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.

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Compton family canonical 17

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English noble family ⓘ
associatedTitleCreationDate Earl of Northampton, 1618 ⓘ
Marquess of Northampton, 1812 ⓘ
associatedWithMonarch Charles I of England ⓘ
Henry VIII of England ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Castle Ashby

Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire ⓘ
linked to: Castle Ashby
founder Sir William Compton (courtier of Henry VIII) ⓘ
hereditaryOfficeHeld Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Marquess of Northampton ⓘ
notableBranch Earls of Northampton ⓘ
Marquesses of Northampton ⓘ
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 ⓘ
George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton ⓘ
James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton ⓘ
Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton ⓘ
Spencer Compton, 8th Earl of Northampton ⓘ
Spencer Douglas David Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton ⓘ
Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton ⓘ
William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton ⓘ
William Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton ⓘ
politicalAlignment Royalist (English Civil War) ⓘ
linked to: Royalists
politicalRole members of the House of Commons ⓘ
members of the House of Lords ⓘ
region Northamptonshire ⓘ
Warwickshire ⓘ
religionHistorically Church of England ⓘ
socialClass British aristocracy ⓘ
timePeriodOfProminence Georgian era ⓘ
Stuart period ⓘ
Tudor period ⓘ
linked to: Tudor England

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Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Henry Compton → nobleFamily → Compton family ⓘ
subject linked to: Henry Compton, Bishop of London
Earl of Northampton → notableFamily → Compton family ⓘ
Earl of Northampton → laterHolderFamily → Compton family ⓘ
Compton Family Ice Arena → namedAfter → Compton family ⓘ
Castle Ashby → associatedFamily → Compton family ⓘ
Newby Hall → hasOwner → Compton family ⓘ
Compton Wynyates → builtFor → Compton family ⓘ
Compton Wynyates → associatedWith → Compton family ⓘ
Compton Wynyates → ownedBy → Compton family ⓘ
Mary Noel → nobleFamily → Compton family ⓘ
Earl of Wilmington → nobleFamily → Compton family ⓘ
Compton Wynyates → builtFor → Compton family ⓘ
Compton Wynyates → ownership → Compton family ⓘ