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William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton
 
d.24 Jun 1630
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  1. William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton - 1630
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  1. Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton1601 - 1643
  2. Anne Compton
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Name William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton
Gender Male
Marriage to Elizabeth Spencer
Death[1] 24 Jun 1630
Reference Number? Q2578296?


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William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton, KG (died 24 June 1630), known as 2nd Baron Compton from 1589 to 1618, was an English nobleman, peer, and politician.

Northampton was the son of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton, and Frances Hastings. His maternal grandparents were Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon and Catherine Pole. Catherine was a daughter of Henry Pole, 11th Baron Montacute and Lady Jane Nevill. Jane was in turn a daughter of George Nevill, 4th Baron Bergavenny and his wife Margaret, daughter of Hugh Fenn.

In June 1590 he went to Edinburgh with Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester to congratulate James VI on his marriage to Anne of Denmark. Compton watched 'pastimes' on the sand on Leith.

He notably served as Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire and of Gloucestershire and as Lord President of the Marches and of the Dominion of Wales. In 1618 he was created Earl of Northampton.

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  1. ↑ William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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