Biography of Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton 1544-1589

Paternal Family Tree: Compton

In or before 1544 [his father] Peter Compton (age 20) and [his mother] Anne Talbot Countess Pembroke (age 20) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] George Talbot 4th Earl of Shrewsbury and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Walden (age 52). She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 14 Jul 1544 Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton was born to Peter Compton and Anne Talbot Countess Pembroke (age 21).

After 20 Feb 1552 [his step-father] William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke (age 51) and [his mother] Anne Talbot Countess Pembroke (age 28) were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She the daughter of [his grandfather] George Talbot 4th Earl of Shrewsbury and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Walden (age 61). She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In 1563 Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton (age 18) was elected MP Old Sarum.

In 1571 Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton (age 26) was appointed High Sheriff of Warwickshire.

In 1572 Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton (age 27) was created 1st Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire.

Before 1574 Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton (age 29) and Frances Hastings Baroness Compton (age 40) were married. She by marriage Baroness Compton of Compton in Warwickshire. She the daughter of Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon (age 62). He the son of Peter Compton and Anne Talbot Countess Pembroke (age 50). They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.

In 1574 [his wife] Frances Hastings Baroness Compton (age 41) died.

After 10 Nov 1581 Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton (age 37) and Anne Spencer Countess Dorset were married. She by marriage Baroness Compton of Compton in Warwickshire. He the son of Peter Compton and Anne Talbot Countess Pembroke (age 58). He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.

Around 1584 [his son] Henry Compton was born to Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton (age 39) and [his wife] Anne Spencer Countess Dorset.

Trial of Mary Queen of Scots

                    On 14 Oct 1586 Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton (age 42), Lewis Mordaunt 3rd Baron Mordaunt (age 48), Henry Wentworth 3rd Baron Wentworth (age 28), Christopher Wray (age 62), John Stourton 9th Baron Stourton (age 33) and Edward Zouche 11th Baron Zouche Harringworth (age 30) sat in judgement on Mary Queen of Scots (age 43) in the Presence Chamber of Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire [Map].
                
                    Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu (age 57), George Clifford 3rd Earl of Cumberland (age 28), Henry Clinton 2nd Earl Lincoln (age 45), Henry Grey 6th Earl Kent (age 45), Edward Manners 3rd Earl of Rutland (age 37), Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby (age 55), Ambrose Dudley 3rd Earl Warwick (age 56), George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 58), Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 36), William Somerset 3rd Earl of Worcester (age 60), William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 66), Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 48) and Thomas Bromley (age 56) were present on the side of the Presence Chamber of Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire [Map].
                
                    John St John 2nd Baron St John (age 51) was present on the left side of the Presence Chamber of Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire [Map].
                
                    John Stourton 9th Baron Stourton was a juror.
                
                    Edward Manners 3rd Earl of Rutland was a commissioner.

On 10 Dec 1589 Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton (age 45) died. His son [his son] William Compton 1st Earl of Northampton succeeded 2nd Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire.

After 1591 William Stanley 3rd Baron Monteagle and [his former wife] Anne Spencer Countess Dorset were married. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.

On 04 Dec 1592 Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset (age 31) and [his former wife] Anne Spencer Countess Dorset were married. He the son of Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset (age 56) and Cicely Baker Countess Dorset (age 57).

On 22 Sep 1618 [his former wife] Anne Spencer Countess Dorset died.

[his daughter] Margaret Compton Baroness Mordaunt was born to Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton and Anne Spencer Countess Dorset.

[his son] Thomas Compton was born to Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton and Anne Spencer Countess Dorset.

[his son] William Compton 1st Earl of Northampton was born to Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton and Frances Hastings Baroness Compton.

Ancestors of Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton 1544-1589

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund Compton

GrandFather: William Compton

Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Aylworth

Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Aylworth

Father: Peter Compton

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Brereton

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Brereton

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Brereton 10th Lord Brereton

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Brereton

GrandMother: Werburga Brereton

Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Talbot 7th Baron Strange Blackmere 4th Baron Talbot 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John "Old Talbot" Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Talbot 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Neville Baron Furnivall 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Neville 6th Baroness Furnivall 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Furnival 5th Baroness Furnivall 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Talbot 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Butler 3rd Earl Ormonde 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James "White Earl" Butler 4th Earl Ormonde 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Welles Countess Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Butler Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Beauchamp 1st Baron Bergavenny 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Beauchamp Countess Ormonde 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Fitzalan Baroness Bergavenny 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

GrandFather: George Talbot 4th Earl of Shrewsbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Stafford 2nd Earl Stafford 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Beauchamp Countess Stafford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne of Gloucester Plantagenet Countess Eu and Stafford Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Bohun Duchess Gloucester 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Stafford Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Neville Duchess Buckingham Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Roet Duchess Lancaster

Mother: Anne Talbot Countess Pembroke 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Walden

GrandMother: Elizabeth Walden

Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton 1544-1589 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton 1544-1589

Royal Descendants of Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton 1544-1589

Ancestors of Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton 1544-1589