Baron Wilmington
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)
- Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington , 1st Baron Wilmington (around 1674–1743)
Barons Wilmington, second bestowal (1812)
- Charles Compton, 1st Marquess of Northampton , 1st Baron Wilmington (1760-1828)
- Spencer Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton , 2nd Baron Wilmington (1790-1851)
- Charles Compton, 3rd Marquess of Northampton , 3rd Baron Wilmington (1816–1877)
- William Compton, 4th Marquess of Northampton , 4th Baron Wilmington (1818-1897)
- William Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton , 5th Baron Wilmington (1851-1913)
- William Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton , 6th Baron Wilmington (1885–1978)
- Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton , 7th Baron Wilmington (* 1946)
Estimated heir ( Heir apparent ) is the only son of the current title holder, Daniel Compton, Earl Compton (* 1973)
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page