Parishes: Burghfield', in A History of the County of Berkshire. Vol. 3. London, 1923, pp. 399-404. British History Online.

See also:

• Cokayne, George Edward and Geoffrey White eds. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Vol. XI: Rickerton to Sisonby, 2nd ed. London: 1949, 706, footnote a. FamilySearch.org.
• John G Nichols, ed. The Chronicle of Calais in the Reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII to the year 1540. London: Camden Society, 1847, pp. xxxviii. Archive.org
• Wikipedia: Gilbert Talbot (soldier)

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

This profile was developed for the Magna Carta Project by Thiessen-117 on 10 January 2023 and reviewed for the project by Michael Cayley on 11 January 2023.

Gilbert Talbot KG is in a trail from Gateway Ancestor Grace Chetwode to Magna Carta Surety Baron Robert FitzWalter. This trail was badged in January 2023. See the Magna Carta Trails on Dorothy Needham's profile.

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