Humphrey Talbot
Sir Humphrey Talbot († 1493 on Mount Sinai ) was an English knight .
Life
Sir Humphrey Talbot was the second son of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and his second wife Margaret Beauchamp, Countess of Shrewsbury , a daughter of Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick .
As his brother-in-law, Sir Humphrey was closely associated with John Mowbray, 4th Duke of Norfolk , and in 1469 served as captain of the ducal troops in the siege and takeover of Caister Castle . From 1489 Sir Humphrey was Marshall of Calais .
His will of February 18, 1492 was confirmed on November 11 of the same year. Sir Humphrey Talbot then went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and died in 1493 on Mount Sinai , probably in the local St. Catherine's Monastery . His will was executed in 1494.
Marriage and offspring
Sir Humphrey was married to Mary (or Joan), daughter of John Champernoun. The couple left no offspring.
literature
- Charles Mosley: Burke's Peerage , Baronetage & Knightage. Volume 3, Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, Wilmington 2003, p. 3603.
Individual evidence
- ^ John Gough Nichols: The Chronicles of Calais. JB Nicols & Son, London 1846, p. 2.
- ^ Robert Bell Calton: Annals and Legends of Calais. John Russell Smith, London 1824, p. 52.
- ^ A b Nicholas Harris Nicolas: Testamenta Vestusa. Volume I, Nicolas & Sons, London 1824, p. 409 f.
- ^ Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. Fourth Series, Volume 3, Adnitt and Naunton, Shrewsbury 1913, p. 110.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Talbot, Humphrey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English knight |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1493 |
| Place of death | on Mount Sinai |