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Baron Talbot is a title that has been created twice. The title was created first in the Peerage of England. On 5 June 1331, Sir Gilbert Talbot was summoned to Parliament, by which he was held to have become Baron Talbot.
The title Lord Talbot, Baron of Hensol, in the County of Glamorgan, was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1733 for Charles Talbot, a descendant of John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury (the 8th Baron of the first creation), the Earl Talbot.
Barons Talbot (1331)
[edit]Gilbert Talbot (1276–1346), Lord Chamberlain of the Household to King Edward III, was summoned to Parliament as Lord Talbot in 1331, which is accepted as evidence of his baronial status at that date.
Ancestry
[edit]He was descended from Richard Talbot, a tenant in 1086 of Walter Giffard at Woburn and Battledsen in Bedfordshire. The Talbot family were vassals of the Giffards in Normandy.[5] Hugh Talbot, probably his son, made a grant to Beaubec Abbey, confirmed by his son Richard Talbot in 1153. This Richard (died 1175) is listed in 1166 as holding three fees of the Honour of Giffard in Buckinghamshire. He also held a fee at Linton in Herefordshire, for which his son Gilbert Talbot (died 1231) obtained a fresh charter in 1190.[6] Gilbert's grandson Gilbert (died 1274) married Gwenlynn Mechyll, daughter and sole heiress of the Welsh Prince Rhys Mechyll, whose armorials the Talbots thenceforth assumed in lieu of their own former arms. Their son Sir Richard Talbot, who signed and sealed[7] the Barons' Letter, 1301 held the manor of Eccleswall in Herefordshire in right of his wife Sarah, sister of William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick. In 1331 Richard's son Gilbert Talbot (1276–1346) was summoned to Parliament, which is considered evidence of his baronial status.[8]
Succession
[edit]The first baron's grandson, the 3rd Baron Talbot, died in Spain supporting John of Gaunt's claim to the throne of Castile. Richard, the fourth Baron, married Ankaret, 7th Baroness Strange of Blackmere, daughter and heiress of John le Strange, 4th Baron Strange of Blackmere. In 1387, during his father's lifetime, Richard 4th Baron was summoned to Parliament as Ricardo Talbot de Blackmere in right of his wife. His son [Gilbert], the fifth Baron, also succeeded his mother as eighth Baron Strange of Blackmere.
On the early death of the 5th Baron, the titles passed to his daughter, Ankaret, the sixth and ninth holder of the titles. However, she died a minor and was succeeded by her uncle, John seventh Baron Talbot. John married Maud Nevill, 6th Baroness Furnivall, and, in 1409, he was summoned to Parliament in right of his wife as Johann Talbot de Furnyvall. In 1442 John was created Earl of Shrewsbury in the Peerage of England and in 1446 Earl of Waterford in the Peerage of Ireland.
Barons Talbot (1733)
[edit]The title was created in 1733 when Charles Talbot was raised to the Peerage of Great Britain as Lord Talbot, Baron of Hensol, in the County of Glamorgan. He was eldest the son of William Talbot, Bishop of Oxford, of Salisbury and of Durham and a descendant of Sir Gilbert Talbot (died 1518), third son of John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury.
The title fell into abeyance between the three daughters of Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury until the deaths of two of them without issue.
