Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury was a British Whig statesman who was part of the Immortal Seven group that invited William of Orange to depose King James II of England during the Glorious Revol
Portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller, c. 1699–1700
Shrewsbury in the robes of the Order of the Garter, holding his staff of office as Lord Chamberlain, a post he held 1699-1700 for William III and again 1710-1715 for Anne and for George I.
Adelhida Paleotti became Charles Talbot's wife in 1705.
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The lord high treasurer was an English government position and subsequently a British government position since the Acts of Union of 1707 between England and Scotland. A holder of the post would have
Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury
…by the impending death of Queen Anne. On 29 July, when the queen was dying, the Earl of Oxford received his long-delayed dismissal from the office of Lord Treasurer. On 30 July, Shrewsbury and other ministers assembled at Kensington Palace and, being admitted to the queen's bedchamber, Bolingbroke recommended the…
The Lord High Treasurer bears a white staff as his symbol of office. This is William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley.