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This miniature, framed in a black cloisonné enamel locket which would have been worn pinned to the body or on a ribbon at the neck, encapsulates many of the qualities which made the newly-developed art form of the portrait miniature so popular at the Tudor Court. The sitter was for many years identified as James I, but is now known to be William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton, the owner of ...
Northampton was the son of William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir John Spencer, Lord Mayor of London. He was created a Knight of the Bath on 3 November 1616. In 1621 he was elected Member of Parliament for Ludlow.
30 de abr. de 2024 · 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. On the outbreak of the Civil War he was entrusted with ...
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: James Compton 1622–1681
William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton KG (died 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 Hastings. His maternal grandparents were Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon and Catherine Pole.
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William was created Earl of Northampton in 1337, one of the six earls created by Edward III to renew the ranks of the higher nobility. Since de Bohun was a younger son, and did not have an income suitable to his rank, he was given an annuity until suitable estates could be found. In 1349 he became a Knight of the Garter.
