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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.
Paternal Family Tree: Compton
On 18th August 1787 [his father] Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton (age 27) and [his step-mother] Maria Smith Marchioness Northampton (age 21) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton (age 49) and [his grandmother] Jane Lawton Countess Northampton.
On 2nd January 1790 Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton was born to Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton (age 29).
On 24th June 1815 Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton (age 25) and Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton (age 23) were married. He the son of Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton (age 55).
In 1816 [his son] Charles Compton 3rd Marquess Northampton was born to Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton (age 25) and [his wife] Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton (age 24).
On 21st June 1817 [his daughter] Marianne Margaret Compton was born to Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton (age 27) and [his wife] Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton (age 25).
In 1818 [his son] William Compton 4th Marquess Northampton was born to Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton (age 27) and [his wife] Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton (age 26).
In 1825 [his son] Bishop Alwyne Compton was born to Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton (age 34) and [his wife] Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton (age 33).
All About History Books
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 24th May 1828 [his father] Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton (age 68) died. His son Spencer (age 38) succeeded 2nd Marquess Northampton, 10th Earl of Northampton, 2nd Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 2nd Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex. [his wife] Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton (age 36) by marriage Marchioness Northampton.
On 14th March 1830 [his daughter] Margaret Compton was born to Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton (age 40) and [his wife] Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton (age 38) in Rome, Italy [Map].
On 2nd April 1830 [his wife] Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton (age 38) died in Rome. She was buried in Naples. Monument at Church of St Mary Magdalen, Castle Ashby [Map] sculpted by Pietro Tenerani (age 40) in 1836.
In 1841 [his son-in-law] John Hume Egerton (age 28) and [his daughter] Marianne Margaret Compton (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton (age 50) and [his former wife] Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton. He the son of John Cust 1st Earl Brownlow (age 61) and Amelia Sophia Hume.
On 21st August 1844 [his son] William Compton 4th Marquess Northampton (age 26) and [his daughter-in-law] Eliza Harriet Elliot Marchioness Northampton (age 24) were married at Naples [Map]. He the son of Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton (age 54) and [his former wife] Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton.
Around 1845. Thomas Phillips (age 74). Portrait of Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton (age 54).
On 17th January 1851 Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton (age 61) died. He was buried at Church of St Mary Magdalen, Castle Ashby [Map]. His son [his son] Charles (age 35) succeeded 3rd Marquess Northampton, 11th Earl of Northampton, 3rd Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 3rd Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex.
After 17th January 1851. Monument to Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton (deceased) at Church of St Mary Magdalen, Castle Ashby [Map]. Angel of the Resurrection sculpted by Pietro Tenerani (age 61) in 1866. The quote from First Letter to the Corinthians Chapter 15 Verse 52. The inscription on the side Marmoris hoc sculpti eloquens silentium spe futuri patri charissimo dicavit filius.
Floor tiles at Church of St Mary Magdalen, Castle Ashby [Map]: Here lies the bodies of [his grandmother] Jane the first wife of [his grandfather] Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton, [his father] Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton, Mary his wife also of Spencer Second Marquis of Northampton and Margaret his wife and also his grandchildren.
Jane Lawton Countess Northampton: In 1758 Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton and she were married. On 18th October 1763 Charles Compton 7th Earl of Northampton died. His brother Spencer succeeded 8th Earl of Northampton. She by marriage Countess of Northampton. On 26th November 1767 she died.
General photos of the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Easton Maudit [Map]. The floor tiles Minton installed by donated by [his son] Bishop Alwyne Compton son of Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton who lived at near by Castle Ashby House, Northamptonshire.
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 22 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Compton 4th Earl of Northampton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Noel Countess Northampton
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Compton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fox of Farley Wiltshire
Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephen Fox
Great x 4 Grandmother: Christian Palfreyman
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Fox Countess Northampton
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Whittle of the City of London
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Whittle
GrandFather: Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Lucy 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Kingsmill Lucy 2nd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Chapman Lady Lucy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Berkeley Lucy 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Berkeley 1st Earl Berkeley 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Theophila Berkeley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Massingberd Couness Berkeley
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Lucy 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Cotton
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Cotton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Cotton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Hutchinson 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Hutchinson 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Stanhope 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Jane Lawton Countess Northampton
Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England