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Encyclopedia > John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury

John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford KG (c. 1413July 10, 1460), was an English nobleman and soldier. He was the son of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and Maud Nevill. A garter is one of the Orders most recognisable insignia. ... // Events March 20 - Henry V becomes King of England Project of Annals of Joseon Dynasty began. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... Events The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone. ... John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury (1384/90-17 July 1453) was an important English military commander during the Hundred Years War. ...


He was knighted in 1426 at Leicester alongside King Henry VI. During his father's lifetime, he served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland. He was a Lancastrian, and served as Lord High Treasurer from 1456 to 1458, besides being created a Knight of the Garter in 1457. He was killed at the Battle of Northampton. Events March 6 - Battle of St. ... Leicester city centre, looking towards the clock tower Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city in the English East Midlands. ... Henry VI (December 6, 1421 – May 21/22, 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 (though with a Regent until 1437) and then from 1470 to 1471. ... The office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland was the highest judicial office in Ireland from earliest times until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. ... Lancastrian is an adjective describing: A resident of one of the many places named Lancaster. ... The Lord High Treasurer bears a white staff as his symbol of office. ... // Events July 7 - Joan of Arc acquitted (but she had already been executed). ... Events January 24 - Matthias I Corvinus becomes king of Hungary Foundation of Magdalen College, University of Oxford George of Podebrady becomes king of Bohemia Pope Pius II becomes pope Turks sack the Acropolis Births February 15 - Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. ... A garter is one of the Orders most recognisable insignia. ... Events University of Freiburg founded. ... The Battle of Northampton was a battle in the Wars of the Roses, which took place on 10 July 1460. ...

Preceded by:
The Earl of Shrewsbury
Lord High Steward of Ireland
1453–1460
Succeeded by:
The Earl of Shrewsbury
Preceded by:
The Viscount Bourchier
Lord High Treasurer
1456–1458
Succeeded by:
The Earl of Wiltshire
Preceded by:
John Talbot
Earl of Shrewsbury
1453–1460
Succeeded by:
John Talbot

This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, a publication in the public domain. John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury (1384/90-17 July 1453) was an important English military commander during the Hundred Years War. ... The Lord High Treasurer bears a white staff as his symbol of office. ... John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury (1384/90-17 July 1453) was an important English military commander during the Hundred Years War. ... The Earl of Shrewsbury is the senior Earl on the Roll in the Peerage of England (the more senior Earldom of Arundel being held by the Duke of Norfolk). ... Encyclopædia Britannica, the 11th edition The 11th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica (1910–1911) is perhaps the most famous edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ...


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Earl of Shrewsbury - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (398 words)
The Earl of Shrewsbury is the senior Earl on the Roll in the Peerage of England (the more senior Earldom of Arundel being held by the Duke of Norfolk).
The 1st Earl of Shrewsbury was created Earl of Waterford, in the Peerage of Ireland, and Hereditary Lord High Steward of Ireland, in 1446, and the two earldoms have been united since.
The seat of the Earls of Shrewsbury was once Alton Towers until it was sold to The Tussauds Group.
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