Sir Robert Talbot, 2nd Baronet ( – 1670) of Carton was an Irish landowner, soldier, and politician. Talbot was the eldest son of

Sir William Talbot, 1st Baronet Sir William Talbot, 1st Baronet (died 16 March 1634), was an Irish lawyer and politician. Birth and origins William was the son of Robert Talbot of Carton, County Kildare, who was the third son of Sir Thomas Talbot of Malahide, County Dub ...

and his wife Alison Netterville. His father was a landowner and politician from

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, County Kildare. His mother was a daughter of John Netterville. Like most other

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families, the Talbots and Nettervilles remained

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after the

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. He was one of 16 siblings, who are listed in his father's article. Among his younger brothers were Peter Talbot who became the Catholic

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and the soldier and courtier Richard Talbot whose career eventually eclipsed his own as he rose to become

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under

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and commander of the

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during the

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. He sat for Wicklow County in the 1634 Irish Parliament. Following the outbreak of the

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, Talbot joined the Irish Catholic Confederates and was a leading member of the Moderate Faction on the Supreme Council. He served as an officer in the Leinster Army. During the

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he was forced to surrender

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to the advancing English Republican forces and his lands were subsequently forfeited.Lenihan p. 19 Under the

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he recovered most of his lands. Talbot married Grace Calvert, the daughter of

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, a leading English Catholic and founder of the

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. Grace was one of his thirteen children by his wife Anne Mynne or Mayne, daughter of George Mynne and Elizabeth Wroth. They had a son William and two daughters, Frances and Mary. In 1670, he was succeeded by his son

Sir William Talbot, 3rd Baronet Sir William Talbot, 3rd Baronet (c.1643-1691) was the last of the Talbot baronets of Carton: his title was forfeited on account of his loyalty to King James II of England. He was an Irish politician and judge, who served briefly as Master of the ...

, the last of the Carton baronets. Baron George Calvert by John Alfred Vinter

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* Lenihan, Padraig. ''The Last Cavalier: Richard Talbot (1631-91)''. University College Dublin Press, 2014. 17th-century Irish people Irish soldiers Year of birth unknown 1670 deaths Irish Roman Catholic Confederates Irish people of English descent People of the Irish Confederate Wars Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Wicklow constituencies Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland People from County Kildare People from County Wicklow Year of birth uncertain Irish MPs 1634–1635 {{Ireland-baronet-stub