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'''Spencer "Spenny" Douglas David Compton''' (born 2_April 1946) is the 7th and current Marquess_of_Northampton.
He is the son of William_Compton,_6th_Marquess_of_Northampton and Virginia Lucie Heaton.
He is said to be Britain's wealthiest Buddhist, and was ranked 701st in the Sunday_Times_Rich_List_2006, with an estimated wealth of £70m. He is also the current Pro Grand Master of the United_Grand_Lodge_of_England.
In November 1993, the State Supreme Court in New York confirmed his claim to the ownership of the Sevso_Treasure, a hoard of late Roman_Empire silver.
==Marriages and issue==
He married, firstly, Henriette Bentinck in 1967 and they were divorced in 1973. They had two children:
*Lady Lara Katrina Compton (b. 26_April 1968)
*Daniel Bingham Compton, Earl Compton (b. 16_January 1973)
He married, secondly, Annette Smallwood in 1974 and they were divorced in 1977. They had one child:
*Lady Emily Rose Compton (b. 1980)
He married, thirdly, Rosemary Ashley Morritt Hancock in 1977 and they were divorced in 1983.
He married, fourthly, Ellen Erhardt on 12_January 1985 and they were divorced in 1988. They had one child:
*Lady Louisa Cecilia Compton (b. 1985)
He married, fifthly, Pamela Martina Raphaela Haworth in 1990.
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Northampton, Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of
Northampton, Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of
Northampton, Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of
Northampton, Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of