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Spencer Compton, 2nd earl of Northampton (born May 1601—died March 19, 1643, Hopton Heath, Shropshire, Eng.) was a Royalist commander during the English Civil Wars. The son of William Compton, 1st earl in the Compton line (whom he succeeded in 1630), he warmly supported King Charles I.
Northampton was the son of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton, and Frances Hastings. His maternal grandparents were Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon and Catherine Pole. Catherine was a daughter of Henry Pole, 11th Baron Montacute and Lady Jane Nevill. Jane was in turn a daughter of George Nevill, 4th Baron Bergavenny and his wife Margaret ...
11 de jun. de 2018 · Wilmington, Spencer Compton, 1st earl of ( c. 1674–1743). A younger son of the earl of Northampton, he entered the Commons in his twenties and became Speaker in 1715. At the accession of George II in 1727 he was expected to become first minister, having served as treasurer to the prince, but was outmanœuvred by Walpole without difficulty.
Spencer Compton, 1er comte de Wilmington, KG , PC est un homme d'État britannique whig qui est sans interruption au gouvernement de 1715 jusqu'à sa mort. Il siège à la Chambre des communes anglaise et britannique entre 1698 et 1728, puis est élevé à la pairie et siège à la Chambre des lords.
Spencer Compton, First Earl of Wilmington — ‘George II’s Favourite Nonentity’. Chapter. pp 31–39. Cite this chapter. Download book PDF. Download book EPUB. Eighteenth-Century British Premiers. Dick Leonard. 74 Accesses.
11 de nov. de 2021 · Sir Spencer Compton, earl of Wilmington, is often overlooked, overshadowed by his colleague and predecessor Sir Robert Walpole. But as Dr Robin Eagles, editor of our Lords 1715-1790 project, suggests, Wilmington deserves more attention, particularly for his earlier role as Speaker of the House of Commons...
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