Biography of Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton 1601-1643
Paternal Family Tree: Compton
Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton was appointed Master of the Robes to the Prince of Wales.
In 1599 [his father] William Compton 1st Earl of Northampton and [his mother] Elizabeth Spencer Countess Northampton were married. She by marriage Baroness Compton of Compton in Warwickshire.
In May 1601 Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton was born to William Compton 1st Earl of Northampton and Elizabeth Spencer Countess Northampton.
On 03 Nov 1616 Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 15) was appointed Knight of the Bath.
In 1621 Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 19) was elected MP Ludlow.
Before 19 Aug 1622 Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 21) and Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton (age 18) were married. He the son of William Compton 1st Earl of Northampton and Elizabeth Spencer Countess Northampton.
On 19 Aug 1622 [his son] James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton was born to Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 21) and [his wife] Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton (age 18).
In 1625 [his son] Charles Compton was born to Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 23) and [his wife] Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton (age 21).
In 1625 [his son] William Compton was born to Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 23) and [his wife] Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton (age 21).
Around 1629 [his son] Francis Compton was born to Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 27) and [his wife] Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton (age 25).
Around 1630 Cornelius Johnson (age 36). Portrait of Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 28).
On 24 Jun 1630 [his father] William Compton 1st Earl of Northampton died. His son Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 29) succeeded 2nd Earl of Northampton, 3rd Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire. [his wife] Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton (age 26) by marriage Countess of Northampton.
In 1632 [his son] Bishop Henry Compton was born to Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 30) and [his wife] Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton (age 28).
Around 1636 [his son] Spencer Compton was born to Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 34) and [his wife] Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton (age 32) at Compton Wynyates, Warwickshire [Map].
In 1637 [his daughter] Anne Compton Lady Rushout was born to Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 35) and [his wife] Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton (age 33).
On 23 Oct 1642 the Battle of Edge Hill was fought at Edge Hill [Map]. The Royal army was commanded by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 41) (with his son King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 12) present), Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland (age 22) and Richard Spencer (age 49) commanded the army that included Maurice Palatinate Simmern (age 21), Richard Byron 2nd Baron Byron (age 36), Lucius Carey 2nd Viscount Falkland (age 32), Charles Cavendish (age 22), Henry Newton aka Puckering 3rd Baronet (age 24), Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 41), Thomas Salusbury 2nd Baronet (age 30), John Byron 1st Baron Byron (age 43) and William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 55).
George Stewart 9th Seigneur D'Aubigny (age 24) was killed.
Of the Parliamentary army Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh (age 34) and Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex (age 51). Oliver St John 5th Baron St John (age 39) was wounded.
Samuel Sandys (age 27) commanded a troop of horse.
Richard Sandys (age 26) was killed.
Thomas Strickland (age 20) was knighted on the field for his gallantry.
Henry Hunloke 1st Baronet (age 24) was knighted by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
William Dugdale (age 37) witnessed the battle and subsequently surveyed the battlefield.
John Hinton (age 38) was present.
Edward Verney (age 52) was killed.
John Assheton (age 29) was killed.
Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey (age 59) was killed. His son Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey (age 34) succeeded 2nd Earl Lindsey, 15th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. Martha Cockayne Countess Lindsey and Holderness by marriage Countess Lindsey.
William Pennyman 1st Baronet (age 35) commanded a regiment, of which he served as Colonel, which he led for the King.
Edward Stradling 2nd Baronet (age 42) fought for the King, was captured imprisoned for seven months, and died a month after his release.
On 19 Mar 1643 [his son] William Compton (age 18) and [his son] James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton (age 20) fought for the Royalist army at Hopton Heath, Staffordshire.
Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 41) was killed. His son James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton succeeded 3rd Earl of Northampton, 4th Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire.
On 18 Mar 1654 [his former wife] Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton (age 50) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Philip IV King France
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Compton
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Compton
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Aylworth
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Aylworth
Great x 1 Grandfather: Peter Compton
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Brereton 10th Lord Brereton
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Brereton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Werburga Brereton
GrandFather: Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Talbot 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Talbot 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Butler Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Talbot 4th Earl of Shrewsbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham 
Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Stafford Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Neville Duchess Buckingham 
Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Talbot Countess Pembroke 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Walden
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Walden
Father: William Compton 1st Earl of Northampton 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Neville Baroness Bonville and Hastings 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Hungerford 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Hungerford Baroness Hastings, 4th Baroness Hungerford, 5th Baroness Botreaux and 2nd Baroness Moleyns 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Percy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Beaufort 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
GrandMother: Frances Hastings Baroness Compton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Pole 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Pole 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Edith St John 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Pole 1st Baron Montagu 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George York 1st Duke of Clarence 
2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret York Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Neville Duchess Clarence 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Neville 4th and 2nd Baron Bergavenny 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Neville 5th and 3rd Baron Bergavenny 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Fenne Baroness Bergavenny
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Neville Baroness Montagu 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Fitzalan 17th Earl of Arundel 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Fitzalan Baroness Bergavenny 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Woodville Countess Arundel 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Spencer
GrandFather: John Spencer
Mother: Elizabeth Spencer Countess Northampton