George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury

George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury KG (* 1468 in Shifnal, Shropshire, † July 26, 1538 in Derbyshire ) was an English nobleman.

George Talbot was born in 1468 as son of John Talbot, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury. When his father died in 1473, inherited the five-year Talbot whose title and became the fourth Earl of Shrewsbury. On April 18, 1475 he was made a Knight of the Bath Order.

At the coronation of Henry VII on October 30, 1485 he was present and was allowed to wear the sword of mercy. He took over this role even at the coronation of Henry VIII on 24 June 1509th

In May 1487 he was captain in the army of Henry VII and fought on 16 June at the Battle of Stoke. On April 27, 1488 he was knight of the Garter. In July 1490 the 4th Earl of Shrewsbury was the commander of a 8,000 -strong army appointed who had the task of Francis II, Duke of Brittany, to help against Charles VIII of France. In October 1492 he accompanied Henry VII to Boulogne -sur -Mer and was present at the signing of the Treaty of Etaples on 3 November of the same year.

After the accession of Henry VIII was Talbot Lord Steward of the Household, Privy Councillor and one of the Chamberlains of the Exchequer. On November 10, 1511, he and the Earl of Surrey sent as ambassador to Pope Julius II to negotiate an alliance against France. Seven years later he was sent to a similar mission to Ferdinand of Aragon. In 1520 he was present at Camp du Drap d'Or.

He died in July 1538 at the age of 70 years in his property in Wingfield, Derbyshire. His tomb is located in the Shrewsbury Chapel in the Cathedral of Sheffield.

Family

In 1486 Talbot married Anne Hastings, a daughter of William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings. From this marriage 11 children were born. His eldest son, Henry, died in infancy, and thus inherited by his second son Francis Talbot to his father's title.

After the death of his first wife in 1520 he married Elizabeth Walden, the daughter of Sir Richard Walden. With her he had a daughter.