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Portrait of Charles Talbot, 1st Duke and 12th #1805345

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Portrait of Charles Talbot, 1st Duke and 12th #1805345
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The Most Noble Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury (24 July 1660 ? 1 February 1718), was the only son of Francis Talbot, 11th Earl of Shrewsbury and his second wife, Anne-Marie Brudenell, a daughter of Robert Brudenell, 2nd Earl of Cardigan; (she became the notorious mistress of the 2nd Duke of Buckingham, who killed Charles's father in a duel in 1668).

Charles was a godson of King Charles II, after whom he was named, and he was brought up as a Roman Catholic, but in 1679 under the influence of John Tillotson he became a member of the Church of England.

On his father's death he succeeded to the earldom of Shrewsbury; received an appointment in the household of Charles II, and served in the army under James II. Nonetheless, in 1687 he was in correspondence with the Prince of Orange, and he was one of the seven signatories of the letter of invitation to William in the following year. He contributed towards defraying the expenses of the projected invasion, and having crossed to Holland to join William, he landed with him in England in November 1688.

Shrewsbury became Secretary of State for the Southern Department in the first administration of William and Mary, but he resigned office in 1690 when the Tories gained the upper hand in parliament. While in opposition he brought forward the Triennial Bill, to which the king refused assent. In 1694 he again became Secretary of State; but there is some evidence that as early as 1690, when he resigned, he had gone over to the Jacobites ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1715</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:UK</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Godfrey Kneller and Studio</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:50</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:40</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Portrait of Charles Talbot, 1st Duke and 12th</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Traditional</td></tr>
<tr><td>Materials:Oil on Canvas</td></tr>

<tr><td>Location:london uk</td></tr>
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