Earl of Northampton

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The Earl of Northampton is a historic English noble title in the Peerage of England, long associated with prominent aristocratic families and political influence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf earldom ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ
title in the Peerage of England ⓘ
associatedWithCounty Northamptonshire ⓘ
associatedWithEstate Castle Ashby House ⓘ
linked to: Castle Ashby
associatedWithMonarch James VI and I ⓘ
William the Conqueror ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Northampton ⓘ
category English earldoms ⓘ
Noble titles created in the 11th century ⓘ
Noble titles created in the 17th century ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
extantAsOf 21st century ⓘ
firstCreationDate 1080 ⓘ
firstCreationMonarch William I of England ⓘ
firstHolder Simon I de Senlis ⓘ
linked to: Simon de Senlis II

Simon de Senlis, 1st Earl of Northampton ⓘ
genderRestriction male-preference primogeniture (historically) ⓘ
hasLowerPrecedenceThan marquesses of England ⓘ
hasMultipleCreations true ⓘ
hasParliamentaryRole seat in the House of Lords (historically) ⓘ
hasPrecedenceOver viscounts of England ⓘ
hasTitleHolderResidence Northamptonshire ⓘ
heraldicAspect has coat of arms ⓘ
historicalSignificance early Stuart peerage ⓘ
medieval English nobility ⓘ
jurisdiction England ⓘ
laterCreationDate 1618 ⓘ
laterCreationMonarch James I of England ⓘ
linked to: James VI and I
laterHolderFamily Compton family ⓘ
locatedInJurisdiction Peerage of England ⓘ
nobleRank Earl ⓘ
notableFamily Compton family ⓘ
Parr family ⓘ
de Senlis family ⓘ
linked to: de Vaux family
notableHolder Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton ⓘ
William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton (1618 creation) ⓘ
peerageRankOrder below marquess and above viscount ⓘ
politicalInfluence involved in English national politics ⓘ
status extant ⓘ
titleLanguage English ⓘ
titleType substantive title ⓘ
traditionalStyle The Right Honourable ⓘ

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Referenced by (18)

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Henry IV of England → title → Earl of Northampton ⓘ
subject linked to: King Henry IV of England
Maud, Countess of Huntingdon → associatedWith → earldom of Northampton ⓘ
linked to: Earl of Northampton
Earl of Huntingdon → linkedToTitle → Earl of Northampton ⓘ
Humphrey de Bohun, 6th Earl of Hereford → title → 2nd Earl of Northampton ⓘ
linked to: Earl of Northampton
Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria → nobleTitle → Earl of Northampton ⓘ
Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria → positionHeld → Earl of Northampton ⓘ
Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford → title → 2nd Earl of Northampton ⓘ
linked to: Earl of Northampton
Compton family → nobleTitleAssociatedWith → Earl of Northampton ⓘ
William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton → nobleTitle → Earl of Northampton ⓘ
subject linked to: 1st Earl of Northampton
William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton → honour → Earl of Northampton ⓘ
subject linked to: 1st Earl of Northampton
Bohun family → nobleTitleHeld → Earl of Northampton ⓘ
Simon de Senlis II → title → Earl of Northampton ⓘ
Simon de Senlis II → positionHeld → Earl of Northampton ⓘ