Brief Life History of John
When John Talbot 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury was born on 12 December 1413, in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, his father, Sir John Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, was 29 and his mother, Maude Neville, Baroness Furnival, was 20. He married Elizabeth Butler in March 1444, in England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 10 July 1460, in Northamptonshire, England, at the age of 46, and was buried in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England.
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- John Talbot (1413-1460), Find A Grave Index
- Sir John Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury (1413-1460) Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors
- John Talbot, "Find A Grave Index"
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1455 · Wars of the Roses
Wars of the Roses was a series of English civil wars for control of the throne of England between the royal families House of Lancaster and the House of York. The name of the war was derived as the red rose was the symbol of the Lancastrians and the white rose was the symbol of the Yorks.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Emile, Marcel, Anatole, Armand, Aubert, Camille, Gilles, Normand, Adrien, Alcide, Andre, Auguste.
English and Irish (of Norman origin); French: from the Anglo-Norman French personal name Talebot, a pet form of Old French Talebert, Talbert (see Talbert 1). Compare Talbert 2.
French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Talbald, composed of the elements dal ‘bright, proud’ or tal ‘valley’ + bald ‘bold’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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History of John Talbot (1413-1460)
Sir 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 …
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