Baron Wilmington

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Baron Wilmington , of Wilmington in the County of Sussex , is a hereditary British title of nobility , created once each in the Peerage of Great Britain and in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

Award and subordinate titles

The first award was created on January 8, 1728 in the Peerage of Great Britain for the House of Commons and later Prime Minister Sir Spencer Compton . On May 14, 1730 he was also raised to Earl of Wilmington and Viscount Pevensey . The title expired when he died unmarried and childless on July 2, 1743.

In the second award, the title was created on September 7, 1812 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for Charles Compton, 9th Earl of Northampton , together with the parent titles Marquess of Northampton and Earl Compton . As early as 1796 he had inherited the title Earl of Northampton , which was created in 1618 in the Peerage of England . Today his descendant Spencer Compton holds the title as 7th Marquess and 7th Baron.

List of Barons Wilmington

Barons Wilmington, first bestowal (1728)

Barons Wilmington, second bestowal (1812)

Estimated heir ( Heir apparent ) is the only son of the current title holder, Daniel Compton, Earl Compton (* 1973)

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