William Talbot (died 1724)

William Talbot (c. 1643 – 26 December 1724) was an Irish Jacobite politician.

[1] Upon the death of his uncle in August 1691, he assumed his title as 2nd Earl of Tyrconnell in the Jacobite peerage; a claim never recognised by the English government.

Following the Williamite War in Ireland, Talbot was attainted and fled first to France and then to Spain, where he was commonly called Conde de Tyrconnel.

[2] Talbot entered the service of Philip V of Spain and fought in the War of the Spanish Succession.

He was aide-de-camp to Philippe II, Duke of Orléans during the Siege of Tortosa (1708).