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Compton, William (1571/2 - 1630)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1572-02-19
Death Date: 1630-06-24

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Spencer, Elizabeth ( - 1632)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1599-3-15
    Union ended: n.d.

Siblings

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 2nd Baron Compton
  • 10th Earl of Northampton

Titles

  • 2nd Baron Compton
    Assumed: 1592/3-02-19
    Vacated: 1630-06-24
  • 10th Earl of Northampton
    Assumed: 1618-08-02
    Vacated: 1630-06-24
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed: 1629-04-21
    Vacated: 1630-06-24

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
High Steward, Gloucestershire
JP, Warwickshire
JP, Northamptonshire
High Steward, Huntingdonshire 1603 -10
High Steward, Warwickshire 1603 -10
Lord Lieutenant, Warwickshire 1603 -10 -7
Keeper, Buckinghamshire 1603/4 -2 -27 Held jointly
Lord Lieutenant, Coventry 1603/4 -2 -19
Lord Lieutenant, Warwickshire 1603/4 -2 -19
Keeper, Northamptonshire 1610 -4 -23
High Steward, Devon 1613
Council President, Marches of Wales 1617 -11 -16 1630 -06 -14
Keeper, Northamptonshire 1617 -11 -4 Held jointly
Lord Lieutenant, Wales 1617 -11 -16 1630 -06 -24
Lord Lieutenant, Worcestershire 1617 -11 -16 1630 -06 -24
Lord Lieutenant, Shropshire 1617 -11 -16 1630 -06 -24
Lord Lieutenant, Herefordshire 1617 -11 -16 1630 -06 -24
Lord Lieutenant, Gloucestershire 1621/2 -3 -12 1630 -06 -24
Privy Councillor, England 1629 -11 -10

Details of Properties

Residence

  • The Savoy, Middlesex
  • Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire
  • Compton Wynyates, Warwickshire
  • Ludlow Castle, Shropshire
    (Performance Venue)
    Acquired: 1617-03
    Divested: 1630-06
    Official residence as President of the Council in the Marches of Wales

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Oxford (Unknown), Oxford, Oxfordshire Earl of Northampton's Trumpeters
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Northampton's Waits
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 - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Compton's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Compton's Players
Performance - Oxford (Unknown), Oxford, Oxfordshire Lord Compton's Trumpeter/s
Performance - Oxford (Unknown), Oxford, Oxfordshire Lord Compton's Trumpeters

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Northampton's Waits Compton, William (1572 - 1630) Musicians 1
Lord Compton's Players Compton, William (1572 - 1630) Players 1
Lord Compton's Players Compton, William (1572 - 1630) Players 1
Lord Compton's Bearward Compton, William (1572 - 1630) Performing Animals 1
Lord Compton's Bearward Compton, William (1572 - 1630) Performing Animals 1
Lord Compton's Bearward Compton, William (1572 - 1630) Performing Animals 1
Lord Compton's Bearward Compton, William (1572 - 1630) Performing Animals 1
Lord Compton's Trumpeters Compton, William (1572 - 1630) Musicians 1
Lord Compton's Trumpeter/s Compton, William (1572 - 1630) Musicians 1
Earl of Northampton's Trumpeters Compton, William (1572 - 1630) Musicians 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Type
Ludlow Castle Shropshire Private Residence

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
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.