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Paternal Family Tree: Compton
Maternal Family Tree: Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden 1615-1655
In 1647 [his father] James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton (age 24) and [his step-mother] 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 [his grandfather] Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton and [his grandmother] Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton (age 43). They were half fourth cousins.
After 1647 [his father] James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton (age 24) and [his mother] Mary Noel Countess Northampton were married. She by marriage Countess of Northampton. He the son of [his grandfather] Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton and [his grandmother] Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton (age 43).
Around 1673 Spencer Compton 1st Earl Wilmington was born to [his father] James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton (age 50) and [his mother] Mary Noel Countess Northampton.
On 15th December 1681 [his father] James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton (age 59) died. His son [his brother] George (age 17) succeeded 4th Earl of Northampton, 5th Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire.
Around 1685 Spencer Compton 1st Earl Wilmington (age 12) educated at St Paul's School.
On 7th March 1685 [his brother-in-law] Charles Sackville 6th Earl Dorset 1st Earl Middlesex (age 42) and [his sister] Mary Compton Countess Dorset and Middlesex (age 16) were married. She by marriage Countess Dorset, Countess Middlesex. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of [his father] James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton and [his mother] Mary Noel Countess Northampton. He the son of Richard Sackville 5th Earl Dorset and Frances Cranfield Countess Dorset (age 63). They were half sixth cousins.
In 1686 [his brother] George Compton 4th Earl of Northampton (age 21) and [his sister-in-law] Jane Fox Countess Northampton (age 17) were married. He the son of [his father] James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton and [his mother] Mary Noel Countess Northampton.
Around 1687 Spencer Compton 1st Earl Wilmington (age 14) educated at Trinity College, Oxford University.
Around 1689 Spencer Compton 1st Earl Wilmington (age 16) admitted at Middle Temple.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 6th August 1691 [his sister] Mary Compton Countess Dorset and Middlesex (age 22) died of smallpox.
In 1698 Spencer Compton 1st Earl Wilmington (age 25) was elected MP Eye.
In 1702 [his brother] George Compton 4th Earl of Northampton (age 37) was appointed Privy Council.
In 1707 Spencer Compton 1st Earl Wilmington (age 34) was appointed Paymaster of Pensions.
In 1713 Spencer Compton 1st Earl Wilmington (age 40) was elected MP East Grinstead.
In 1715 Spencer Compton 1st Earl Wilmington (age 42) was appointed Speaker of the House of Commons.
In 1716 Spencer Compton 1st Earl Wilmington (age 43) was appointed Privy Council.
On 3rd July 1726 [his brother] George Compton 4th Earl of Northampton (age 61) and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Rushout Countess Northampton were married. She by marriage Countess of Northampton. He the son of [his father] James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton and [his mother] Mary Noel Countess Northampton.
On 25th January 1727 Thomas Spencer Wilson 6th Baronet was born to Thomas Wilson 4th Baronet (age 45). His forenames Thomas and Spencer from his godfathers Thomas Pelham Holles 1st Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne (age 33) and Spencer Compton 1st Earl Wilmington (age 54).
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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 15th April 1727 [his brother] George Compton 4th Earl of Northampton (age 62) died. His son [his nephew] James (age 39) succeeded 5th Earl of Northampton. Elizabeth Shirley Countess Northampton (age 32) by marriage Countess of Northampton.
In 1728 Spencer Compton 1st Earl Wilmington (age 55) was created 1st Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex.
In 1730 Spencer Compton 1st Earl Wilmington (age 57) was created 1st Earl Wilmington, 1st Viscount Pevensey.
In 1733 Spencer Compton 1st Earl Wilmington (age 60) was appointed 551st Knight of the Garter by King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 49). as a reward for not following through with his threat to resign over the Excise Crisis.
On 16th February 1742 Spencer Compton 1st Earl Wilmington (age 69) was appointed Prime Minister.
On 2nd July 1743 Spencer Compton 1st Earl Wilmington (age 70) died. Earl Wilmington, Viscount Pevensey and Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex extinct.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Compton
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Compton
Great x 4 Grandmother: Werburga Brereton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Talbot 4th Earl of Shrewsbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Talbot Countess Pembroke 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Walden
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Compton 1st Earl of Northampton 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Hastings Baroness Compton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Pole 1st Baron Montagu 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Neville Baroness Montagu 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Spencer
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Spencer
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Spencer Countess Northampton
Father: James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Beaumont 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Beaumont 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: George Pauncefote
Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Beaumont 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bassett 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Bassett 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Beaumont 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Armstrong
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Armstrong
GrandMother: Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Spencer Compton 1st Earl Wilmington 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Noel
Great x 3 Grandfather: Andrew Noel
Great x 2 Grandfather: Andrew Noel
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hopton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hopton
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Alexander Harrington
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Harrington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Moton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mabel Harrington
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sidney
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Pakenham
GrandFather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hicks
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Hicks
Great x 2 Grandfather: Baptist Hicks 1st Viscount Campden
Great x 1 Grandmother: Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard May
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden
Mother: Mary Noel Countess Northampton
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Wotton of Boughton Place in Kent
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Wotton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Wotton 1st Baron Wotton
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Wotton 2nd Baron Wotton
GrandMother: Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden