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Earl of Northampton is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
There have been four creations of Earl of Northampton:
1st. 1065. Waltheof Northumbria 1st Earl of Northampton 1st Earl Huntingdon -1076. Extinct. 6th June 1237.
2nd. January 1337. William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton 1309-1361. Extinct. 16th January 1373.
3rd. 13th March 1604. Henry Howard 1st Earl of Northampton 1540-1614. Extinct. 15th June 1614.
4th. 1618. William Compton 1st Earl of Northampton -1630. Extant.
Earl of Northampton is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Succeeded Countesses of England, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
1065. Waltheof Northumbria 1st Earl of Northampton 1st Earl Huntingdon created.
31st May 1076. Daughter Maud Queen Consort Scotland succeeded. See Revolt of the Earls.
1131. Son Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria succeeded.
12th June 1152. Half Brother Simon Senlis 4th Earl Huntingdon 4th Earl of Northampton succeeded.
1157. Nephew King Malcolm IV of Scotland granted.
December 1174. Half First Cousin Simon Senlis 7th Earl Huntingdon 6th Earl of Northampton succeeded. See Treaty of Falaise.
1184. Half First Cousin David Dunkeld 8th Earl Huntingdon succeeded.
17th June 1219. Son John Dunkeld 9th Earl Huntingdon 7th Earl Chester 8th Earl Northampton succeeded.
6th June 1237. Elen ferch Llewellyn Aberffraw Countess Huntingdon and Mar extinct.
In 1065 Waltheof Northumbria 1st Earl of Northampton 1st Earl Huntingdon was created 1st Earl of Northampton.
On 31st May 1076 Waltheof Northumbria 1st Earl of Northampton 1st Earl Huntingdon was beheaded at St Gile's Hill, Winchester. His daughter Maud (age 2) succeeded 2nd Countess Huntingdon, 2nd Countess of Northampton.
In 1131 Maud Queen Consort Scotland (age 57) died. Her son Henry (age 17) succeeded 3rd Earl Huntingdon, 3rd Earl of Northampton. Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria (age 11) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
In or before 1138 Simon Senlis 4th Earl Huntingdon 4th Earl of Northampton (age 39) and Isabel Beaumont Countess Huntingdon and Northampton were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon, Countess of Northampton. She the daughter of Robert Beaumont 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 33) and Amice Gael Countess Leicester. He the son of Simon Senlis 1st Earl of Northampton, Earl of Huntingdon and Maud Queen Consort Scotland.
On 12th June 1152 Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria (age 38) died. His half brother Simon (age 54) succeeded 4th Earl Huntingdon, 4th Earl of Northampton. His son Malcolm (age 11) succeeded 2nd Earl of Northumbria.
In 1157 brothers King Malcolm IV of Scotland (age 15) and King William I of Scotland (age 14) paid homage to King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 23) at Peverell Castle, Derbyshire [Map].
King Malcolm IV of Scotland was deprived of his lands in Cumbria and titles by King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. Earl of Northumbria forfeit.
King Malcolm IV of Scotland was granted 5th Earl Huntingdon, 5th Earl of Northampton.
King William I of Scotland was deprived of the Earldom of Northumbria.
In December 1174 King William I of Scotland (age 31), imprisoned at Falaise Castle [Map], signed the Treaty of Falaise by which he agreed King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 41) was overlord of Scotland. He also agreed to marry a bride of Henry's choosing. He married Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland (age 4) twelve years later.
Simon Senlis 7th Earl Huntingdon 6th Earl of Northampton (age 36) succeeded 7th Earl Huntingdon, 6th Earl of Northampton.
In 1184 Simon Senlis 7th Earl Huntingdon 6th Earl of Northampton (age 46) died. His half first cousin David (age 32) succeeded 8th Earl Huntingdon, 7th Earl of Northampton.
On 17th June 1219 David Dunkeld 8th Earl Huntingdon (age 67) died. His son John (age 12) succeeded 9th Earl Huntingdon, 8th Earl of Northampton. Elen ferch Llewellyn Aberffraw Countess Huntingdon and Mar (age 1) by marriage Countess Huntingdon, Countess of Northampton.
