Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland

The Right Honourable The Earl of Westmorland KB
Francis Fane, first Earl of Westmorland, portrait by Cornelius Johnson (1593–1661)
Member of Parliament for Kent
In office 1601–1601 Serving with Sir Henry Nevill
Monarch	Elizabeth I
Preceded by	Sir Robert Sidney Percival Hart
Succeeded by	Sir John Scott John Leveson
Member of Parliament for Maidstone
In office 1604–1611 Serving with Laurence Washington
Monarch	James I
Preceded by	Sir Thomas Fludd
Succeeded by	Himself Sir John Scott
In office 1614–1614 Serving with Sir John Scott
Monarch	James I
Preceded by	Himself Sir Thomas Fludd
Succeeded by	Himself Sir Francis Barnham
In office 1621–1622 Serving with Sir Francis Barnham
Monarch	James I
Preceded by	Himself Sir John Scott
Succeeded by	Sir George Fane Thomas Stanley
Member of Parliament for Peterborough
In office 1624–1624 Serving with Laurence Whitaker
Monarch	James I
Preceded by	Mildmay Fane Walter Fitzwilliam
Succeeded by	Sir Christopher Hatton Laurence Whitaker
Personal details
Born	Francis Fane February 1579
Died	23 March 1629(1629-03-23) (aged 50)
Resting place	Apethorpe Church, Apethorpe, Northamptonshire, England 52°32′50″N 0°29′32″E / 52.5472°N 0.4922°E / 52.5472; 0.4922
Nationality	English
Spouse	Mary Mildmay (1599-1628)
Children	Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland Sir Francis Fane George Fane Rachel Fane more
Parent(s)	Sir Thomas Fane Mary Neville, 3rd Baroness le Despencer
Residence(s)	Apethorpe Palace, Apethorpe, Northamptonshire, England
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Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland (1 February 1580 – 23 March 1629), KB (styled Sir Francis Fane between 1603 and 1624^[1]) of Mereworth in Kent and of Apethorpe in Northamptonshire was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1624 and then was raised to the Peerage as Earl of Westmorland.