Talbot, Edward (1560/1 - 1617/18)

Born / Died

Birth Date: before 1561-02-25 (baptism date)
Death Date: 1618-02-08

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1583-12-11
    Union ended: n.d.

Primary Title

11th Earl of Shrewsbury

Titles

  • 11th Earl of Shrewsbury
    Assumed 1616-05-08
    Vacated 1617/18-02-08
  • Earl of Waterford
    Assumed 1616-05-08
    Vacated 1617/18-02-08

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Northumberland 1584 n.d.
MP, Northumberland 1586 n.d.
JP, Northumberland ca. 1592 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Marches towards Scotland, Middle March 1596 n.d.
Sheriff, Northumberland 1601-12-2 n.d.
Commissioner of Custos Rotulorum, Northumberland 1603 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1603 n.d.
Member, Council of the North, England 1603-7 1617/18-02
Sheriff, Northumberland 1609 n.d.
Council Member, Marches of Wales 1616/17-3-3 n.d.
Commissioner & Guardian of the Peace, England 1617/18-1-23 n.d. Held jointly

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Bothal Castle, Northumberland
  • Sheffield Castle, Yorkshire: West Riding

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1579-1580 Guildhall, Abingdon , Berkshire Earl of Shrewsbury's Players
Performance 1615-1616 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Shrewsbury's Players
Performance 1616-1616 Dunkenhalgh Hall, near Blackburn , Lancashire Earl of Shrewsbury's Players
Performance 1617-1617 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Shrewsbury's Players
Performance 1600-1601 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Mr Talbot's Musicians

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Shrewsbury's Players Talbot, Edward (1561 - 1618) Players 4
Mr Talbot's Musicians Talbot, Edward (1561 - 1618) Musicians 1

Bibliographic Sources

The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Doyle, James E. The Official Baronage of England Showing the Succession, Dignities, and Offices of Every Peer from 1066 to 1885. 3 vols. London: Longmans, 1886.
Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981.
List of Sheriffs for England and Wales from the Earliest Times to AD 1831. Public Record Office Lists and Indexes 9. London: HMSO, 1898.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)