On 6th June 1237 John Dunkeld 9th Earl Huntingdon 7th Earl Chester 8th Earl Northampton (age 30) died. Matthew Paris suggests he was poisoned by his wife Elen ferch Llewellyn Aberffraw Countess Huntingdon and Mar (age 19). Earl Huntingdon, Earl of Northampton extinct. Earl Chester merged with the Crown.
Earl of Northampton is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
All About History Books
The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Summary
January 1337. William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton created. See 1337 Creation of Earls.
16th September 1360. Son Humphrey Bohun 7th Earl Hereford 6th Earl Essex 2nd Earl of Northampton succeeded.
16th January 1373. Humphrey Bohun 7th Earl Hereford 6th Earl Essex 2nd Earl of Northampton extinct.
In January 1337 King Edward III of England (age 24) created a number of new Earldom's probably in preparation for his forthcoming war against France ...
William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury (age 36) was created 1st Earl Salisbury. Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury (age 33) by marriage Countess Salisbury.
William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton (age 27) was created 1st Earl of Northampton. Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton (age 24) by marriage Countess of Northampton.
Hugh Audley 1st Earl Gloucester (age 46) was created 1st Earl Gloucester probably as compensation for his daughter Margaret Audley Countess Stafford (age 19) having been abducted by Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford (age 35).
Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk (age 38) was created 1st Earl Suffolk. Margaret Norwich Countess Suffolk (age 51) by marriage Countess Suffolk.
On 16th September 1360 William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton (age 50) died. He was buried either in the Courtenay Chantry Chapel at Exeter Cathedral [Map] or at Waldon Priory and Abbey [Map]. His son Humphrey (age 19) succeeded 2nd Earl of Northampton. Joan Fitzalan Countess Essex, Hereford and Northampton (age 13) by marriage Countess of Northampton.
On 16th January 1373 Humphrey Bohun 7th Earl Hereford 6th Earl Essex 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 31) died. He was buried at Waldon Priory and Abbey [Map]. Earl Hereford, Earl Essex, Earl of Northampton extinct. His estates were divided between his two daughters Eleanor Bohun Duchess Gloucester (age 7), wife of Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester (age 18) and Mary Bohun (age 5), wife of Henry of Bolingbroke (age 5), the future Henry IV, although the title and estates should have been inherited Gilbert Bohun who was a grandson of Humphrey Bohun 2nd Earl Hereford 1st Earl Essex.
Earl of Northampton is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
13th March 1604. Henry Howard 1st Earl of Northampton created.
15th June 1614. Henry Howard 1st Earl of Northampton extinct.
On 13th March 1604 Henry Howard 1st Earl of Northampton (age 64) was created 1st Earl of Northampton.
On 15th June 1614 Henry Howard 1st Earl of Northampton (age 74) died unmarried. He was buried at Chapel Dover Castle. Earl of Northampton extinct.
Earl of Northampton is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
1618. William Compton 1st Earl of Northampton created.
24th June 1630. Son Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton succeeded.
19th March 1643. Son James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton succeeded. See Battle of Hopton Heath.
15th December 1681. Son George Compton 4th Earl of Northampton succeeded.
15th April 1727. Son James Compton 5th Earl of Northampton succeeded.
3rd October 1754. Brother George Compton 6th Earl of Northampton succeeded.
6th December 1758. Nephew Charles Compton 7th Earl of Northampton succeeded.
18th October 1763. Brother Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton succeeded.
7th April 1796. Son Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton succeeded.
24th May 1828. Son Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton succeeded.
17th January 1851. Son Charles Compton 3rd Marquess Northampton succeeded.
3rd March 1877. Brother William Compton 4th Marquess Northampton succeeded.
1897. Son William George Spencer Scott Compton 5th Marquess Northampton succeeded.
15th June 1913. Son William Bingham Compton 6th Marquess Northampton succeeded.
