Earl of Northampton

Earl of Northampton is a title in the Peerage of England that has been created five times.

Earldom of Northampton subsidiary title of the Marquessate of Northampton
Coat of arms of Spencer Compton, Marquess and Earl of Northampton.
Creation date	1071 (first creation) 1337 (second creation) 1399 (third creation) 1604 (fourth creation) 1618 (fifth creation)
Monarch	William the Conqueror (first creation) Edward III (second creation) Henry IV (third creation) James VI and I (fourth and fifth creations)
Peerage	Peerage of England
First holder	Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria
Present holder	Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton and 16th Earl of Northampton
Heir apparent	Daniel Compton, Earl Compton
Status	Fifth creation extant
Extinction date	1184 (first creation) 1399(second creation) 1438 (third creation) 1614 (fourth creation)
Seat(s)	Castle Ashby House Compton Wynyates

Earls of Northampton, first Creation (1071)

• Waltheof (d. 1076)
• Simon II de Senlis (1103–1153) jure uxoris Maud, Queen of Scotland
• Simon III de Senlis (1138–1184)

Earls of Northampton, Second Creation (1337)

• William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton (c. 1310 – 1360)
• Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Northampton (and 7th Earl of Hereford) (1341–1373), earldom abeyant

Earl of Northampton, Second Creation (restored) (1384)

• Henry Bolingbroke, 3rd Earl of Northampton (1367–1413) earldom restored 1384; became king in 1399

Earl of Northampton, Third Creation (1399)

• Anne of Gloucester, 1st Countess of Northampton (1383-1438)

Earl of Northampton, Fourth Creation (1604)

• Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton (1540–1614)

Earls of Northampton, Fifth Creation (1618)

• See the Marquess of Northampton

See also

• Earl of Huntingdon (1065 creation)

External links

• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Northampton, Earls and Marquesses of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 765–767.