Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland
Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland (1 February 1580 – 23 March 1629), KB (styled Sir Francis Fane between 1603 and 1624) 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.
The Right Honourable The Earl of Westmorland KB | |
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Francis Fane, first Earl of Westmorland, portrait by Cornelius Johnson (1593-1661) | |
| Member of Parliament for Kent | |
| In office 1601–1601 | |
| 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 | |
| Monarch | James I |
| Preceded by | Sir Thomas Fludd |
| Succeeded by | Himself Sir John Scott |
| In office 1614–1614 | |
| Monarch | James I |
| Preceded by | Himself Sir Thomas Fludd |
| Succeeded by | Himself Sir Francis Barnham |
| In office 1621–1622 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 (aged 50) |
| Resting place | Apethorpe Church, Apethorpe, Northamptonshire, England 52.5472°N 0.4922°E |
| 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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