Gilbert Talbot (soldier)
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Sir Gilbert Talbot | |
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| Born | 1452 Grafton Flyford, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, |
| Died | 16 Aug 1517 or 1518 (aged 64–65) Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, |
| Occupation | knight |
| Parent(s) | John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury (father), Elizabeth Butler (mother) |
| Relatives | John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury (paternal grandfather), William "Le Sire" Talbot (paternal great-grandfather) |
Sir Gilbert Talbot of Grafton, KG (1452 – 16 August 1517 or 19 September 1518), was an English Tudor knight, and younger son of John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury and 2nd Earl of Waterford, and Elizabeth Butler.
Talbot was born sometime around 1452 to English nobleman and soldier Sir John Talbot and Elizabeth Butler.[1] His father was killed at the Battle of Northampton when Talbot was 8 years old.[2] He was a soldier, Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1495 and Lord Deputy of Calais in 1509, where he continued in a joint appointment with Richard Wingfield.[3] Talbot supported Henry Tudor at Bosworth, where he commanded the right wing. He was given the Grafton estates in Worcestershire after Sir Humphrey Stafford was executed in 1486 for his part in the Stafford and Lovell Rebellion.[4] Talbot was also given the honorary position of keeper of Feckenham Forest in 1492.[5]