30th January 1978. Son Spencer Compton 7th Marquess of Northampton succeeded.
In 1618 William Compton 1st Earl of Northampton was created 1st Earl of Northampton. Elizabeth Spencer Countess Northampton (age 42) by marriage Countess of Northampton.
On 24th June 1630 William Compton 1st Earl of Northampton died. His son Spencer (age 29) succeeded 2nd Earl of Northampton, 3rd Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire. Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton (age 26) by marriage Countess of Northampton.
On 19th March 1643 William Compton (age 18) and 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 succeeded 3rd Earl of Northampton, 4th Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire.
In 1647 James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton (age 24) and Isabella Sackville Countess Northampton (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess of Northampton. She the daughter of Richard Sackville 3rd Earl Dorset and Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke (age 56). He the son of Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton and Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton (age 43). They were half fourth cousins.
After 1647 James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton (age 24) and Mary Noel Countess Northampton were married. She by marriage Countess of Northampton. He the son of Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton and Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton (age 43).
On 15th December 1681 James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton (age 59) died. His son George (age 17) succeeded 4th Earl of Northampton, 5th Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire.
On 3rd July 1726 George Compton 4th Earl of Northampton (age 61) and Elizabeth Rushout Countess Northampton were married. She by marriage Countess of Northampton. He the son of James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton and Mary Noel Countess Northampton.
On 15th April 1727 George Compton 4th Earl of Northampton (age 62) died. His son James (age 39) succeeded 5th Earl of Northampton. Elizabeth Shirley Countess Northampton (age 32) by marriage Countess of Northampton.
On 3rd October 1754 James Compton 5th Earl of Northampton (age 67) died. His brother George (age 62) succeeded 6th Earl of Northampton. His daughter Charlotte succeeded 7th Baroness Compton of Compton in Warwickshire.
On 6th December 1758 George Compton 6th Earl of Northampton (age 66) died. His nephew Charles (age 21) succeeded 7th Earl of Northampton. Anne Somerset Countess Northampton (age 17) by marriage Countess of Northampton.
On 18th October 1763 Charles Compton 7th Earl of Northampton (age 26) died. His brother Spencer (age 25) succeeded 8th Earl of Northampton. Jane Lawton Countess Northampton by marriage Countess of Northampton.
On 7th April 1796 Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton (age 57) died. His son Charles (age 36) succeeded 9th Earl of Northampton. Maria Smith Marchioness Northampton (age 30) by marriage Countess of Northampton.
All About History Books
The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 24th May 1828 Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton (age 68) died. His son Spencer (age 38) succeeded 2nd Marquess Northampton, 10th Earl of Northampton, 2nd Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 2nd Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex. Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton (age 36) by marriage Marchioness Northampton.
On 17th January 1851 Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton (age 61) died. He was buried at Church of St Mary Magdalen, Castle Ashby [Map]. His son Charles (age 35) succeeded 3rd Marquess Northampton, 11th Earl of Northampton, 3rd Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 3rd Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex.
On 3rd March 1877 Charles Compton 3rd Marquess Northampton (age 61) died without issue. His brother William (age 59) succeeded 4th Marquess Northampton, 12th Earl of Northampton, 4th Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 4th Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex. Eliza Harriet Elliot Marchioness Northampton (age 57) by marriage Marchioness Northampton.
In 1897 William Compton 4th Marquess Northampton (age 79) died. His son William (age 45) succeeded 5th Marquess Northampton, 13th Earl of Northampton, 5th Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 5th Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex. Mary Florence Baring Marchioness Northampton (age 36) by marriage Marchioness Northampton.
On 15th June 1913 William George Spencer Scott Compton 5th Marquess Northampton (age 62) died in Acqui. His son William (age 27) succeeded 6th Marquess Northampton, 14th Earl of Northampton, 6th Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 6th Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex.
On 30th January 1978 William Bingham Compton 6th Marquess Northampton (age 92) died. His son Spencer (age 31) succeeded 7th Marquess Northampton, 15th Earl of Northampton, 7th Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 7th Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex.