Earl of Northampton
Earl of Northampton is a hereditary British title of nobility awarded five times in the Peerage of England .
List of the Earls of Northampton
Earls of Northampton (Earl of the Honor of Huntingdon and Northampton), first award (1072)
- Waltheof (1050-1076)
Earls of Northampton (Earl of the Honor of Huntingdon and Northampton), second award (c. 1080)
- Simon I. de Senlis († 1111/13)
- Simon II. De Senlis (1103-1153)
- Simon III de Senlis (1138–1184)
Earls of Northampton, third bestowal (1337)
- William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton (around 1310-1360)
- Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford , 2nd Earl of Northampton (1342-1373)
Earls of Northampton, fourth bestowal (1604)
Subordinate title: Baron Howard of Marnhull (1604)
- Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton (1540-1614)
Earls of Northampton, fifth bestowal (1618)
Subordinate titles: 1. – 5. Earl: Baron Compton (1572)
- William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton († 1630)
- Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton (1601–1643)
- James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton (1622–1681)
- George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton (1664-1727)
- James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton (1687–1754)
- George Compton, 6th Earl of Northampton (1692–1758)
- Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton (1737–1763)
- Spencer Compton, 8th Earl of Northampton (1738–1796)
- Charles Compton, 1st Marquess of Northampton , 9th Earl of Northampton (1760-1828), raised in 1812 to Marquess of Northampton, Earl Compton and Baron Wilmington
- Spencer Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton , 10th Earl of Northampton (1790-1851)
- Charles Compton, 3rd Marquess of Northampton , 11th Earl of Northampton (1816–1877)
- William Compton, 4th Marquess of Northampton , 12th Earl of Northampton (1818-1897)
- William Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton , 13th Earl of Northampton (1851–1913)
- William Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton , 14th Earl of Northampton (1885–1978)
- Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton , 15th Earl of Northampton (* 1946)
Estimated heir ( Heir apparent ) is the only son of the current title holder, Daniel Compton, Earl Compton (born 1973).
See also
literature
- George Edward Cokayne: The Complete Peerage . Volume 6, George Bell & Sons, London 1895, p. 67 ff.
Web links
Commons : Earls of Northampton - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
