James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton FRS (19 August 1622 – 15 December 1681), known as Lord Compton from 1630 to 1643, was an English peer, soldier and politician. He was the eldest son of Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton, and Mary Beaumont. He m.(1) Isabella Sackville, da. of Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset, in 1647 and (2) Mary Noel, daughter of Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden.
Child of James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton and Lady Isabella Sackville
Children of James Compton and Mary Noel
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