Gilbert Talbot, 13th Earl of Shrewsbury (11 January 1672 – 22 July 1743) was an English Jesuit priest, nobleman, and peer, also known as Father Grey.
The eldest son of Gilbert Talbot, second son of
John Talbot, 10th Earl of Shrewsbury
John Talbot, 10th Earl of Shrewsbury, 10th Earl of Waterford (1601 – 8 February 1654), was an English nobleman.
Life
He was the only child and son of John Talbot of Longford, Newport, Shropshire (died London, 1607 or c. 1607), and his wife Ele ...
(1601–1654), Talbot was born in
Staffordshire
Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands C ...
and educated at the
English College in
Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer (; vls, Sint-Omaars) is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in France.
It is west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais, and is located in the Artois province. The town is named after Saint Audoma ...
. In 1694 he entered the
Society of Jesus
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as a novice at
Watten in
French Flanders
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and in 1701 was sent to join the English Mission of the College of St Aloysius in
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancas ...
, officiating at
Preston
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Places
England
*Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement
**The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement
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,
Billington, and other places. In 1709, he took the four vows of the Jesuits, poverty, chastity, obedience, and submission to the pope. As a priest of the
Church of Rome he was known as Father Grey. In 1711, Talbot was Rector of the College in Lancashire, but soon after that was sent to join the College of the Holy Apostles in
Suffolk
Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include ...
, where he also served as chaplain to the young
Lord Petre
Baron Petre (), of Writtle, in the County of Essex, is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1603 for Sir John Petre. His family has since been associated with the county of Essex. He represented Essex in parliament and served a ...
at
Ingatestone Hall
Ingatestone Hall is a Grade I listed 16th-century manor house in Essex, England. It is located outside the village of Ingatestone, approximately south west of Chelmsford and north east of London. The house was built by Sir William Petre, an ...
.
["TALBOT, Gilbert, ''alias'' Grey, Father, the Right Honourable, thirteenth Earl of Shrewsbury" in Henry Foley, ''Records of the English province of the Society of Jesus'' (1875)]
pp. 754–755
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Talbot was reported to be a clergyman of great merit, with prudence and pleasant manners, but was strongly averse to taking on the pastoral care
Pastoral care is an ancient model of emotional, social and spiritual support that can be found in all cultures and traditions.
The term is considered inclusive of distinctly non-religious forms of support, as well as support for people from re ...
of a parish.[William Maziere Brady, ''Annals of the Catholic Hierarchy in England and Scotland'' (1883), p. 158]
In 1718, Talbot succeeded his first cousin Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury
Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury, KG, PC (15 July 16601 February 1718) was an English politician who was part of the Immortal Seven group that invited Prince William III of Orange to depose King James II of England during the Glorious Rev ...
(1660–1718), as thirteenth Earl of Shrewsbury
Earl of Shrewsbury () is a hereditary title of nobility created twice in the Peerage of England. The second earldom dates to 1442. The holder of the Earldom of Shrewsbury also holds the title of Earl of Waterford (1446) in the Peerage of Ireland ...
and Earl of Waterford
Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particul ...
, and would have inherited great estates in Shropshire and elsewhere,[ but some years before he had renounced his right to them in favour of his younger brother, George Talbot.][ His cousin was the first duke and had no sons, so the dukedom died with him.]['']The Complete Peerage
''The Complete Peerage'' (full title: ''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom Extant, Extinct, or Dormant''; first edition by George Edward Cokayne, Clarenceux King of Arms; 2nd edition rev ...
'', Vol. XII (St Catherine's Press, 1953), pp. 729–730
As an earl in the peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain. There are five peerages in th ...
, Talbot was entitled to a seat in the House of Lords
The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by appointment, heredity or official function. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminst ...
, but as a Roman Catholic he was disabled from holding most offices of state, and he neither used his new titles nor sought to enter parliament.
In 1721, the Propaganda Fide
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considered Shrewsbury for appointment as coadjutor bishop
A coadjutor bishop (or bishop coadjutor) is a bishop in the Catholic, Anglican, and (historically) Eastern Orthodox churches whose main role is to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese. The coadjutor (literally, "co- ...
of the Apostolic Vicariate of the London District
The Apostolic Vicariate of the London District was an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales. It was led by a vicar apostolic who was a titular bishop. The apostolic vicariate was created in 1688 and was diss ...
, but in the event it was Benjamin Petre
Benjamin Petre (10 August 1672 – 22 December 1758) was an English Roman Catholic prelate, Vicar Apostolic of the London District from 1734.
Life
He was born the son of John Petre (1617–1690) of Fidlers or Fithlers, Essex (who was a young ...
who accepted the role.[
About 1726, Talbot became chaplain to Lady Stourton, the widow of Lord Petre, at Dunkenhalgh in Lancashire. In 1734 he also became Rector of the Lancashire College. In 1738 he joined the Jesuit College of St Ignatius in London, where he died.][ On his death, the family peerages were inherited by his nephew George Talbot, a son of his younger brother.][
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Arms
The arms of the head of the family are blazon
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ed ''gules, a lion rampant within a bordure engrailed or''. These are claimed to have been the arms of Rhys Mechyll
Rhys Mechyll (died 1244) was a Welsh prince, Lord of Dinefwr, of the House of Dinefwr and Kingdom of Deheubarth in southern Wales from 1234 to 1244. He was a son of prince Rhys Gryg (died 1234) ("Rhys the Hoarse"), son of prince Rhys ap Gruffydd ...
(died 1244) Prince of the Welsh House of Dinefwr
The Royal House of Dinefwr was a cadet branch of the Royal House of Gwynedd, founded by King Cadell ap Rhodri (reign 872–909), son of Rhodri the Great. Their ancestor, Cunedda Wledig, born in late Roman Britain, was a Sub-Roman warlord who f ...
, grandson of Rhys ap Gruffydd, whose daughter and heiress Gwenllian married Gilbert Talbot (died 1274), grandfather of Gilbert Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot (died 1345/6). Talbot is reported to have assumed them as the arms of alliance
Arms of alliance are those coat of arms
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of a great heiress, superseding his own paternal arms of ''Bendy of ten pieces argent and gules''.Encyclopædia Britannica
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, 9th. ed. vol. 11, p. 691, “Heraldry”
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Gilbert Gilbert may refer to:
People and fictional characters
*Gilbert (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
*Gilbert (surname), including a list of people
Places Australia
* Gilbert River (Queensland)
* Gilbert River (South A ...