John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury

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 and Maud Nevill, 6th Baroness Furnivall. He also held the subsidiary titles of 11th Baron Strange of Blackmere and 7th Baron Furnivall.

He was knighted in 1426 at Leicester alongside King Henry VI. During his father's lifetime, he served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland. He was a Lancastrian, and served as Lord High Treasurer from 1456 to 1458, besides being created a Knight of the Garter in 1457. He was killed at the Battle of Northampton.

Marriage and children

He married Elizabeth Butler, a daughter of James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormonde and Joan de Beauchamp. Her maternal grandparents were William Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny and Joan Fitzalan. Joan was a daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel and Elizabeth de Bohun. Elizabeth was a daughter of William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton. The marriage seems to have been an attempt to heal the feud between their fathers, which had dominated Irish politics for many years.

They had seven children:

• Lady Ann Talbot (c. 1445 - 17 May 1494). Married firstly Sir Henry Vernon and secondly Ralph Shirley.
• John Talbot, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury (12 December 1448 – 28 June 1473).
• Sir James Talbot (c. 1450 - 2 September 1471).
• Sir Gilbert Talbot, KG (1452 - 16 August 1517 or 19 September 1518). Married first Elizabeth Greystoke, daughter of Ralph de Greystoke, 5th Baron Greystoke and 7th Baron Boteler of Wem, and secondly Etheldreda, called Audrey, Cotton, daughter of William Landwade Cotton of Landwade, Cambridgeshire.
• Rev. Christopher Talbot (c. 1454 - aft. 1474). Rector at Christchurch, Shropshire.
• Sir George Talbot (born c. 1456).
• Margaret Talbot (born c. 1460). Married Thomas Chaworth (died a lunatic 1482-1483), son of Sir William Chaworth and Elizabeth Bowett, without issue.

Political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Shrewsbury	Lord High Steward of Ireland 1453–1460	Succeeded by The Earl of Shrewsbury
Preceded by The Viscount Bourchier	Lord High Treasurer 1456–1458	Succeeded by The Earl of Wiltshire
Peerage of England
Preceded by John Talbot	Earl of Shrewsbury 1453-1460	Succeeded by John Talbot
	Baron Talbot 1453–1460
	Baron Strange of Blackmere 1453–1460
	Baron Furnivall 1453-1460
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by John Talbot	Earl of Waterford 1453–1460	Succeeded by John Talbot

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 
•  "Talbot, John (1413?-1460)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.