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)
Created by	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

Earl of Northampton is a title in the Peerage of England that has been created five times. ^[1]

Earls of Northampton, First Creation (1071)

• Waltheof (d. 1076)
• Maud, Queen of Scotland (c.1074–1130/31)
• Simon II de Senlis (1103–1153)
• 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, Countess of Northampton (1383–1438)

Earl of Northampton, Fourth Creation (1604)

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

Earls of Northampton, Fifth Creation (1618)

• See the Marquess of Northampton

References

See also

• Earl of Huntingdon (1065 creation)