Bishop Alwyne Compton 1825-1906

Paternal Family Tree: Compton

On 24th June 1815 [his father] Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton [aged 25] and [his mother] Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton [aged 23] were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton [aged 55].

In 1825 Bishop Alwyne Compton was born to Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton [aged 34] and Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton [aged 33].

On 24th May 1828 [his grandfather] Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton [aged 68] died. His son [his father] Spencer [aged 38] succeeded 2nd Marquess Northampton, 10th Earl of Northampton, 2nd Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 2nd Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex. [his mother] Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton [aged 36] by marriage Marchioness Northampton.

On 2nd April 1830 [his mother] Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton [aged 38] died in Rome. She was buried in Naples. Monument at Church of St Mary Magdalen, Castle Ashby [Map] sculpted by Pietro Tenerani [aged 40] in 1836.

On 21st August 1844 [his brother] William Compton 4th Marquess Northampton [aged 26] and [his sister-in-law] Eliza Harriet Elliot Marchioness Northampton [aged 24] were married at Naples [Map]. He the son of [his father] Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton [aged 54] and [his mother] Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton.

On 17th January 1851 [his father] Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton [aged 61] died. He was buried at Church of St Mary Magdalen, Castle Ashby [Map]. His son [his brother] Charles [aged 35] succeeded 3rd Marquess Northampton, 11th Earl of Northampton, 3rd Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 3rd Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex.

On 5th July 1859 [his brother] Charles Compton 3rd Marquess Northampton [aged 43] and [his sister-in-law] Theodosia Harriett Elizabeth Vyner [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Marchioness Northampton. He the son of [his father] Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton and [his mother] Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton.

In 1879 Bishop Alwyne Compton [aged 54] was appointed Dean Worcester.

In 1882 Bishop Alwyne Compton [aged 57] was appointed Lord High Almoner.

In 1886 Bishop Alwyne Compton [aged 61] was appointed Bishop of Ely.

Memoires of Jacques du Clercq

This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.

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In 1906 Bishop Alwyne Compton [aged 81] died.

General photos of the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Easton Maudit [Map]. The floor tiles Minton installed by donated by Bishop Alwyne Compton son of [his father] Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton who lived at near by Castle Ashby House, Northamptonshire.

Royal Ancestors of Bishop Alwyne Compton 1825-1906

Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 20 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Ancestors of Bishop Alwyne Compton 1825-1906

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Compton 4th Earl of Northampton 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Noel Countess Northampton 22 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Compton 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephen Fox

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Fox Countess Northampton

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Whittle

Great x 1 Grandfather: Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Kingsmill Lucy 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Berkeley Lucy 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Theophila Berkeley 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Lucy 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Cotton

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Cotton 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Hutchinson 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Grandfather: Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Lawton Countess Northampton

father: Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton 13 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Bishop Alwyne Compton 14 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Clephane of Carslogie

Grandfather: Major-General William Douglas-Maclean-Clephane

mother: Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton