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Sir William Compton (c. 1482 – 30 June 1528) was a soldier and one of the most prominent courtiers during the reign of Henry VIII of England. [1] Family and early life.
Sir William Compton was one of King Henry's original circle of close friends. He was played by the Canadian actor Kris Holden-Ried. Like Charles Brandon and Anthony Knivert, William is low-born, and is therefore mistrusted, slighted, and resented by noblemen such as the Duke of Buckingham and the Duke of Norfolk.
Aug 3, 2023 · William Compton was born in around 1482 and was the only son of Edward Compton of Compton in Warwickshire and his wife, Joan, daughter of Walter Aylworth. He was around 11 years of age when he became the ward of Henry VII following his father’s death in 1493.
Aug 11, 2013 · William Compton features prominently in the first season of the series, The Tudors. He is cast as a close friend to King Henry VIII, among several other young men, participating in festivities, tournaments, and generally enjoying what having a best buddy in the big chair has to offer.
William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton, KG (died 24 June 1630), known as 2nd Baron Compton from 1589 to 1618, was an English nobleman, peer, and politician. Career. Northampton was the son of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton, and Frances Hastings. His maternal grandparents were Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon and Catherine Pole.
Their rivalry provides a contrast between the creation and the disintegration of landed inheritances and points to important aspects of the court and noble power in early Tudor England. Sir William Compton was born about 1482, the son of Edmund Compton of Compton, Warwickshire.
Apr 27, 2022 · Sir William Compton (c. 1482 – 30 June 1528) [1] was a soldier and one of the most prominent courtiers during the reign of Henry VIII of England. Compton was born around 1482, the only son and heir of Edmund Compton of Compton of Warwickshire and Joan, the daughter of Walter Aylworth.