List of titleholders
[edit]Barons Talbot (1331)
[edit]- Gilbert Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot (1276–1346)
- Richard Talbot, 2nd Baron Talbot (c. 1305–1356)
- Gilbert Talbot, 3rd Baron Talbot (c. 1332–1387)
- Richard Talbot, 4th Baron Talbot (c. 1361–1396)
- Gilbert Talbot, 5th Baron Talbot, 8th Baron Strange of Blackmere (c. 1383–1419)
- Ankaret Talbot, 6th Baroness Talbot, 9th Baroness Strange of Blackmere (died 1421)
- John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, 1st Earl of Waterford, 7th Baron Talbot, 10th Baron Strange of Blackmere (1387–1453) (created Earl of Shrewsbury in 1442)
- John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, 2nd Earl of Waterford, 8th Baron Talbot, 11th Baron Strange of Blackmere, 7th Baron Furnivall (1413–1460)
- John Talbot, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, 3rd Earl of Waterford, 9th Baron Talbot, 12th Baron Strange of Blackmere, 8th Baron Furnivall (1448–1473)
- George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury, 4th Earl of Waterford, 10th Baron Talbot, 13th Baron Strange of Blackmere, 9th Baron Furnivall (1468–1538)
- Francis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury, 5th Earl of Waterford, 11th Baron Talbot, 14th Baron Strange of Blackmere, 10th Baron Furnivall (1500–1560)
- George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, 6th Earl of Waterford, 12th Baron Talbot, 15th Baron Strange of Blackmere, 11th Baron Furnivall (1528–1590)
- Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury, 7th Earl of Waterford, 13th Baron Talbot, 16th Baron Strange of Blackmere, 12th Baron Furnivall (1552–1616)
- abeyant 1616–1651
- Alethea Howard, 14th Baroness Talbot, 17th Baroness Strange of Blackmere, 13th Baroness Furnivall née Talbot (died 1654)
- Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk, 15th Baron Talbot (1627–1677)
- Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk, 16th Baron Talbot (1628–1684)
- Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk, 17th Baron Talbot (1655–1701)
- Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk, 18th Baron Talbot (1683–1732)
- Edward Howard, 9th Duke of Norfolk, 19th Baron Talbot (1685–1777)
- abeyant since 1777
List of co-heirs
[edit]| 1777 | Winifred Howard, Baroness Stourton | Anne Howard, Baroness Petre |
| 1753 | Charles Philip Stourton, 17th Baron Stourton | |
| 1787 | Robert Petre, 10th Baron Petre | |
| 1809 | William Petre, 11th Baron Petre | |
| 1816 | William Stourton, 18th Baron Stourton | |
| 1846 | Charles Stourton, 19th Baron Stourton | |
| 1850 | William Petre, 12th Baron Petre | |
| 1872 | Alfred Stourton, 23rd Baron Mowbray, 20th Baron Stourton | |
| 1884 | William Petre, 13th Baron Petre | |
| 1893 | Charles Stourton, 24th Baron Mowbray, 21st Baron Stourton | Bernard Petre, 14th Baron Petre |
| 1908 | Mary Dent, née Petre, 19th Baroness Furnivall | |
| 1936 | William Stourton, 25th Baron Mowbray, 22nd Baron Stourton | |
| 1965 | Charles Stourton, 26th Baron Mowbray, 23rd Baron Stourton | |
| 1968 | Edward Stourton, 27th Baron Mowbray, 24th Baron Stourton | |
| 2006 | co-heirs to the barony of Furnivall:
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| 2021 | James Charles Peter Stourton, 28th Baron Mowbray, 25th Baron Stourton | |
| 2025 | Patricia Bence, née Dent, 20th Baroness Furnivall |
Barons Talbot (1733) of Hensol
[edit]- Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot (1685–1737)
- William Talbot, 2nd Baron Talbot (1710–1782) (created Earl Talbot in 1761)
- John Talbot, 3rd Baron Talbot (1749–1793) (created Earl Talbot in 1784)
For subsequent holders see Earl Talbot
Family tree
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See also
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
- Patrick Cracroft-Brennan, Talbot, Baron (E, 1332 – abeyant 1777), Cracroft's Peerage. Accessed 18 March 2012.
References
[edit]- ^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.1015, E. of Shrewsbury & Waterford
- ^ http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/TALBOT.htm#Gilbert TALBOT (1° B. Talbot)
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th.ed. vol. 11, p.691, Heraldry
- ^ Siddons M P: 'The Development of Welsh Heraldry', Vol. 1, p. 289, NLW 1991.
- ^ Domesday Book: a complete translation (2002), p. 568; K.S.B. Keats-Rohan, Domesday People, vol. 1: Domesday Book (1999), p. 368.
- ^ K.S.B. Keats-Rohan, Domesday People, vol. 2: Domesday Descendants (2002), p. 1123.
- ^ Richard Talbot, Lord of Eccleswall (1250–1306). Blazon: Or, five bendlets Gules.
