Marquess of Northampton

William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton

Coat of arms of the Marquess of Northampton first award

Coat of arms of the Marquesses of Northampton second award

Marquess of Northampton is a hereditary British title of nobility , which was awarded once each in the Peerage of England and in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

Family residences of the Marquesses are in particular Castle Ashby House in Northamptonshire and Compton Wynyates in Warwickshire .

Awards

On February 16, 1547, the title was first awarded in the Peerage of England to William Parr , the brother of Catherine Parr . Catherine Parr was the sixth and last wife of King Henry VIII of England . After the death of his son King Edward VI. , whose adviser William had been, the Catholic Queen Mary came to power in 1553, who stripped the Protestant William Parr of the title. After Elizabeth I ascended the throne , the title was returned in 1559. Since his first marriage had been annulled and his children from this marriage were not entitled to inheritance, but his second marriage remained childless, the title expired after William Parr's death in 1571.

The second award took place on September 7, 1812 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom to Charles Compton, 9th Earl of Northampton . He had a seat since 1784, first in the House of Commons , then from 1796 in the House of Lords .

Subordinate title

Parr had been awarded the titles Earl of Essex and Baron Parr , who also belonged to the Peerage of England , at the same time as the marquessate . These titles also expired with his death.

An ancestor of the first Marquess of the Second Award was elevated to Earl of Northampton in 1618 . This title also belongs to the Peerage of England. He was also active as a politician.

The first Marquess was awarded the dignity of Baron Wilmington , of Wilmington in the County of Sussex , and Earl Compton , of Compton in the County of Warwick, at the same time as the Marquessat . Both belong to the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

All titles are now run as subordinate titles by the respective Marquess of Northampton. The Marquess's eldest son bears the courtesy title of Earl Compton , and his eldest son that of Baron Wilmington .

Other titles

Another ancestor of the first Marquess of the second bestowal had been called to the House of Lords as Baron Compton , of Compton in the County of Warwick, in 1547 . This Barony by writ belongs to the Peerage of England and can also be inherited in the female line if there are no sons. This case occurred in 1754 when the fifth earl died, leaving no sons but a daughter who inherited the barony. Dignity has been in Abeyance since 1855 .

List of the Marquesses of Northampton