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EARLS AND MARQUESSES OF NORTHAMPTON

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Originally appearing in Volume V19, Page 766 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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NORTHAMPTON  . The See also:Northampton See also:title has been held in various See also:English families . About 1o8o See also:Simon de Senlis (d . 1too), a See also:Norman See also:noble, and the builder of Northampton See also:Castle, was created See also:earl of Northampton as well as earl of See also:Huntingdon by See also:William the Conqueror; his son Simon (d . 1153) was also recognized in the title about 1141, though his stepfather, See also:David, See also:king of See also:Scotland (1084-1153), had meanwhile obtained the earldom in right of his wife . The second Simon died childless . In 1337 William de See also:Bohun (c . 1310-136o), a distinguished soldier, son of See also:Humphrey de Bohun, 4th earl of See also:Hereford and 3rd earl of See also:Essex, was created earl of Northampton; and his son Humphrey, who succeeded, See also:fell See also:heir in 1361 to the earldoms of Hereford and Essex, which thus became See also:united under that of Hereford . The titles, however, became See also:extinct at his See also:death in 1372 . In 1547 William See also:Parr (1513-1571), son of See also:Sir See also:Thomas Parr and See also:brother of See also:Catherine Parr, was created See also:marquess of Northampton, and though attainted in 1553 was recreated marquess in 1559 . He took See also:part in suppressing the rising in the See also:north of See also:England in 1537, and after serving as member of See also:parliament for See also:Northamptonshire was made See also:Baron Parr in 1539 . In See also:December 1543, just after his See also:sister had married the king, he was created earl of Essex, a title formerly held by his See also:father-in-See also:law, See also:Henry See also:Bourchier, who had died in See also:March 1J40 .

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Edward VI., who called him " his honest See also:uncle," Parr was equally prominent, being See also:lord-See also:lieutenant of five of the eastern counties, and being See also:great See also:chamberlain from 1550 to 1553 . He favoured the claim of See also:Lady Jane See also:Grey to the English See also:throne and consequently the See also:accession of See also:Queen See also:Mary was quickly followed by his See also:attainder . Although sentenced to death he was pardoned Economic Development of the See also:Continent . and released from See also:prison at the end of 1553• After enjoying the favour of Queen See also:Elizabeth, Northampton died at See also:Warwick on the 28th of See also:October 1571 . He See also:left no See also:children and his marquessate became extinct . In 1604 Henry See also:Howard (see below) was created earl of Northampton, his title dying with him . It next passed into the See also:Compton See also:family, where it has since remained . The 1st earl of Northampton in this See also:line, William Compton (d . 163o), who received the title in 1618, was a great-See also:grandson of the Sir William Compton (1482—1528) who was with Henry VIII. at the See also:Field of the See also:Cloth of See also:Gold, and his son the 2nd earl is noticed below . The 9th earl, See also:Charles Compton (1760-1828), was created a marquess in 1812, receiving at the same See also:time the titles of Earl Compton and Baron See also:Wilmington . His son See also:Spencer See also:Joshua Alwyne, the 2nd marquess (1790-1851), was See also:president of the Royal Society from 1838 to 1848; the latter's son Lord Alwyne Compton (1825—1906) was See also:bishop of See also:Ely from ,886 to 1905 . The 5th marquess (b .

1851), :son of the 4th marquess (1818—1897), was, as Earl Compton, a Liberal member of parliament from 1889 to 1897 .

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