Coat of arms of Sir Francis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury, KG

Francis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury, 5th Earl of Waterford, 11th Baron Talbot, KG (1500 – 25 September 1560) was the son of

George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury, 4th Earl of Waterford, 10th Baron Talbot, KG, KB, PC (c. 1468 – 26 July 1538) was the son of John Talbot, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, and Lady Catherine Stafford, daughter of the 1st Duke of Buckingham. H ...

, and Anne Hastings. He also held the subsidiary titles of 14th Baron Strange of Blackmere and 10th Baron Furnivall.

Life

Francis Talbot was born in

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in 1500. His maternal grandparents were William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings, and Katherine Neville. Katherine was a daughter of

Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury (1400 – 31 December 1460) was an English nobleman and magnate based in northern England who became a key supporter of the House of York during the early years of the Wars of the Roses. He was the ...

, and

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. He succeeded his father in 1538, taking over his father's position as Chamberlain of the Exchequer for life. Though a

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, he retained the royal favour during the reign of

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, and received some lands from the dissolution of the monasteries, including those belonging to Worksop Priory. He was made a

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in 1545. While he took little part in national politics, he was a powerful figure in the North of the kingdom. He took part in the invasion of

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which culminated in the Battle of Pinkie (1547), and was made president of the

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in 1549. Under

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he conformed to the reformed religion but it was no secret that his sympathies were with the Catholic faith. Although not normally active in national politics he was a member of the King's Council; some of his fellow councillors are said to have feared that he might raise the West in favour of Mary. While he did not oppose the proclamation of

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as Queen, he almost certainly worked to persuade the council to recognise

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and was one of the first to openly voice support for her.Prescott. ''Mary Tudor'' Mary rewarded him with a place on her Council. He married Mary Dacre (1502–1538), daughter of Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre, on 30 November 1523. They had three children: *

George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, 6th Earl of Waterford, 12th Baron Talbot, KG, Earl Marshal (c. 1522/1528 – 18 November 1590) was an English magnate and military commander. He also held the subsidiary titles of 15th Baron Strange of ...

(1528–1590) * Anne Talbot, Baroness Bray, Baroness Wharton (c. 1524 – 3 February 1585). Married in 1542 her first husband John Braye, 2nd Baron Braye, son and heir of

Edmund Braye, 1st Baron Braye Edmund Braye, 1st Baron Braye (or Bray; c. 1484 – 18 October 1539), of Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire, was an English peer. Origins He was the son of John Braye lord of the manor of Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire; his younger brother was Sir Edw ...

; she married secondly in 1561

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. There is no evidence she had issue by either husband. *Thomas Talbot (d. '' vita patris'' unmarried and without issue) He married a second time to Grace Shakerley (d. 1560), daughter of

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. They had one son, Sir John Talbot, born in 1541 in Grafton, Worcester, England

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References

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