Baron Talbot

Arms of Talbot: Gules, a lion rampant within a bordure engrailled or. These were the paternal arms of Gwenllian, the daughter and heiress of Rhys Mechyll(d.1244)Prince of the Welsh House of Dinefwr, grandson of Rhys ap Gruffydd, and wife of Gilbert Talbot(d.1274), grandfather of Gilbert Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot(d.1345/6) assumed by Talbot as arms of alliance of a great heiress, superseding his own former paternal arms of Bendy of 10 pieces argent and gules

Baron Talbot is a title that has been created twice. The title was created first in the Peerage of England. On 5 June 1331, Sir Gilbert Talbot was summoned to Parliament, by which he was held to have become Baron Talbot.

The title Lord Talbot, Baron of Hensol, in the County of Glamorgan, was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1733 for Charles Talbot, a descendant of the John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury (the 8th Baron of the first creation), the Earl Talbot.

Barons Talbot (1331)

Gilbert Talbot, Lord Chamberlain of the Household to King Edward III, was summoned to Parliament as Lord Talbot in 1331, which is accepted as evidence of his baronial status at that date. His grandson, the 3rd Baron Talbot died in Spain supporting John of Gaunt's claim to the throne of Castile.

Richard, the fourth Baron, married Ankaret, 7th Baroness Strange of Blackmere, daughter and heiress of John le Strange, 4th Baron Strange of Blackmere. In 1387, during his father's lifetime, Richard 4th Baron was summoned to Parliament as Ricardo Talbot de Blackmere in right of his wife. His son [Gilbert], the fifth Baron, also succeeded his mother as eighth Baron Strange of Blackmere.

On the early death of the 5th Baron, the titles passed to his daughter, Ankaret, the sixth and ninth holder of the titles. However, she died a minor and was succeeded by her uncle, John seventh Baron Talbot. John married Maud Nevill, 6th Baroness Furnivall, and, in 1409, he was summoned to Parliament in right of his wife as Johann Talbot de Furnyvall. In 1442 John was created Earl of Shrewsbury in the Peerage of England and in 1446 Earl of Waterford in the Peerage of Ireland.

Barons Talbot (1733)

The title was created in 1733 when Charles Talbot was raised to the Peerage of Great Britain as Lord Talbot, Baron of Hensol, in the County of Glamorgan. He was eldest the son of William Talbot, Bishop of Oxford, of Salisbury and of Durham and a descendant of Sir Gilbert Talbot (died 1518), third son of John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury.

List of titleholders

Barons Talbot (1331)

• Gilbert Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot (1276–1346)
• Richard Talbot, 2nd Baron Talbot (c.1305–1356)
• Gilbert Talbot, 3rd Baron Talbot (c.1332–1387)
• Richard Talbot, 4th Baron Talbot (c.1361–1396)
• Gilbert Talbot, 5th Baron Talbot, 8th Baron Strange of Blackmere (c.1383–1419)
• Ankaret Talbot, 6th Baroness Talbot, 9th Baroness Strange of Blackmere (d. 1421)
• John Talbot, 7th Baron Talbot, 10th Baron Strange of Blackmere (1390–1453) (created Earl of Shrewsbury in 1442)

For subsequent holders see Earl of Shrewsbury

Barons Talbot (1733) of Hensol

• Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot (1685–1737)
• William Talbot, 2nd Baron Talbot (1710–1782) (created Earl Talbot in 1761)
• John Talbot, 3rd Baron Talbot (1749-1793) (created Earl Talbot in 1784)

For subsequent holders see Earl Talbot

See also

• Baron Talbot of Malahide

Sources

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages