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 | | SHREWSBURY, JOHN TALBOT, 1ST EARL OF [Shrewsbury, John Talbot, 1st earl of] shrōz´berē, shrooz´-, 1388?-1453, English soldier. |
 | | As lieutenant of Ireland (1414-19, 1445-47) he quelled unrest in that country, but he achieved his greatest fame for his military daring in France during the latter years of the Hundred Years War. |
 | | He was present at the siege of Orléans and was taken prisoner (1429) at Patay and held for four years. |
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