Earl of Northampton

Earldom of Northampton subsidiary title of the Marquessate of Northampton
Coat of arms of Spencer Compton, Marquess and Earl of Northampton.
Creation date	1071 (first creation) 1337 (second creation) 1399 (third creation) 1604 (fourth creation) 1618 (fifth creation)
Created by	William the Conqueror (first creation) Edward III (second creation) Henry IV (third creation) James VI and I (fourth and fifth creations)
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
Extinction date	1184 (first creation) 1399(second creation) 1438 (third creation) 1614 (fourth creation)
Seat(s)	Castle Ashby House Compton Wynyates

Earl of Northampton is a title in the Peerage of England that has been created five times.^[1]

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, Countess of Northampton (1383–1438)

Earl of Northampton, Fourth Creation (1604)

Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton (1540–1614)

Earls of Northampton, Fifth Creation (1618)

See the Marquess of Northampton

References

^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Northampton, Earls and Marquesses of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 765–767.

See also

Earl of Huntingdon (1065 creation)

Huntingdon (7th creation), Northampton, and Wilmington family tree

Robert
1000–1035
Duke of Normandy

Adelaide of Normandy
c. 1030–before 1090
Countess of Aumale

William the Conqueror
c. 1028–1087
King of England

Earl of Huntingdon (1st creation), 1065
Earl of Northampton (1st creation), 1071

Waltheof
d. 1076
Earl of Northumbria, 1st Earl of Huntingdon and Earl of Northampton

Judith of Lens
1054/1055–c. 1090, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon

Maud
c. 1074–1130
3rd Countess of Huntingdon, 2nd Countess of Northampton
Queen of Scotland

Simon I de Senlis
d. 1111–1113
3rd Earl of Huntingdon, 2nd Earl of Northampton jure uxoris

Simon II de Senlis
c. 1098–1153
4th Earl of Huntingdon, 3rd Earl of Northampton

Simon III de Senlis
c. 1138–1184
5th Earl of Huntingdon, 4th Earl of Northampton

Earldom of Northampton (1st creation) reverted to the Crown, 1184

Earl of Northampton (2nd creation), 1337

William de Bohun
c. 1312 – 1373
Earl of Hereford, Earl of Essex, 1st Earl of Northampton

Edward III
1312–1377
King of England

Humphrey de Bohun
1342–1373
Earl of Hereford, Earl of Essex, 2nd Earl of Northampton

John of Gaunt
1340–1399
Duke of Lancaster

Thomas of Woodstock
1355–1397
Duke of Gloucester

Earldom of Northampton (2nd creation) abeyant, 1373

Earl of Northampton (2nd creation restored), 1384

Earl of Northampton (3rd creation), 1399

Henry Bolingbroke
c. 1367 – 1413
3rd Earl of Northampton, later King Henry IV

Anne of Gloucester
1383–1438
Countess of Northampton

Earldom of Northampton (2nd creation) merged in the crown, 1399

Earldom of Northampton (3rd creation) extinct, 1438

Earl of Huntingdon (7th creation), 1529

George Hastings
1488–1544
1st Earl of Huntingdon

Baron Hastings of Loughborough, 1558

Francis Hastings
1514–1561
2nd Earl of Huntingdon

Edward Hastings
c. 1521–1572
Baron Hastings of Loughborough

Barony Hastings of Loughborough extinct, 1572

Earl of Northampton, (4th creation), 1604

Baron Compton, 1572

Henry Howard
1540–1614
Earl of Northampton

Henry Compton
1544–1589
1st Baron Compton

Frances Anne Hastings
1533–1574

Henry Hastings
1536–1595
3rd Earl of Huntingdon

George Hastings
1540–1604
4th Earl of Huntingdon

Edward Hastings
1541–1603

Earldom of Northampton (4th creation) extinct, 1614

Earl of Northampton (5th creation), 1618

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
3rd Earl of Northampton, 4th Baron Compton

Theophilus Hastings
1650–1701
7th Earl of Huntingdon

Richard
1645–1714

Baron Wilmington, 1728
Earl of Wilmington and Viscount Pevensey, 1730

George Compton
1664–1727
4th Earl of Northampton, 5th Baron Compton

Spencer Compton
c. 1674 – 1743
Earl of Wilmington, Viscount Pevensey, Baron Wilmington

George Hastings
1677–1705
8th Earl of Huntingdon

Henry
1701–1786

Earldom of Wilmington, Vicountcy Pevensey, and Barony Wilmington extinct, 1743

James Compton
1687–1754
5th Earl of Northampton, 6th Baron Compton

George Compton
1692–1758
6th Earl of Northampton

Charles Compton

Theophilus Hastings
c. 1696–1746
9th Earl of Huntingdon

Charlotte Townshend
d. 1770
Viscountess Townshend, Baroness Ferrers of Chartley, 7th Baroness Compton

Charles Compton
1737–1763
7th Earl of Northampton

Francis Hastings
1729–1789
10th Earl of Huntingdon

Theophilus Hastings
1728–1804
11th Earl of Huntingdon de jure

George
1735–1802

Earldom of Huntingdon dormant/abeyant, 1804

George Townshend
1753–1811
Marquess Townshend, Earl of Leicester, Viscount Townshend, Baron Townshend, Baron Ferrers of Chartley, 8th Baron Compton

Spencer Compton
1760–1828
8th Earl of Northampton

Marquess of Northampton (2nd creation), Earl Compton and Baron Wilmington, 1812

Earldom of Huntingdon claim restored, 1819

George Townshend
(1778–1885)
Marquess Townshend, Earl of Leicester, Viscount Townshend, Baron Townshend, Baron Ferrers of Chartley, 9th Baron Compton

Charles Compton
1760–1828
1st Marquess of Northampton, Earl Compton, and Baron Wilmington,
9th Earl of Northampton

Hans "Francis" Hastings
1779–1828
12th Earl of Huntingdon

Barony Compton abeyant, 1855

Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton
1790–1851
2nd Marquess of Northampton, Earl Compton, and Baron Wilmington,
10th Earl of Northampton

Charles Douglas-Compton
1816–1877
3rd Marquess of Northampton, Earl Compton, and Baron Wilmington,
11th Earl of Northampton

William Compton
1818–1897
4th Marquess of Northampton, Earl Compton, and Baron Wilmington,
12th Earl of Northampton

Francis Theophilus Henry Hastings
1808–1875
13th Earl of Huntingdon

George
1814–1876

Francis Power Plantagenet Hastings
1841–1885
14th Earl of Huntingdon

William George Spencer Scott Compton
1851–1913
5th Marquess of Northampton, Earl Compton, and Baron Wilmington,
13th Earl of Northampton

Warner Francis John Plantagenet Hastings
1868–1939
15th Earl of Huntingdon

Aubrey
1878–1929

Hans
1865–1933

William Bingham Compton
1885–1978
6th Marquess of Northampton, Earl Compton, and Baron Wilmington,
14th Earl of Northampton

Francis John Clarence Westenra Plantagenet Hastings
1901–1990
16th Earl of Huntingdon

Peter Hastings-Bass
1920–1964

George
1905–1981

Spencer Douglas David Compton
b. 1946
7th Marquess of Northampton, Earl Compton, and Baron Wilmington,
15th Earl of Northampton

William Edward Robin Hood Hastings-Bass
b. 1948
17th Earl of Huntingdon

John Hastings-Bass
b. 1954

George
1938–2005

Heir presumptive to the Earldom of Huntingdon

Daniel Bingham Compton
b. 1973
styled Earl Compton

Adam
b. 1977

Heir apparent to the Marquessate of Northampton

Second Heir presumptive to the Earldom of Huntingdon