Earl of Northampton
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Earldom of Northampton subsidiary title of the Marquessate of Northampton | |
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Peerage | Peerage of England |
First holder | Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria |
Present holder | Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton and 16th Earl of Northampton |
Heir apparent | Daniel Compton, Earl Compton |
Status | Fifth creation extant |
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Seat(s) | Castle Ashby House Compton Wynyates |
Earl of Northampton is a title in the Peerage of England that has been created five times.
Earls of Northampton, first Creation (1071)[]
- Waltheof (d. 1076)
- Maud, Queen of Scotland (c.1074–1130/31)
- Simon II de Senlis (1103–1153)
- Simon III de Senlis (1138–1184)
Earls of Northampton, Second Creation (1337)[]
- William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton (c. 1310 – 1360)
- Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Northampton (and 7th Earl of Hereford) (1341–1373), earldom abeyant
Earl of Northampton, Second Creation (restored) (1384)[]
- Henry Bolingbroke, 3rd Earl of Northampton (1367–1413) earldom restored 1384; became king in 1399
Earl of Northampton, Third Creation (1399)[]
- Anne of Gloucester, 1st Countess of Northampton (1383-1438)
Earl of Northampton, Fourth Creation (1604)[]
- Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton (1540–1614)
Earls of Northampton, Fifth Creation (1618)[]
- See the Marquess of Northampton
See also[]
External links[]
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 765–767. .
Categories:
- Earldoms in England before 1066
- Earldoms in the Peerage of England
- Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of England
- British and Irish peerages which merged in the Crown
- Noble titles created in 1071
- Noble titles created in 1337
- Noble titles created in 1399
- Noble titles created in 1604
- Noble titles created in 1618