Biography of Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton 1760-1828

Paternal Family Tree: Compton

In 1758 [his father] Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton (age 19) and [his mother] Jane Lawton Countess Northampton were married.

On 24 Mar 1760 Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton was born to Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton (age 21) and Jane Lawton Countess Northampton.

On 18 Oct 1763 [his uncle] Charles Compton 7th Earl of Northampton (age 26) died. His brother [his father] Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton (age 25) succeeded 8th Earl of Northampton. [his mother] Jane Lawton Countess Northampton by marriage Countess of Northampton.

On 26 Nov 1767 [his mother] Jane Lawton Countess Northampton died.

On 18 Aug 1787 Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton (age 27) and Maria Smith Marchioness Northampton (age 21) were married. He the son of Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton (age 49) and Jane Lawton Countess Northampton.

On 02 Jan 1790 [his son] Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton was born to Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton (age 29).

On 07 Apr 1796 [his father] Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton (age 57) died. His son Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton (age 36) succeeded 9th Earl of Northampton. [his wife] Maria Smith Marchioness Northampton (age 30) by marriage Countess of Northampton.

In 1812 Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton (age 51) was created 1st Marquess Northampton, 1st Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 1st Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex. [his wife] Maria Smith Marchioness Northampton (age 46) by marriage Marchioness Northampton.

On 24 Jul 1815 [his son] Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton (age 25) and [his daughter-in-law] Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton (age 23) were married. He the son of Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton (age 55).

On 24 May 1828 Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton (age 68) died. His son [his son] Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton (age 38) succeeded 2nd Marquess Northampton, 10th Earl of Northampton, 2nd Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 2nd Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex. [his daughter-in-law] Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton (age 36) by marriage Marchioness Northampton.

On 14 Mar 1843 [his former wife] Maria Smith Marchioness Northampton (age 77) died.

Floor tiles at Church of St Mary Magdalen, Castle Ashby [Map]: Here lies the bodies of Jane the first wife of [his father] Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton, Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton, Mary his wife also of [his son] Spencer Second Marquis of Northampton and Margaret his wife and also his grandchildren.

Jane Lawton Countess Northampton: In 1758 Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton and she were married. On 18 Oct 1763 Charles Compton 7th Earl of Northampton died. His brother Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton succeeded 8th Earl of Northampton. She by marriage Countess of Northampton. On 26 Nov 1767 she died.

Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton: On 13 Dec 1791 she was born to Major-General William Douglas-Maclean-Clephane. On 24 Jul 1815 Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton and she were married. He the son of Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton. On 24 May 1828 Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton died. His son Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton succeeded 2nd Marquess Northampton, 10th Earl of Northampton, 2nd Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 2nd Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex. She by marriage Marchioness Northampton.

Royal Ancestors of Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton 1760-1828

Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Ancestors of Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton 1760-1828

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Compton 1st Earl of Northampton 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Spencer Countess Northampton

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Beaumont 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Compton 4th Earl of Northampton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden

Great x 3 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Noel Countess Northampton

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wotton 2nd Baron Wotton

Great x 3 Grandmother: Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden

GrandFather: Charles Compton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Fox of Farley Wiltshire

Great x 2 Grandfather: Stephen Fox

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Fox Countess Northampton

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Whittle of the City of London

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Whittle

Father: Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Lucy of Charlecote

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Lucy 1st Baronet

Great x 2 Grandfather: Kingsmill Lucy 2nd Baronet

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Chapman

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Chapman Lady Lucy

Great x 1 Grandfather: Berkeley Lucy 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Berkeley 8th Baron Berkeley 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Berkeley 1st Earl Berkeley 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stanhope Baroness Berkeley 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Theophila Berkeley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Massingberd

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Massingberd Couness Berkeley

GrandMother: Mary Lucy 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Cotton

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Cotton

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Cotton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Hutchinson

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Hutchinson 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Sacheverell 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella Hutchinson 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stanhope 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Stanhope 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Trentham

Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Mother: Jane Lawton Countess Northampton