Earl of Wilmington

Earl of Wilmington

Earl of Wilmington was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1730 for the politician Spencer Compton, 1st Baron Wilmington, who later served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1742 to 1743. He had already been created Baron Wilmington in 1728 and was made Viscount Pevensey at the same time as he was given the earldom. Compton was the third son of James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton. The titles became extinct on his death in 1743, as he left no male heirs.

The Wilmington title was revived in 1812 when his great-great-nephew Charles Compton, 9th Earl of Northampton, was made Baron Wilmington, Earl Compton and Marquess of Northampton.

Earls of Wilmington (1730)

*Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (c. 1674-1743)

ee also

*Marquess of Northampton
*Baron Compton


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Earl of Wilmington — Spencer Compton …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington — Infobox Prime Minister honorific prefix = The Right Honourable name=The Earl of Wilmington honorific suffix = KG, KB, PC office=Prime Minister of Great Britain term start=16 February 1742 term end=2 July 1743 monarch =George II predecessor… …   Wikipedia

  • Spencer Compton, 1. Earl of Wilmington — (* um 1674[1] in Compton Wynyates, Warwickshire; † 2. Juli 1743 in London) war ein britischer Staatsmann der Whig Partei und Premierminister …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Wilmington — may refer to:People* Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, British Prime Minister, 1742 1743, who gave his name to many of the places called Wilmington.Places In the United States of America;Cities *Wilmington, Delaware *Wilmington, Will… …   Wikipedia

  • Wilmington — ist der Name von: Personen: Spencer Compton, 1. Earl of Wilmington, Britischer Premierminister (1742 1743) Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Wilmington (Delaware) Wilmington (North Carolina) Wilmington (Ohio) Wilmington (Kalifornien) Wilmington… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Wilmington (North Carolina) — Wilmington Spitzname: Port City …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Wilmington (Delaware) — Wilmington Spitzname: Chemical Capital of the World, Corporate Capital of the World, Credit Card Capital of the World …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Wilmington — [wil′miŋ tən] [after Spencer Compton (1673? 1743), Earl of Wilmington] 1. seaport in N Del., on the Delaware River: pop. 73,000 2. city in SE N.C.: pop. 79,000 …   English World dictionary

  • Wilmington — Wilmingtonian /wil ming toh nee euhn/, n. /wil ming teuhn/, n. 1. a seaport in N Delaware, on the Delaware River. 70,195. 2. a seaport in SE North Carolina, on the Cape Fear River. 44,000. 3. a city in NE Massachusetts. 17,471. 4. a town in SW… …   Universalium

  • Wilmington, Delaware — Geobox City name = City of Wilmington native name = other name = Fort Christina, New Sweden other name1 = category = City image caption = Downtown Wilmington and the Christina River in 2006 flag size = symbol type = Seal symbol = symbol size =… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”