Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland

The Earl of Westmorland
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
MonarchElizabeth I
Preceded bySir Robert Sidney
Percival Hart
Succeeded bySir John Scott
John Leveson
Member of Parliament for Maidstone
In office
1604–1611
Serving with Laurence Washington
MonarchJames I
Preceded bySir Thomas Fludd
Succeeded byHimself
Sir John Scott
In office
1614–1614
Serving with Sir John Scott
MonarchJames I
Preceded byHimself
Sir Thomas Fludd
Succeeded byHimself
Sir Francis Barnham
In office
1621–1622
Serving with Sir Francis Barnham
MonarchJames I
Preceded byHimself
Sir John Scott
Succeeded bySir George Fane
Thomas Stanley
Member of Parliament for Peterborough
In office
1624–1624
Serving with Laurence Whitaker
MonarchJames I
Preceded byMildmay Fane
Walter Fitzwilliam
Succeeded bySir Christopher Hatton
Laurence Whitaker
Personal details
Born
Francis Fane

February 1579
Died23 March 1629(1629-03-23) (aged 50)
Resting placeApethorpe Church, Apethorpe, Northamptonshire, England
52°32′50″N 0°29′32″E / 52.5472°N 0.4922°E / 52.5472; 0.4922
NationalityEnglish
SpouseMary Mildmay (1599-1628)
ChildrenMildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland
Sir Francis Fane
George Fane
Rachel Fane
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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.

  1. ^ a b Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, Vol. III (107th ed.). Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd. p. 4134.
  2. ^ Cokayne et al. 2000, Vol. II, p. 34
  3. ^ Cokayne et al. 2000, Vol. V, p. 635
  4. ^ Cokayne et al. 2000, Vol. II, p. 19