Earl Talbot
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Earl Talbot is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Great Britain
. This branch of the Talbot family descends from the Hon. Sir Gilbert Talbot (died 1518), third son of John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury
. His great-great-great-grandson the Right Reverend William Talbot was Bishop of Oxford
, of Salisbury
and of Durham. His eldest son Charles Talbot was a prominent lawyer and politician. In 1733 he was raised to the Peerage of Great Britain as Lord Talbot, Baron of Hensol, in the County of Glamorgan, and then served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain from 1733 to 1737. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He served as Lord Steward of the Household from 1761 to 1782. In 1761 he was created Earl Talbot and in 1780 Baron Dynevor, of Dynevor in the County of Carmarthen, in the Peerage of Great Britain. The earldom was created with normal remainder to the heirs male of his body while the barony was created with remainder to his daughter Cecil, wife of George Rice, and her issue male.
On his death in 1782 the earldom became extinct while he was succeeded in the barony of Dynevor according to the special remainder by his daughter Cecil (see the Baron Dynevor
for later history of this branch of the family). The barony of Talbot was passed on to his nephew John
, the third Baron. He was the son of the Hon. John Talbot (d. 1756), younger son of the first Baron, and his wife the Hon. Catherine Chetwynde, daughter of John Chetwynde, 2nd Viscount Chetwynde. He represented Castle Rising
in the House of Commons
. In 1784 the earldom was revived when he was made Viscount of Ingestre, in the County of Stafford, and Earl Talbot, of Hensol in the County of Glamorgan
. Both titles were in the Peerage of Great Britain. Lord Talbot assumed by Royal license the surname and arms of Chetwynd in 1786.
On his death the titles passed to his son, the second Earl. He served under the Earl of Liverpool as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
from 1817 to 1821. He was succeeded by his second but eldest surviving son, the third Earl. In 1856, on the death of his distant relative Bertram Arthur Talbot, 17th Earl of Shrewsbury and 17th Earl of Waterford, he succeeded as eighteenth Earl of Shrewsbury and eighteenth Earl of Waterford. For more information on him and for further history of the peerages, see the Earl of Shrewsbury
.
Several members of junior branches of the family have also gained distinction:
See Earl of Shrewsbury
for further Earls Talbot
Peerage of Great Britain
The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800...
. This branch of the Talbot family descends from the Hon. Sir Gilbert Talbot (died 1518), third son of John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury
John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury
John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, 2nd Earl of Waterford, 8th Baron Talbot, KG was an English nobleman and soldier. He was the son of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and Maud Nevill, 6th Baroness Furnivall...
. His great-great-great-grandson the Right Reverend William Talbot was Bishop of Oxford
Bishop of Oxford
The Bishop of Oxford is the diocesan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford in the Province of Canterbury; his seat is at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford...
, of Salisbury
Bishop of Salisbury
The Bishop of Salisbury is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers much of the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset...
and of Durham. His eldest son Charles Talbot was a prominent lawyer and politician. In 1733 he was raised to the Peerage of Great Britain as Lord Talbot, Baron of Hensol, in the County of Glamorgan, and then served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain from 1733 to 1737. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He served as Lord Steward of the Household from 1761 to 1782. In 1761 he was created Earl Talbot and in 1780 Baron Dynevor, of Dynevor in the County of Carmarthen, in the Peerage of Great Britain. The earldom was created with normal remainder to the heirs male of his body while the barony was created with remainder to his daughter Cecil, wife of George Rice, and her issue male.
On his death in 1782 the earldom became extinct while he was succeeded in the barony of Dynevor according to the special remainder by his daughter Cecil (see the Baron Dynevor
Baron Dynevor
Baron Dinevor, of Dinevor in the County of Carmarthen , is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1780 for William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, with remainder to his daughter, Lady Cecil, wife of George Rice, a member of a prominent Welsh family...
for later history of this branch of the family). The barony of Talbot was passed on to his nephew John
John Chetwynd-Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot
John Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot of Hensol , known as John Talbot until 1782 and as The Lord Talbot between 1782 and 1784, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
, the third Baron. He was the son of the Hon. John Talbot (d. 1756), younger son of the first Baron, and his wife the Hon. Catherine Chetwynde, daughter of John Chetwynde, 2nd Viscount Chetwynde. He represented Castle Rising
Castle Rising (UK Parliament constituency)
Castle Rising was a parliamentary borough in Norfolk, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1558 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act...
in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
. In 1784 the earldom was revived when he was made Viscount of Ingestre, in the County of Stafford, and Earl Talbot, of Hensol in the County of Glamorgan
Glamorgan
Glamorgan or Glamorganshire is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It was originally an early medieval kingdom of varying boundaries known as Glywysing until taken over by the Normans as a lordship. Glamorgan is latterly represented by the three...
. Both titles were in the Peerage of Great Britain. Lord Talbot assumed by Royal license the surname and arms of Chetwynd in 1786.
