European Heraldry :: House of Compton

House of Compton

Barons Compton in the Peerage of England (1572-1754)
Earls of Northampton in the Peerage of England (1618)
Marquesses of Northampton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1812)

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Earls of Northampton

  • Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton (1538–1589)

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1st Earl of Northampton KG

  • William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton, 2nd Baron Compton KG (d. 1630)
  • Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton, 3rd Baron Compton (1601–1643)
  • James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton, 4th Baron Compton (1622–1681)
  • George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton, 5th Baron Compton (1664–1727)

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5th Earl of Northampton

  • James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton, 6th Baron Compton (1687–1754), married  Elizabeth Shirley, 14th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley (1694–1741), daughter of Robert Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers.
  • George Compton, 6th Earl of Northampton (1692–1758)
  • Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton (1737–1763)
  • Spencer Compton, 8th Earl of Northampton (1738–1796)

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1st and 2nd Marquesses of Northampton

  • Charles Compton, 1st Marquess of Northampton, Earl Compton and Baron Wilmington, 9th Earl of Northampton (1760–1828)
  • Spencer Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton (1790–1851)

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3rd and 4th Marquesses of Northampton

  • Charles Douglas-Compton, 3rd Marquess of Northampton (1816–1877)
  • William Douglas-Maclean-Compton, 4th Marquess of Northampton KG (1818–1897)

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Marquesses of Northampton

  • William Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton KG (1851–1913)
  • William Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton (1885–1978)
  • Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton (b. 1946)

Baron Wilmington in the Peerage of Great britain (1728-1743)
Earl of Wilmington in the Peerage of Great britain (1730-1743)

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1st Earl of Wilmington KG

  • Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington and Viscount Pevensey, 1st Baron Wilmington  KG (1673-1743), third son of the James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton.

Barons Compton in the Peerage of England (1572-1855 abeyant)
Earls of Northampton in the Peerage of England (1618-1754)
Marquesses Townshend in the Peerage of Great britain (1787-1855)

  • Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton (1538–1589)
  • William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton, 2nd Baron Compton KG (d. 1630)
  • Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton, 3rd Baron Compton (1601–1643)
  • James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton, 4th Baron Compton (1622–1681)
  • George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton, 5th Baron Compton (1664–1727)
  • James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton, 6th Baron Compton (1687–1754)

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1st Marquess Townshend

  • Charlotte Townshend (nee Compton), 15th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley, 7th Baroness Compton (d. 1770), only surviving child of James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton, and Elizabeth, 14th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley and married George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend.

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George Townshend, as 1st Earl of Leicester

  • George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend, 1st Earl of Leicester, 16th Baron Ferrers of Chartley and 8th Baron Compton (1753–1811)
  • George Ferrars Townshend, 3rd Marquess Townshend, 2nd Earl of Leicester, 17th Baron Ferrers of Chartley and 9th Baron Compton (1778–1855)

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