John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury

Type Figure Region Europe Time c. 1387–1453 Also known as John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury、John Talbot、Old Talbot

John Talbot (c. 1387–1453), English general and 1st Earl of Shrewsbury. One of England's principal commanders in France in the later Hundred Years' W…

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1420–1429Normandy · NormandyTalbot was active on the French front in the 1420s, taking part in operations in Normandy, Maine and the siege of Orléans. Captured after the Battle of Patay in 1429, he was released several years later.
1442–1453Castillon · GasconyCreated 1st Earl of Shrewsbury in 1442. Killed at the Battle of Castillon on 17 July 1453, after which English rule in Aquitaine immediately collapsed.

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John Talbot, 1st earl of Shrewsbury https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Talbot-1st-earl-of-Shrewsbury
John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Talbot,_1st_Earl_of_Shrewsbury