On his death the titles passed to his son, the second Earl. He served under the Earl of Liverpool as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was the British King's representative and head of the Irish executive during the Lordship of Ireland , the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
from 1817 to 1821. He was succeeded by his second but eldest surviving son, the third Earl. In 1856, on the death of his distant relative Bertram Arthur Talbot, 17th Earl of Shrewsbury and 17th Earl of Waterford, he succeeded as eighteenth Earl of Shrewsbury and eighteenth Earl of Waterford. For more information on him and for further history of the peerages, see the Earl of Shrewsbury
Earl of Shrewsbury
Earl of Shrewsbury is a hereditary title of nobility created twice in the peerage of England.-First creation, 1074:The first creation occurred in 1074 for Roger de Montgomerie, one of William the Conqueror's principal counselors...
.
Several members of junior branches of the family have also gained distinction:
- The Hon. John Chetwynd-Talbot, fourth son of the second Earl Talbot, was the father of:
- 1. John Gilbert TalbotJohn Gilbert TalbotJohn Gilbert Talbot PC , was a British Conservative Party politician.-Background:Talbot was the son of the Honourable John Chetwynd-Talbot, fourth son of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot...
, Member of Parliament from 1868 to 1910, who was admitted to the Privy CouncilPrivy Council of the United KingdomHer Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
in 1897 and who was the father of:- Sir George John Talbot, a Judge of the High Court of JusticeHigh Court of JusticeThe High Court of Justice is, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...
, who was admitted to the Privy Council in 1937, and - Dame Meriel Lucy Talbot, a women's welfare worker, and
- Sir George John Talbot, a Judge of the High Court of Justice
- 2. The Right Reverend Edward Stuart TalbotEdward Stuart TalbotEdward Stuart Talbot was an Anglican bishop in the Church of England and the first Warden of Keble College, Oxford.-Education:...
, Bishop of WinchesterBishop of WinchesterThe Bishop of Winchester is the head of the Church of England diocese of Winchester, with his cathedra at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire.The bishop is one of five Church of England bishops to be among the Lords Spiritual regardless of their length of service. His diocese is one of the oldest and...
from 1911 to 1923, who was the father of- the Right Reverend Neville Stuart Talbot, Bishop of Pretoria from 1920 to 1932.
- Reverend the Hon. George Gustavus Chetwynd-Talbot, fifth son of the second Earl Talbot, was the father of:
- the Right Reverend Neville Stuart Talbot, Bishop of Pretoria from 1920 to 1932.
- 1. Gustavus Talbot, Member of Parliament for Hemel HempsteadHemel Hempstead (UK Parliament constituency)Hemel Hempstead is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
Barons Talbot (1733)
- Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot (1685–1737)
- William Talbot, 2nd Baron TalbotWilliam Talbot, 1st Earl TalbotWilliam Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot PC , known as the Lord Talbot from 1737 to 1761, was a British politician....
(1710–1782) (created Earl Talbot in 1761)
Barons Talbot (1733; Reverted)
- John Chetwynd-Talbot, 3rd Baron TalbotJohn Chetwynd-Talbot, 1st Earl TalbotJohn Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot of Hensol , known as John Talbot until 1782 and as The Lord Talbot between 1782 and 1784, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
(1749–1793) (created Earl Talbot in 1784)
Earls Talbot (1784)
- John Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot, 1st Earl TalbotJohn Chetwynd-Talbot, 1st Earl TalbotJohn Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot of Hensol , known as John Talbot until 1782 and as The Lord Talbot between 1782 and 1784, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
(1749–1793) - Charles Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl TalbotCharles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl TalbotCharles Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot KG, PC, FRS , styled Viscount Ingestre between 1784 and 1793, was a British politician. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland between 1817 and 1821....
(1777–1849)- Charles Thomas Talbot, Viscount Ingestre (1802–1826)
- Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury, 18th Earl of Waterford and 3rd Earl TalbotHenry Chetwynd-Talbot, 18th Earl of ShrewsburyAdmiral Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury, 3rd Earl Talbot, 18th Earl of Waterford, CB, PC , styled Viscount Ingestre between 1826 and 1849 and known as The Earl Talbot between 1849 and 1858, was a British naval commander and Conservative politician.-Background:Shrewsbury was the...
(1803–1868)
See Earl of Shrewsbury
Earl of Shrewsbury
Earl of Shrewsbury is a hereditary title of nobility created twice in the peerage of England.-First creation, 1074:The first creation occurred in 1074 for Roger de Montgomerie, one of William the Conqueror's principal counselors...
for further Earls Talbot
See also
- Baron DynevorBaron DynevorBaron Dinevor, of Dinevor in the County of Carmarthen , is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1780 for William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, with remainder to his daughter, Lady Cecil, wife of George Rice, a member of a prominent Welsh family...
- Viscount ChetwyndViscount ChetwyndViscount Chetwynd, of Bearhaven in the County of Kerry, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1717 for Walter Chetwynd, with remainder to the issue male of his father John Chetwynd. He was made Baron Rathdowne, in the County of Dublin, at the same time, also in the Peerage of...
- Baron TalbotBaron TalbotBaron 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....
- Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of TyrconnelRichard Talbot, 1st Earl of TyrconnelRichard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell PC was an Irish royalist and Jacobite soldier.-Life:The youngest of sixteen children of Sir William Talbot, 1st Baronet, of Carton, and his wife, Alison Netterville, he was descended from an old Norman family that had settled in Leinster in the twelfth century...