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Lady Eleanor Talbot. Lady Eleanor Talbot ( c. 1436 – June 1468), also known by her married name Eleanor Butler (or Boteler ), [1] was an English noblewoman. She was a daughter of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury. After the death of Edward IV of England in 1483 it was claimed by Robert Stillington, Bishop of Bath and Wells, that she was ...
Aug 26, 2022 · Lady Eleanor Talbot (c. 1436 - 30 June 1468), also known by her married name Eleanor Butler, was a daughter of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury. After the death of king Edward IV of England it was claimed by his brother Richard, the future Richard III, that she had had a legal precontract of marriage to Edward, which invalidated the king's later marriage to Elizabeth Woodville.
- "Lady Eleanor Talbot"
- Shrewsbury, England
- 1432
Lady Eleanor Talbot, also known by her married name Eleanor Butler, was an English noblewoman. She was a daughter of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury. After the death of Edward IV of England in 1483 it was claimed by Robert Stillington, Bishop of Bath and Wells, that she was legally married precontract to Edward, which invalidated the king's later marriage to Elizabeth Woodville.
Feb 14, 2024 · Eleanor Talbot was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles. Eleanor (Talbot) Butler is Notable. Eleanor Talbot was daughter of John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury and his Countess, Margaret Beauchamp . In her father's will made on the 1st of September 1452 and proved on the 18th of January 1453/54 [1] he referred to £1000 that had been paid ...
- Female
- Thomas Butler
Eleanor Talbot: The Secret Queen. By John Ashdown-Hill. Whichever way one looks at it, Eleanor Talbot was the rock upon which the royal House of York foundered. Unwittingly, and for her part, surely, unintentionally, she brought about the downfall of a dynasty. Through her relationship with Edward IV she ultimately shook the Crown of England so ...
Jul 22, 2019 · She was born around 1436 as Eleanor Talbot and she had a pretty impressive family tree all of her own. Her father was John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury who had found fame as a military commander ...
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Eleanor Butler (née Talbot) Eleanor Butler, née Talbot (c. 1435/6 – 1468), widow of Sir Thomas Butler and alleged first wife of Edward IV (named in Richard III’s Titulus Regius). Attempts to discredit the story of Eleanor’s marriage to Edward IV by confusing her with other women date back at least as far as Sir Thomas More’s work.
