The Marquess of Northampton | |
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  Coat of Arms of the Marquess of Northampton | |
| Born | Spencer Douglas David Compton 2 April 1946 |
| Education | Eton College |
| Known for | Pro Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England |
| Title | 7th Marquess of Northampton |
| Predecessor | William Compton |
| Spouses | Baroness Henriette Bentinck
(m. 1967; div. 1973)Annette Smallwood
(m. 1974; div. 1977)Rosemary Dawson-Damer
(m. 1977; div. 1983)Ellen Erhardt
(m. 1985; div. 1988)Pamela Kyprios
(m. 1990; div. 2013)Tracy Goodman (m. 2013) |
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Spencer "Spenny" Douglas David Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton (born 2 April 1946) is a British peer.
He was listed as having properties worth £120 million in the 2011 Estates Gazette Rich List.[1] In the Sunday Times Rich List 2017, ranking the wealthiest people in the UK, he was listed with an estimated fortune of £110million.[2] In 1985 he sold Adoration of the Magi by Andrea Mantegna at Christie's in London to the Getty Museum for a then-world record auction price of $10.5 million (£8.1m).[3][4] In November 1993, the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court confirmed his claim to the ownership of the Sevso Treasure, a hoard of late Roman Empire silver.[5] The hoard was later purchased by Hungary (who claims they have been repatriated, although Yugoslavia, later Croatia, and Lebanon claimed it at the time of the court case) in two phases, first in 2014 and second in 2017.[6]
He is a Freemason, and served as the Pro Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England from 2001 until March 2009.
- ^ Rich List 2011, Estates Gazette, 12 November 2011
- ^ Times Online: "The Sunday Times Rich List 2017"
- ^ LA Times: Getty Pays $10.5 Million For Painting
- ^ Getty Museum: Adoration of the Magi
- ^ Republic of Croatia, et al. v. Trustee of the Marquess of Northampton 1987 Settlement, 203 A.D.2d 167, 610 N.Y.S.2d 263 (1994); Republic of Croatia, et al. v. Trustee of the Marquess of Northampton 1987 Settlement, 232 A.D.2d 616, 648 N.Y.S.2d 25 (1st Dep't 1996).
- ^ European Association of Archaeologists: The Seuso Treasure