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Earl of Northampton Spencer Compton

Earl of Northampton Spencer Compton[1]

Male 1601 - 1643  (41 years)

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  • Name Spencer Compton  [2] 
    Prefix Earl of Northampton 
    Relationshipwith Kathleen Alice Jones-Rouse
    Birth May 1601  Compton Wynyates, , Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1612 
    Appointed Master of the Robes to the Prince of Wales 
    Member of 3 Nov 1616 
    Knight of Bath 
    Occupation 1618  [2] 
    Crested Earl of Northhampton by Queen Elizabeth 
    Occupation 1621  [4] 
    1621-1622
    A politician who sat in the House of Commons  
    Occupation 1623 
    Went to Spain attending Prince of Wales 
    Occupation 1630 
    2nd Earl of Northampton 
    Occupation Nov 1642  Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Given Military supervision of Banbury and the neighbouring country 
    Occupation 22 Dec 1642  Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    He was attacked in Banbury by the parliamentary forces on December 22, but relieved by Prince Rupert the next day. 
    Occupation 16 Mar 1643  Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    marched from Banbury 
    • He marched from Banbury to relieve Lichfield, and having failed there proceeded to Stafford, which he occupied. Thence on March 19, accompanied by three of his sons, he marched out with his troops and engaged Sir John Gell and Sir William Brereton at Hopton Heath.
    Death 16 Mar 1643  Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Hopton Heath - Were he was Royalist commander during the English Civil Wars.
    Burial 17 Mar 1643  Church of All-Hallows Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Death 19 Mar 1643  a small plain 2 miles distant from Startford England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    While in command of the force at the battle of Hopton Heath 
    Education His Education was completed at the University of Cambridge  [2] 
    To Lady Kathleen Great Grand Parent 
    Person ID I6461  Enchanted Family Tree
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2021 

    Father Earl of Northampton William Compton   d. 24 Jun 1630 
    Mother Elizabeth Spencer 
    Marriage 1594 
    Family ID F4096  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Beaumont,   b. 1604   d. 1654 (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage 1621 
    Children 
     1. Earl of Northampton James Compton,   b. 19 Aug 1622   d. 15 Dec 1681, Castle Ashby, Northampton, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     2. Bishop of London Henry Compton,   b. 1623   d. 7 Jul 1713, Fulham, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     3. Charles Compton,   b. 1642   d. 13 Nov 1661 (Age 19 years)
    +4. William Weillum Compton, I,   b. 1622-1623, , , England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1694, Gravesend, Kings, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     5. Spencer Compton,   b. 21 Feb 1628, Ludlow, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1659-1659, Bruges, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)
     6. Anne Compton,   c. 19 Feb 1638   d. 26 May 1705 (Age ~ 67 years)
     7. Penelope Compton,   b. 1639, Compton Wynyates, , Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Nov 1703 (Age 64 years)
     8. Sir Francis Compton,   b. 1630   d. 20 Dec 1716, Fulham, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    +9. Sir William Compton,   b. 1625, Compton Wynyates, , Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1663, Drury Lane, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)
    Family ID F3544  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - May 1601 - Compton Wynyates, , Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Given Military supervision of Banbury and the neighbouring country - Nov 1642 - Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - He was attacked in Banbury by the parliamentary forces on December 22, but relieved by Prince Rupert the next day. - 22 Dec 1642 - Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - marched from Banbury - 16 Mar 1643 - Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Mar 1643 - Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Spencer Compton     		Spencer Compton
    circa 1630

  • Sources 
    1. [S169] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Compton,_2nd_Earl_of_Northampton (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S38] Harold and Tilly (Compton) MacLeod with Pamela Halton Compton, The Loyalist Comptons of Prince Edward Island, (Harold S. MacLeod), Page V.

    3. [S38] Harold and Tilly (Compton) MacLeod with Pamela Halton Compton, The Loyalist Comptons of Prince Edward Island, (Harold S. MacLeod), Page V.
      He was born at his father's seat of Compton Whyngates in the county of Warwick.

    4. [S169] Wikipedia.
      Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton

    5. [S38] Harold and Tilly (Compton) MacLeod with Pamela Halton Compton, The Loyalist Comptons of Prince Edward Island, (Harold S. MacLeod), Page V (Reliability: 3).
      His body was carried by the enemy to Darby where it now lies in the Church of All-Hallows