Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Francis Talbot Biography and Timeline

Follow Francis Talbot through 7 dated historical records for England.

Francis Talbot, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

7Distinct records
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1500–1560Years on this page

1500

Birth of Francis Talbot

Earl · House / House of Talbot

Birth of Francis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford, son of George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury and Anne Hastings

1538

Peerage

Earl · Shrewsbury · House / House of Talbot

Created Earl of Shrewsbury, 5th

1545

Knight

Earl · House / House of Talbot

Made a Knight of the Garter

1547

Battle of Pinkie Cleugh

Earl · Pinkie Cleugh · Warfare / England War

Takes part in the invasion of Scotland which culminated in the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh

Invasion of Scotland

Earl · Warfare / England War

Takes part in the invasion of Scotland which culminated in the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh

1550

President of the Council

Earl · President of Council of the North · Government / Government of England

Appointed President of the Council of the North

Role range: 1538-1540

1560

Death of Francis Talbot

Earl · House / House of Talbot

Death of Francis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.