Strange, Lady of Blakemere, wife of Richard, 4th Lord Talbot.
I still need to gather fuller details on the husbands of the daughters,
but I thought this could be useful for those interested in the Talbot
family.
From 'Accounts of the Stewards of the Talbot Household at Blakemere
1392-1425' edited by Barbara Ross [Shropshire Record Series, Volume 7,
2003], p. 3: Richard Talbot "had been married, since at least 1377, to
Ankaretta Lady Strange whose inheritance Blakemere was."
Children of Richard Talbot & Ankaretta le Strange:
1) ELIZABETH TALBOT, (c.1380-c.1406), m. (contract) c.1395, John de
Arundel, Lord Mautravers
For fuller details, see my post 'CP Addition: Marriage of John
d'Arundel, Lord Mautravers & Elizabeth Talbot'.
2) MARY TALBOT (c.1382 - 13 Apr. 1434), m. 1st c.1397-98, Sir Thomas
Grene of Norton Davy, Northamptonshire (c.1368 - 14 Dec. 1417); m. 2nd,
before 5 July 1419, John Nottingham. Issue.
3) GILBERT, 5TH LORD TALBOT (1383/4 - 19 Oct 1418, siege of Rouen), m.
1st about 1392, Joan of Gloucester (dsp 16 Aug 1400), second dau of
Thomas of Woodstock, duke of Gloucester, & Eleanor de Bohun; m. 2nd,
about early 1415, Beatriz Pinto of Portugal (m. 2nd, Thomas Fettiplace,
d. 25 Dec. 1447). Issue:
A) ANKARET TALBOT, LADY TALBOT & STRANGE of BLAKEMERE (20 Jan.
1416 - 13 Dec. 1421)
From Barbara Ross, 'Stewards of Blakemere', p. 107: "The date of his
second marriage is not known and little is known about the early years
of his wife Beatrice, who is the 'lady' of these accounts. She bore
the royal arms of Portugal both on her seal and later impaled with
those of her husband. In this family, with its traditions of dynastic
marriages cementing English political alliances or joining great
estates, it seems strange that Gilbert, who had previously married a
granddaughter of a king of England, should marry a woman not endowed
with land. Possibly, she brought monetary, not landed, assets to her
husband....It is likely that the Talbots were in need of ready cash
after a continuous outpouring of money on warfare, first in Wales and
the Marches and then in Ireland and France, and that a dowry in money
would be welcome."
[It's likely that this marriage was arranged by Beatrice, countess of
Arundel since 1405. The Stranges (and then the Talbots) were feudal
tenants of the earls of Arundel, attorning to them for the manor of
Whitchurch, co. Salop, which was held by the earls of Arundel
(inherited from the Warenne earls of Surrey). Countess Beatrice was an
illegitimate daughter of a Portugese king, and Beatriz, Lady Talbot,
was probably a goddaughter, or kinswoman, of the countess.]
Ibid., p. 137: "John Wenloc, the steward, was sent during this period
[1419-20] to the place of Sir John Stanley at Lathom (Lancs.). From a
receiver's account we know that Lady Talbot's young daughter, Anchoret,
lived for a period at least in the Stanley household. Possibly a
Stanley marriage with this young Talbot heiress was already being
contemplated. However she died December 1421 aged five."
4) JOHN TALBOT, 1ST EARL OF SHREWSBURY, b. 1387 - see below
The birth order of the remaining five siblings cannot be determined,
except that Thomas was the youngest.
5) RICHARD TALBOT (dunm 15 Aug. 1449), Archbishop of Dublin
From 'Complete Peerage': "Archbishop of Dublin from 20 Dec. 1417 till
his death, 15 Aug. 1449; Lord Chancellor [I.] 19 May 1423 to Apr. 1426,
and 23 Oct. 1426 to 1431, several times Lord Justice, and Lord Deputy
1435-36, 1337, 1447-49. He was bur. in St. Patrick's Cathedral,
Dublin."
6) Sir WILLIAM TALBOT (dunm 1425), of Marbury, Cheshire.
From Barbara Ross, 'Stewards of Blakemere', p. 46 n. 2: "Wm. Talbot was
provided with Marbury by his eldest brother Gilbert. He was at
Agincourt, possibly in Gilbert's retinue, and fought in France till
1421."
From AJ Pollard, 'John Talbot and the War in France, 1427-1453'
(Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Humanities Press, 1983), p. 11: "When Talbot
entered the circle of Richard Beauchamp, earl of Warwick by marrying
his eldest daughter Margaret, he became embroiled in more feuding with
Joan, the lady of Abergavenny. In one brawl between the parties before
January 1426 Talbot's younger brother William was killed."
Will of Sir William Talbot, from 'Register of Henry Chichele', p. 326:
"Willelmus Talbott.--In Dei nomine Amen. xiiij die mensis Aprilis anno
Domini millesimo cccc xxv ego Willelmus Talbot miles sanus mente sed
eger in corpore, videns periculum mortis michi advenire, condo
testamentum meum in hunc modum. In primis lego animam meam Deo
omnipotenti, Beate Marie et omnibus sanctis corpusque meum ad
sepeliendum in ecclesia Sancti Alkemundi de Whitechirche. Item lego
autentico altari unam togam de panno aureo. Item lego Elizabethe
Braunston' unam zonam stipatam cum argento et deauratam. Item lego
residuum omnium bonorum meorum Iohanni Browe capellano et Willelmo
Wotton' executoribus meis ut illi ordinent et disponant pro debitis
meis ac pro salute anime mee prout melius eis videbitur. Et hos facio
meos supervisores videlicet Margaretam dominam Talbot, Iohannem Baysham
capellanum, Willelmum Synderby et Thomam Ragun. In cuius rei
testimonium huic presenti meo testamento sigillum meum apposui. Datum
anno et die supradictis. [14 April 1425.]
"Probatum fuit testamentum suprascriptum coram domino apud Lamehith'
xvij die Ianuarii anno Domini supradicto pro eo quod idem defunctus
habuit bona notabilia in diversis diocesibus Cantuariensis provincie.
Et commissa fuit administracio Willelmo Wotton', reservata potestate
committendi Iohanni Browe etc. [17 Jan. 1426.]"
Some genealogies give William Talbot a wife, Eleanor, dau. and coheir
of Sir Thomas Pearethe, but from his will above it's clear he died
unmarried. He has been confused with another contemporary,
non-related, William Talbot of Devonshire.
Of the five sons of the 4th Lord Talbot, only the 1st Earl of
Shrewsbury had surviving issue.
7) ALICE TALBOT (d. 1436), m. 1st, 1412, Sir Thomas Barre, of
Rotherwas, Herefordshire (d. 1421); m. 2nd, Richard de la Mere (d.
1436). Issue.
at Blakemere 1412), Hugh Courtenay, 4th earl of Devon (d. 16 June
1422), m. 2nd 1432, John Botreaux. Issue.
9) Sir THOMAS TALBOT (c.1395 - dsp 17 Sept. 1419) of Wrockwardine, co.
Salop.
From Barbara Ross, 'Stewards of Blakemere', p. 56 n. 2: "This is
presumably Thos. Talbot, Ankaretta's youngest s. Termed later Sir
Thos. Talbot of Wrockwardine. He also held Cheswardine. He fought
with his brother Wm. at Agincourt, and was at the relief of Harfleur.
He went to Ireland with his brothers John and Ric. on his return from
France. Died without heirs 17 Sept. 1419."
Child of Thomas Neville, Lord Furnival & Ankaret le Strange, so
half-sister of above:
10) JOAN NEVILLE (1403 - 26 Aug. 1433), m. by 1420, Sir Hugh de
Cokesey, of Kidderminster, co. Worcs. (23 Apr. 1405 - 1445). No issue.
JOHN TALBOT, 1ST EARL OF SHREWSBURY (c.1387 - 17 July 1453, Castillon,
France)
From Pollard, 'John Talbot', p. 7 n. 19: "There is no direct evidence
of John's date of birth. He was said to be over thirty in 1422. More
exactly one can assume that he was over twenty-one when he was summoned
to his first parliament in October 1409. By the same token he was
probably not yet twenty-one in October 1407, for he was not summoned to
the parliament that met then, even though he had already succeeded to
the barony of Furnival. This suggests a date of birth between 1386 and
1388. Such a time span is consistent with his still being in his
mother's household at Christmas 1401 and his maintaining his own
household at Montgomery in December 1404. Thus 1387 is unlikely to be
more than a year out."
Married 1st, at Worksop, co. Notts, 12 Mar. 1405, MAUD NEVILLE, LADY
FURNIVAL (c.1392 - May 1422).
From Hugh Talbot, _The English Achilles: an account of the life and
campaigns of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, 1383-1453_ (London:
Chatto & Windus, 1981), p. 33: "On March 12th, 1405, John Talbot
married Maud Furnival in the great Priory Church at Worksop. Of the
various Manors owned by Lord Furnival, which included the small village
of Sheffield, Worksop appears to have been the family's favourite home,
and prayers have been said in the Priory Church there for Maud and her
family until very recently. It was said that she spent many hours in
the upper floor of the Gatehouse to the Priory in learned discussion
with the Monks, and in watching the spectacle of the Market just
below."
Sadly, Hugh Talbot does not provide a source for the date and location
of the marriage, but as its so specific, it seems safe to accept it.
From Pollard, 'John Talbot', p. 10: "On 1 May [1421] he [John Talbot]
was retained once more to go to France and set sail in June. He was in
the army which besieged Meaux (November 1421-May 1422) but returned to
England soon after its fall to deal with pressing private matters. (He
had inherited the Talbot lordship in February and his first wife died
in May.) [footnote: PRO, E101/70/5/706; 50/1; 10/110, 116; 15/111, 114;
'Calendar of Fine Rolls 1413-22', p. 422; 'Rotulorum Patentium et
Clausorum Cancellariae Hiberniae Calendarium', 1, Part 1 (Dublin,
1828), p. 225.]"
As the Fine Rolls entry that Pollard cites as a source only deals with
the Talbot barony inheritance, the Irish Patent & Close Rolls Calendar
he cites must be the source for the May 1422 death of Maud. Hugh
Talbot places Maud's death in the autumn of 1420, but Pollard is more
reliable.
He m. 2nd, about 1423, MARGARET BEAUCHAMP, COUNTESS OF SHREWSBURY
(1404, Goodrest, co. Warwick - 14 June 1467).
'Complete Peerage' states this second marriage took place at Warwick
Castle on 6 Sept. 1425, citing "Deed of enfeoffment in possession of
St. Clair Baddeley, Castle Hale, Painswick, Glos." as its source, but
this date is clearly too late. Margaret was the lady in Talbot's
household in the surviving Blakemere steward's account roll of 1424-25,
and is mentioned in the April 1425 will of her brother-in-law William
Talbot. If their eldest child John Talbot, Viscount Lisle, was age 21
when first summoned to parliament in January 1445, then he was born in
1423/4.
Cheers, -------Brad