George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury

George Talbot
6th Earl of Shrewsbury
Bornabout 1522 or 1528
Died18 November 1590
BuriedSheffield Cathedral
Spouse(s)Lady Gertrude Manners
Elizabeth Hardwick
IssueLord Francis Talbot
Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury
Edward Talbot, 8th Earl of Shrewsbury
Catherine Talbot
Mary Talbot
Grace Talbot
FatherFrancis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury
MotherMary Dacre
The execution of Mary, Queen of Scots at Fotheringhay Castle on 8 February 1587, drawn by Robert Beale, Clerk of the Privy Council, an eyewitness. The official witnesses, George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury and Henry Grey, 6th Earl of Kent are seated on the scaffold at left, identified as numbers 1 and 2. Sir Amias Paulet, Mary's gaoler, is identified as 3, top, seated left below dais
Arms of Talbot: Gules, a lion rampant or a bordure engrailed of the last
Quartered arms of George Talbot, KG, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury

George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, 6th Earl of Waterford, 12th Baron Talbot, KG, Earl Marshal (c. 1522/1528 – 18 November 1590) was an English magnate and military commander. He also held the subsidiary titles of 15th Baron Strange of Blackmere and 11th Baron Furnivall. He was best known for his tenure as keeper of Mary, Queen of Scots between 1568 and 1585, his marriage to his second wife Elizabeth Talbot (Bess of Hardwick), as well as his surviving collection of written work.