Lady Gertrude Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury (c. 1525 – January 1567),[1] formerly Gertrude Manners, was an English noblewoman of the Elizabethan period.
Francis, Lord Talbot (died 1582), who married Anne Herbert, a daughter of
the earl of Pembroke, but had no children. "Lord Talbot" was a
courtesy title, being one of his father's lesser titles. Anne was a niece of
Catherine Parr, sixth Queen to King
Henry VIII.
Catherine Talbot (died 1576), who married
Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, and had no children. Herbert was brother to Anne who married Lord Talbot. He was also a nephew of queen
Catherine Parr.
The countess died when her children were still young, and was buried in the family vault in Sheffield on 16 January 1567.[2] A few months later, her widower began a courtship of their friend and neighbour, the thrice-widowed
Bess of Hardwick,[1] which culminated in their marriage.