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Gertrude Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury

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Lady Gertrude Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury (c. 1525 – January 1567),[1] formerly Gertrude Manners, was an English noblewoman of the Elizabethan period.

Gertrude was born in Helmsley Castle, the daughter of Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland and his wife, the former Eleanor Paston. She married George Talbot on 28 April 1539.

Their children were:

The countess died when her children were still young, and was buried in the family vault in Sheffield on 16 January 1567.[2] A few months later, her widower began a courtship of their friend and neighbour, the thrice-widowed Bess of Hardwick,[1] which culminated in their marriage.

References

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  1. ^ a b Jill Armitage (15 December 2017). Four Queens and a Countess: Mary Queen of Scots, Elizabeth I, Mary I, Lady Jane Grey and Bess of Hardwick: The Struggle for the Crown. Amberley Publishing. pp. 132–. ISBN 978-1-4456-6917-5.
  2. ^ Joseph Hunter (1819). Hallamshire. The History and Topography of the Parish of Sheffield in the County of York. author. pp. 150–.