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Sir Robert Talbot, 2nd Baronet

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Sir Robert Talbot, 2nd Baronet (1608 – after 1670) of Carton was an Irish landowner, soldier, and politician. He sat for County Wicklow in the Irish parliament 1634–1635.

Family tree
Robert Talbot with wife, parents, and other selected relatives.[a]
Robert
Talbot
Carton
Genet
FitzGerald
William
1st Baronet
Talbot

d. 1634
Alison
Netterville
Robert
2nd Baronet
1608 – aft. 1670
Grace
Calvert
GarretMargaret
Gaydon
Richard
1st Earl
Tyrconnell

c. 1630 – 1691
Richard
Talbot
d. 1703
Malahide
Frances
d. 1718
William
3rd Baronet

c. 1643 – 1691
Anne
Nugent

d. 1710
Richard
d.v.p.*
Robert
d.v.p.*
John
d.v.p.*
Frances
Wogan
Legend
XXXSubject of
the article
XXXTalbot baronets
of Carton
XXXEarls of
Tyrconnell
*d.v.p. = predeceased his father (decessit vita patris)

Birth and origins

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Robert was born in 1608, the eldest son of William Talbot and his wife Alison Netterville.[4] His father was the 1st Baronet Talbot of Carton, County Kildare. His father's family was Old English.

His mother was a daughter of John Netterville.

He was one of 16 siblings, who are listed in his father's article. Among his younger brothers were Peter Talbot, who became the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, and the soldier and courtier Richard Talbot, whose career eventually eclipsed Robert's as Richard rose to become Lord Lieutenant of Ireland under James II and commanded the Royal Irish Army during the Williamite War.

Like most other Old English families, the Talbots and Nettervilles remained Roman Catholics after the Reformation.

Marriage and children

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George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, Robert's father-in-law

Talbot married Grace Calvert, the daughter of George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, a leading English Catholic and founder of the Maryland Colony. Grace was one of thirteen children by his wife Anne Mynne or Mayne, daughter of George Mynne and Elizabeth Wroth.

Robert and Grace had a daughter:

  1. Frances (died 1718) married her cousin Richard Talbot of Malahide[5]

They lived at Castlesallagh, County Wicklow.

Baronet

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He succeeded his father as 2nd baronet Talbot of Carton on 16 March 1634.[6]

MP

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On 10 June 1634 Talbot was elected MP for County Wicklow in the Parliament 1634–1635.[7] He was expelled from parliament for lacking respect to Thomas Wentworth, Lord Deputy.[8]

Irish Confederate war and Cromwellian conquest

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After the outbreak of the Irish Rebellion of 1641, Talbot joined the Irish Catholic Confederates and was a leading member of the Moderate Faction on the Supreme Council. He served as an officer in the Leinster Army. In July 1651, during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland he was forced to surrender Athlone to the advancing English Republican forces under Charles Coote.[9] His lands were forfeited at the defeat.[10] Under the Act of Settlement 1662 he recovered most of his lands.

Death and succession

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In or after 1671,[4] he died and was succeeded by his nephew Sir William Talbot, 3rd Baronet,[11] who would be the last of the Carton baronets.[citation needed]

Notes and references

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Notes

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  1. ^ This family tree is based on the genealogy of the earl of Tyrconnell,[1] the barons Talbots of Malahide,[2] and the baronets Talbot of Carton.[3] Also see the lists of children in the text.

Citations

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  1. ^ Burke 1883, p. 529.
  2. ^ Burke & Burke 1915, p. 1933–1935.
  3. ^ Cokayne 1900, p. 247–248.
  4. ^ a b Creighton 2009, paragraph 1. "Talbot, Sir Robert (b. [born] 1608; d. [died] in or after 1671), 2nd baronet ..."
  5. ^ Burke & Burke 1915, p. 1934, right column. "He [Richard] m. [married] to Frances, dau. and heir of Sir Robert Talbot, Bart, of Cartown, co. Kildare, and niece of Richard, Duke of Tyrconnel, a lady of strong and masculine spirit, by whom (who d. 1718) ..."
  6. ^ Pollard & Kelsey 2004, p. 727, right column, line 12: "Talbot died on 16 March 1634 and was buried on 1 April at Maynooth, co. Kildare."
  7. ^ House of Commons 1878, p. 618. "1634 / 10 June / Sir Robert Talbott, bart. / Castle Talbot / ditto [County Wicklow]"
  8. ^ Creighton 2009, paragraph 2, sentence 2. "... Irish parliament of 1634, from which he was later expelled for showing disrespect to the lord deputy and the house."
  9. ^ Creighton 2009, paragraph 2, last sentence. "... surrendering the castle at Athone to the enemy in July 1651 ..."
  10. ^ Lenihan 2014, p. 19.
  11. ^ Creighton 2009, paragraph 4. "In the absence of a male heir, he was succeeded by his nephew William, son of Garrett Talbot and Margaret Gaydon ..."

Sources

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Baronetage of Ireland
Preceded by Baronet
(of Carton)
1634–1670
Succeeded by