Compton family
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The Compton family is an English noble lineage historically prominent in politics and society, notably associated with the Earls and Marquesses of Northampton.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Compton family canonical | 7 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | English noble family ⓘ |
| associatedTitleCreationDate |
Earl of Northampton, 1618
GENERATED
ⓘ
Marquess of Northampton, 1812 GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonarch |
Charles I of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
British aristocratic families
ⓘ
English noble families ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | Sable, a lion passant guardant or between three helmets argent ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| estateType | country house estate ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English people ⓘ |
| familySeat |
Castle Ashby House
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Sir William Compton (courtier of Henry VIII) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hereditaryOfficeHeld | Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyProminentIn |
British high society
ⓘ
British politics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nobleRank |
peerage of England
ⓘ
peerage of Great Britain ⓘ peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| nobleTitleAssociatedWith |
Earl of Northampton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marquess of Northampton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBranch |
Earls of Northampton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marquesses of Northampton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
landownership in Northamptonshire
ⓘ
participation in the House of Lords ⓘ service at the court of Henry VIII ⓘ support for the monarchy during the English Civil War ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton NERFINISHED ⓘ James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton NERFINISHED ⓘ Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton NERFINISHED ⓘ Spencer Compton, 8th Earl of Northampton NERFINISHED ⓘ Spencer Douglas David Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton NERFINISHED ⓘ Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton NERFINISHED ⓘ William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton NERFINISHED ⓘ William Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Royalist (English Civil War) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
members of the House of Commons
ⓘ
members of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| region |
Northamptonshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warwickshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistorically | Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | British aristocracy ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
Georgian era
ⓘ
Stuart period NERFINISHED ⓘ Tudor period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Henry Compton