Talbot, Richard- (H. III. Roll) bore, or five bendlet gules. (F.) St. George Roll and Harley MS 6137, ff. 83 & 89 – Bendy (10) argent and gules (F.) is the paternal coat of arms of TALBOT, as attributed by the later Heralds. As Lord of ECKLESWELL, he sealed the Barons' letter to the Pope 1301, with the arms of RHESE AP GRIFFITH, Prince of South Wales, viz.: a lyon rampant within a bordure engrailed. Some Feudal Coats of Arms from Heraldic Rolls 1298–1418. By Joseph Foster. Published by J. Parker & Company, 1902 – Heraldry – 268 pages.
Glover Roll: British Library, Add MS 29796. Painted, with blazons, containing 218 coats. Dated soon after 1258. Walford Roll: British Library, Harley MS 6589, f. 12 & 12b. Blazons, containing 185 coats. Dated c1275. Source: H S London, Rolls of Arms of Henry III, Aspilogia II, Society of Antiquaries, London, 1957.
St George Roll: College of Arms, London, MS Vincent 164 ff 1-21b. Dated c1285. Painted, containing 677 shields. Source: Gerard J Brault, Rolls of Arms of Edward I, Boydell & Brewer, 1997. - ^ G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910–1959), volume XII/1, p. 610.
Baron Talbot
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Origins and Ancestry
The Talbot family traces its origins to Normandy, where the earliest recorded member, Guillaume Talbot, appears in a donation to the abbey of Tréport Saint-Michel in 1036, with the consent of Robert Comte d'Eu, indicating ties to the county of Eu.[4] The family's Norman patrimony was centered at Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy, later fixed at Cleuville in Seine-Maritime by around 1071.[4] Following the Norman Conquest, Talbots established themselves in England, with Richard [I] Talbot recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as holding nine hides in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, as a tenant of Walter Giffard, Earl of Buckingham.[4] A contemporary branch included Geoffrey [I] Talbot, who held Liston in Essex, also noted in Domesday records.[4] These early holdings reflect the family's role as vassals of prominent Norman lords like the Giffards and Gournays, with subsequent generations expanding influence through marriage and service. The line leading to the baronial creation centered on the Herefordshire branch. Richard [III] Talbot, active after 1174, held Linton in Herefordshire, passing lands to his son Gilbert Talbot, who died before 13 February 1231.[4] Gilbert's son, Richard [V] Talbot, died before 13 April 1234 and married Aline Basset; their descendant Gilbert Talbot (died before 8 September 1274) wed Gwenllian and fathered Richard [VI] Talbot (active 1249/50, died 1306), who married Sarah de Beauchamp and acquired Eccleswall Manor.[4] This Richard's son, Gilbert Talbot (born around 1276, died 1346), inherited key estates including Richard's Castle and was summoned to Parliament on 27 January 1332 as "Gilbert Talbot," thereby originating the Baron Talbot title in the Peerage of England.[4] The Talbots' ascent to peerage status built on consistent land tenure in Herefordshire and military service, with the 1331/2 summons recognizing Gilbert's status as a major landowner rather than a novel elevation.[4] Ancestral marriages, such as to the Beauchamps and Botelers, further consolidated alliances with other marcher lordships, underscoring the family's embedded role in border defense and feudal obligations.[4]Succession and Key Holders
The barony of Talbot in the Peerage of England was created by writ of summons dated 27 January 1331/2, addressed to Gilbert Talbot, who thereby became the 1st Baron Talbot.[5] He was born on 18 October 1277 and died on 24 February 1345/6, having served as Lord Chamberlain to King Edward III.[4] The title passed by primogeniture to his son Richard Talbot, 2nd Baron Talbot (c. 1305–1356), who was summoned to Parliament from 1332 and participated in military campaigns in Scotland.[5][4] Succession continued to Richard's son Gilbert Talbot, 3rd Baron Talbot (c. 1332–1387), who succeeded in 1356 and was involved in the governance of Ireland and died of plague while on crusade in Spain.[4] The 4th Baron was Gilbert's son Richard Talbot (c. 1361–1396), summoned to Parliament in 1384, who married Ankaret le Strange, 7th Baroness Strange of Blackmere, thereby uniting the Talbot and Strange titles.[5][4]| Baron | Name | Birth–Death | Succession Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gilbert Talbot | 1277–1346 | Created by writ 1331/2; father of 2nd Baron.[5][4] |
| 2nd | Richard Talbot | c.1305–1356 | Son of 1st; summoned 1332.[5][4] |
| 3rd | Gilbert Talbot | c.1332–1387 | Son of 2nd; died in Spain.[4] |
| 4th | Richard Talbot | c.1361–1396 | Son of 3rd; acquired Strange barony.[5][4] |
| 5th | Gilbert Talbot | 1383–1418 | Son of 4th; died at Siege of Rouen.[5][4] |
Abeyance and Co-Heirs
Upon the death of Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury, on 8 May 1616, the Barony of Talbot (1331), along with the baronies of Strange of Blackmere and Furnivall, fell into abeyance among his three daughters and co-heiresses general, as he left no surviving legitimate sons.[5] The co-heiresses were Mary Talbot (c. 1581–1649), who married William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, but died without issue; Elizabeth Talbot (c. 1583–1651), who married Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent, and also died without surviving issue; and Alethea Talbot (c. 1585–1654), who married Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel.[1] The abeyance persisted until approximately 1651, following the deaths of Mary in January 1649/50 and Elizabeth in 1651, both without heirs, leaving Alethea as the sole surviving co-heiress; the Crown terminated the abeyance in her favor, confirming her as Baroness Talbot.[1] Alethea held the barony until her death on 28 May 1654, after which it descended to her heirs general through the Howard line.[5] Subsequent descent through Alethea's descendants led to further co-heirship and abeyance; by 1777, the barony entered permanent abeyance between two co-heiresses: Winifred, Lady Stourton (a descendant via one branch), and Anne, Lady Petre (via another), with no termination since.[5] This reflects the standard operation of baronies created by writ, where inheritance by female co-heirs suspends summons to Parliament until the abeyance ends or concentrates in one heir.[5]Baron Talbot of Hensol (Great Britain, 1733 creation)
Creation under Charles Talbot
Charles Talbot, baptized on 21 December 1685, was the eldest son of William Talbot, Bishop of Durham, from a Worcestershire branch of the Talbot family descended from Sir Gilbert Talbot (died 1518), third son of John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury.[3][1] Educated at Eton College and Oriel College, Oxford, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and became a fellow of All Souls College in 1704, Talbot pursued a legal career, serving as Solicitor General from 1726 to 1733.[2][6] In November 1733, Talbot was appointed Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain and Privy Counsellor, prompting his elevation to the peerage as Baron Talbot of Hensol in the County of Glamorgan on 5 December 1733, by letters patent in the Peerage of Great Britain.[2][3] This new barony, distinct from the ancient English Baron Talbot of 1331, referenced Hensol Castle in Glamorgan, an estate Talbot acquired and developed in Tudor style, reflecting his connections to Welsh properties including Castell-y-Mynach.[3][2] The creation recognized his Whig-aligned legal and political contributions under the second Walpole ministry, with succession limited to heirs male of his body per standard practice for such peerages.[2] Talbot's peerage tenure was brief; he died on 14 February 1737, succeeded by his son William Talbot.[3][2] The title's establishment marked a junior revival of the Talbot name among the nobility, later merging with higher Shrewsbury and Talbot earldoms through inheritance.[7]Succession and Integration with Shrewsbury Titles
Upon the death of Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot of Hensol, on 14 February 1737, the title passed to his surviving son, William Talbot, who became the 2nd Baron Talbot of Hensol.[7] William, born in 1710 and educated at Eton and Oxford, held various court positions, including Lord Steward of the Household from 1760.[8] In 1761, he was created Viscount Ingestre and 1st Earl Talbot in the Peerage of Great Britain, with the Barony of Hensol serving as a subsidiary title, thereby integrating the barony into the higher earldom held by the Talbot family branch.[7] William died on 27 April 1782 without surviving legitimate male heirs, causing the 1761 Earldom of Talbot to become extinct.[7] The Barony of Hensol, however, devolved upon his nephew, John Chetwynd-Talbot (1752–1793), son of his brother, who succeeded as 3rd Baron Talbot of Hensol.[7] John, who had assumed the additional surname Chetwynd through marriage, was elevated on 3 July 1784 to Viscount Ingestre and 1st Earl Talbot (second creation), once again subordinating the Hensol barony to the earldom.[7] The title descended through this line: upon John's death in 1793, it passed to his son Charles Chetwynd-Talbot (1777–1849) as 2nd Earl Talbot and 4th Baron Talbot of Hensol; Charles was succeeded in 1849 by his son Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot (1806–1868) as 3rd Earl Talbot and 5th Baron Talbot of Hensol.[7] The pivotal integration with the Shrewsbury titles occurred on 10 August 1856, when Bertram Arthur Edward Talbot, 17th Earl of Shrewsbury (1832–1856), died without legitimate issue. Henry John, as the nearest qualifying heir through Talbot lineage, succeeded to the Earldom of Shrewsbury (created 1442) and its subsidiary Premier Barony of Talbot (1331 creation), becoming the 18th Earl of Shrewsbury while retaining his Talbot and Hensol titles.[7] This merger united the Hensol barony—originating from a junior branch descended from Sir Gilbert Talbot (d. 1518), third son of the 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury—with the senior Shrewsbury peerage, which the family continues to hold under the courtesy name Chetwynd-Talbot.[1]Lists of Titleholders
Barons Talbot (1331)
The Barony of Talbot was created by writ of summons to Parliament on 27 January 1331/2 for Gilbert Talbot of Goodrich, Herefordshire.[5] The title passed through the male line until 1418, then briefly to a female heir before reverting to the family.[4] John Talbot, the seventh holder, was elevated to the Earldom of Shrewsbury in 1442, after which the barony was subsumed as a subsidiary title held by successive earls.[5] The barony fell into abeyance in 1616 upon the death of Gilbert Talbot, seventh Earl of Shrewsbury, whose three daughters became co-heiresses.[1]| Ordinal | Name | Lifespan | Succession Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gilbert Talbot | c. 1276–1346 | Summoned to Parliament as baron; married Anne le Boteler; succeeded by son Richard.[9] |
| 2nd | Richard Talbot | c. 1305–1356 | Married Elizabeth Comyn, heiress of Ulster claims; succeeded by son Gilbert.[10] |
| 3rd | Gilbert Talbot | c. 1332–1387 | Married Petronilla Butler; succeeded by son Richard.[4] |
| 4th | Richard Talbot | c. 1361–1396 | Married Ankaret le Strange, Baroness Strange of Blackmere; succeeded by son Gilbert.[4] |
| 5th | Gilbert Talbot | 1383–1418 | Also fifth Baron Strange; married Beatrice de Sousa; succeeded by daughter Ankaret.[4] |
| - | Ankaret Talbot (suo jure) | 1416–1421 | Died unmarried as infant; title passed to uncle John Talbot.[4] |
| 7th | John Talbot | c. 1387–1453 | Brother of fifth baron; created Earl of Shrewsbury 1442; title merged thereafter with earldom.[11] |
Barons Talbot of Hensol (1733)
The Barons Talbot of Hensol is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain, created by letters patent on 5 December 1733 for Charles Talbot, a prominent lawyer who served as Lord Chancellor from 1733 until his death.[7] The title derived from Hensol Castle in Glamorgan, an estate acquired by the family.[3]| Baron | Name | Birth–Death | Succession Notes |
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| 1st | Charles Talbot | Baptised 22 December 1685 – 14 February 1737 | Created 5 December 1733; eldest son of Bishop William Talbot; Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (1733–1737).[7][3] |
| 2nd | William Talbot | 16 May 1710 – 27 April 1782 | Succeeded father in 1737; created Earl Talbot (1761) and KG (1762); no surviving legitimate male issue, title passed to nephew.[7][8] |
| 3rd | John Chetwynd-Talbot | 25 February 1752 – 19 May 1793 | Succeeded uncle as 2nd Earl Talbot (1782) and 3rd Baron Talbot of Hensol; son of Hon. John Talbot.[7][12] |
| 4th | Charles Chetwynd-Talbot | 21 October 1777 – 3 November 1849 | Succeeded father as 3rd Earl Talbot (1793) and 4th Baron Talbot of Hensol; later created Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford (1844, but primary succession in 1852 to Shrewsbury estates).[7][13] |