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Compton, Henry (1537/8 - 1589)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1538-02-16 (possibly born 14 July 1544)
Death Date: 1589-11-22

Notes

Succeeded to estates in minority 1544; ward of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke. Admitted to Gray's Inn 1 March 1562/3

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Hastings, Frances ( - 1574)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Spencer, Anne ( - 1618)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 1st Baron Compton

Titles

  • 1st Baron Compton
    Assumed: 1572-05-08 (date summoned to parliament by this title)
    Vacated: 1589-11-22
  • Knight
    Assumed: 1566/7-02-10
    Vacated: 1589-11-22

Details of Offices

Began
MP, Wiltshire 1563
Sheriff, Warwickshire 1571 -11 -14
JP, Northamptonshire 1584

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Tottenham, Middlesex
  • Compton Wynyates, Warwickshire

Lands

  • Devon
  • Hampshire
  • London (city-county)
  • Middlesex
  • Northamptonshire
  • Somerset
  • Warwickshire
  • (city-county) in Yorkshire

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Coventry (Unknown), Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Compton's Bearward
Performance - Coventry (Unknown), Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Compton's Bearward
Performance - Coventry (Unknown), Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Compton's Bearward
Performance - Coventry (Unknown), Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Compton's Bearward
Performance - Coventry (Unknown), Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Compton's Bearward
Performance - Bridgwater (Unknown), Bridgwater, Somerset Lord Compton's Bearwards
Performance - Guildhall, Abingdon, Berkshire Lord Compton's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Compton's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Compton's Players
Performance - Boothall, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Lord Compton's Players
Performance - New Romney (Unknown), New Romney, Kent Lord Compton's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Compton's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Compton's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Compton's Players Compton, Henry (1538 - 1589) Players 1
Lord Compton's Players Compton, Henry (1538 - 1589) Players 1
Lord Compton's Players Compton, Henry (1538 - 1589) Players 1
Lord Compton's Players Compton, Henry (1538 - 1589) Players 1
Lord Compton's Players Compton, Henry (1538 - 1589) Players 1
Lord Compton's Players Compton, Henry (1538 - 1589) Players 1
Lord Compton's Players Compton, Henry (1538 - 1589) Players 1
Lord Compton's Bearwards Compton, Henry (1538 - 1589) Performing Animals 1
Lord Compton's Bearward Compton, Henry (1538 - 1589) Performing Animals 1
Lord Compton's Bearward Compton, Henry (1538 - 1589) Performing Animals 1
Lord Compton's Bearward Compton, Henry (1538 - 1589) Performing Animals 1
Lord Compton's Bearward Compton, Henry (1538 - 1589) Performing Animals 1
Lord Compton's Bearward Compton, Henry (1538 - 1589) Performing Animals 1

Bibliographic Sources

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  • The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
  • Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981