| Earldom of Westmorland | |
|---|---|
  Arms of Fane, Earls of Westmorland Arms: Azure, three dexter gauntlets back affrontée Or. Crest: Out of a Ducal Coronet Or, a Bull's Head of Brindled colour, armed Or, charged on the neck with a Rose Gules. Supporters: Dexter: a Griffin per fess Argent and Or, collared and line reflexed over the back Sable. Sinister: a Pied or Brindled Bull, collared and line terminating in a Ring and three Staples Or.[1] | |
| Creation date | 1397 (first creation) 1624 (second creation) |
| Created by | Richard II (first creation) James I (second creation) |
| Peerage | Peerage of England |
| First holder | Ralph Neville (first creation) Sir Francis Fane (second creation) |
| Last holder | Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland (first creation) |
| Present holder | Anthony Fane, 16th Earl of Westmorland |
| Heir presumptive | Sam Michael David Fane |
| Remainder to | The 1st Earl's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
| Subsidiary titles | Baron Burghersh |
| Extinction date | 1571 (first creation) |
| Former seat(s) | Raby Castle (now seat of the Barons Barnard) Apethorpe Palace Mereworth Castle |
| Motto | Ne Vile Fano ("Disgrace not the altar"; Fane) Ne vile velis ("Form no mean wish"; Neville) |
Earl of Westmorland is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. The title was first created in 1397 for Ralph Neville. It was forfeited in 1571 by Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland, for leading the Rising of the North. It was revived in 1624 in favour of Sir Francis Fane, whose mother, Mary Neville, was a descendant of a younger son of the first Earl. The first Earl of the first creation had already become Baron Neville de Raby, and that was a subsidiary title for his successors. The current Earl holds the subsidiary title Baron Burghersh (1624).
- ^ Montague-Smith 1968, p. 1148.