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Baron Compton. 1630 beerbte er seinen Vater auch als 2. Earl of Northampton. Literatur und Weblinks. Martyn Bennett: The English Civil War. A Historical Companion. Stroud 2004. ISBN 0-7524-3186-2; William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton auf thepeerage.com; Einzelnachweise
The Compton family was quite extraordinary in their service to the Crown -- how William ended up as a Colonel of the Horse for the Parliamentarians, I don't know -- unless he was playing both sides at the same time, or spying for Charles II. "Spencer Compton was succeeded as 3rd Earl of Northampton by his eldest son, James Compton (1622-81).
William [Compton], 2nd Baron Compton later 1st Earl of Northampton. created. 2 Aug 1618 Earl of Northampton . The Barony of Compton was held by the Earls of Northampton from 2 Aug 1618 until 3 Oct 1754, when on the death of James [Compton], 5th Earl of Northampton and 6th Baron Compton, the barony passed to his only surviving daughter and heiress:
William Compton d. 1630 1st Earl of Northampton, 2nd Baron Compton: Francis Hastings 1560–1595: Henry c. 1555 –1640: Henry Hastings 1586–1643 5th Earl of Huntingdon: Spencer Compton 1601–1643 2nd Earl of Northampton, 3rd Baron Compton: Ferdinando Hastings 1609–1656 6th Earl of Huntingdon: Henry b. 1605
William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton — KG (d. 24 June 1630), known as Lord Compton from 1589 to 1618, was an English peer.Northampton was the son of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton, and Frances Anne Hastings.
Earl Compton, the son of the 7th Marquess, now lives on the Castle Ashby Estate whilst the Marquess himself continues the family tradition of managing the Castle Ashby and Compton Wynyates Estates. In 1512 William Compton purchased Castle Ashby from Sir John Hussey who, six years previously, had bought the Estate from Richard, 3rd Earl of Kent.
Copy of a letter written by Lady Elizabeth Compton to her husband William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton written in 1617 regarding expected payments from William,
