John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury
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John Talbot was the 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, 2nd Earl of Waterford, 8th Baron Talbot, KG (12 December 1413 – 10 July 1460) was an English nobleman and soldier and the son of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, 1st Earl of Waterford, 7th Baron Talbot, 10th Baron Strange of Blackmere, and Maud Neville, 6th Baroness Furnivall.
John Talbot also held the subsidiary titles of 11th Baron Strange of Blackmere and 7th Baron Furnivall. He was knighted in 1426 at Leicester alongside King Henry VI.[1] During his father's lifetime, he served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland. He was a member of the House of Lancaster or Lancastrian and served as Lord High Treasurer from 1456 to 1458.[2] Additionally, he was created a Knight of the Garter in 1457[3] and appointed to the council of Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales.[2] He was killed at the Battle of Northampton.[4]