It was forfeited in 1571 by Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland for leading the Rising of the North.

The title was first created in 1397 for Ralph Neville. Both marches had been in their hands, but the wardenship of the west marches was now assigned to Westmorland, whose influence was also paramount in the east, which was under the nominal wardenship of the young Prince John, afterwards duke of Bedford. Earl of Westmorland is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. In 1391 he was put on the commission which undertook the duties of constable in place of the duke of Gloucester, and he was repeatedly engaged in negotiations with the Scots. [4], John Fane, 11th Earl of Westmorland, only son of John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland, entered the army in 1803, and in 1805 took part in the Hanoverian campaign as aide-de-camp to General Sir George Don. Harry St. Clair Fane (b. The eldest son of David Fane, 15th Earl of Westmorland and his wife Barbara Jane, he was educated at Eton College and then in Spain. He already held the castles of Brancepeth, Raby, Middleham and Sheriff Hutton when he received from Henry IV the honour and lordship of Richmond for life. [2], Ralph Neville, 2nd Earl of Westmorland (c. 1404–1484), the son of John, Lord Neville (died 1423), succeeded his grandfather in 1425, and married as his first wife Elizabeth Percy, dowager Baroness Clifford, the daughter of Sir Henry "Hotspur" Percy, thus forming further bonds with the Percies. 19 March 1953). Julian Fane, FRSL († 2009).. The improbabilities of this narrative have led some writers to think, in face of contemporary authorities, that Scrope and Mowbray must have surrendered voluntarily. He was British resident at Florence from 1814 to 1830, and British ambassador at Berlin from 1841 to 1851, when he was transferred to Vienna. [5], The title 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 of the 1397 creation. 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. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in 1970 and promoted Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) in 1991.

He retired in 1855, and died at Apethorpe Hall, Northamptonshire, on 16 October 1859. Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Anthony David Francis Henry Fane, 16th Earl of Westmorland, Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, www.thepeerage.com : David Fane, 15th Earl of Westmorland, GCVO, contributions in Parliament by David Fane, 15th Earl of Westmorland, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Fane,_15th_Earl_of_Westmorland&oldid=921908900, Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Hon. His support of the court party against the lords appellant was rewarded in 1397 by the earldom of Westmorland. Ralph Neville, 4th Baron Neville of Raby, and 1st earl of Westmorland (1364–1425), eldest son of John, 3rd Baron Neville, and his wife Maud Percy (see Neville, Family), was knighted by Thomas of Woodstock, afterwards duke of Gloucester, during the French expedition of 1380, and succeeded to his father's barony in 1388. Diana, daughter of Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale, he was accorded the courtesy title of Lord Burghersh from birth; his younger brother was the author The Hon. Westmorland had prevented Northumberland from marching to reinforce Hotspur in 1403, and before embarking on a new revolt he sought to secure his enemy, surrounding, but too late, one of Sir Ralph Eure's castles where the earl had been staying. He left no sons, and his honours were forfeited by his formal attainder in 1571. In 1391 he was put on the commission which undertook the duties of constable in place of the … David Anthony Thomas Fane, 15th Earl of Westmorland, GCVO, DL (31 March 1924 – 8 September 1993), styled Lord Burghersh until 1948, was a British courtier, landowner and member of the House of Lords. [2], Westmorland married as his second wife Joan Beaufort, half-sister of Henry of Lancaster, afterwards Henry IV, whom he joined on his landing in Yorkshire in 1399. The current Earl holds the subsidiary title Baron Burghersh (1624). It is now part of the districts of Eden and South Lakeland in the administrative county of He was succeeded by his son Henry, 5th Earl (c. Diana, daughter of Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale, he was accorded the courtesy title of Lord Burghersh from birth; his younger brother was the author The Hon. He entered the army in 1843 and served through the Punjab campaign of 1846; was made aide-de-camp to the governor-general in 1848, and distinguished himself at the Battle of Gujrat on 21 February 1849.

It was forfeited in 1571 by Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland for leading the Rising of the North. [4], His published works include Memoirs of the Early Campaigns of the Duke of Wellington in Portugal and Spain (1820), and Memoir of the Operations of the Allied Armies under Prince Schwarzenberg and Marshal Blucher (1822). He married Jane Barbara Findlay, daughter of Sir Roland Findlay Bt, on 20 June 1950; they had three children: Lord Westmorland died on 8 September 1993, aged 69, being succeeded in the earldom by his elder son, Anthony (previously Lord Burghersh).[3]. 26 December 1957). 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. Westmorland, historic county of northwestern England, bounded on the north and west by Cumberland, on the southwest and southeast by Lancashire, on the east by Yorkshire, and on the northeast by Durham.

The elder son of Vere Fane, 14th Earl of Westmorland, by The Hon. Though the claimant was recognised as the heir-male of the first Earl of Westmorland, his claim was not admitted due to the attainder. His son Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland, at first sided with the king's party in the English Civil War, but was afterwards reconciled with the parliament. Portrait by Julia Goodman of John Fane 11th Earl, 1855, Earls of Westmorland; First creation (1397), Earls of Westmorland; Second creation (1624), William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington, Francis William Henry Fane, 12th Earl of Westmorland, Anthony Mildmay Julian Fane, 13th Earl of Westmorland, Vere Anthony Francis Fane, 14th Earl of Westmorland, David Anthony Thomas Fane, 15th Earl of Westmorland, Anthony David Francis Henry Fane, 16th Earl of Westmorland, Extant earldoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Earl_of_Westmorland&oldid=986266157, Forfeited earldoms in the Peerage of England, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, George Augustus Frederick John Fane, Lord Burghersh (1819–1848), Ernest Fitzroy Neville Fane, Lord Burghersh (1824–1851), George Neville John Fane, Lord Burghersh (1858–1860), This page was last edited on 30 October 2020, at 20:02. The latter year he was also appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. Anthony David Francis Henry Fane, 16th Earl of Westmorland FRGS (born 1951), styled Lord Burghersh until 1993 (and nicknamed Burghie), is a British peer and outdoorsman. In that year he joined Piers Watson to found Watson Westmorland, an independent art appraisal firm. 2 He died on 12 May 1948 at age 55.

On the collapse of the ill-organised insurrection Westmorland fled with his brother earl over the borders, and eventually to the Spanish Netherlands, where he lived in receipt of a pension from Philip II of Spain, until his death on 16 November 1601. [1], Sorted by (historical) entity at time of grant, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anthony_Fane,_16th_Earl_of_Westmorland&oldid=929600878, Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society, BLP articles lacking sources from January 2017, Pages using Template:Post-nominals with missing parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Lady Daisy Caroline Fane (born 18 January 1989), This page was last edited on 6 December 2019, at 22:29. His wife Priscilla Anne, daughter of William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington, was a distinguished artist. Vere Anthony Francis St. Clair Fane, 14th Earl of Westmorland was born on 15 March 1893. Westmorland met them on Shipton Moor, near York, on 29 May 1405, and suggested a parley between the leaders. John Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland, served under the Duke of Marlborough, and was made in 1739 lieutenant-general of the British Armies. Lt.-Cdr. Scrope and Mowbray were then seized and handed over to Henry at Pontefract on 3 January. [4], Francis Fane, 12th Earl of Westmorland, fourth son of the preceding, was also a distinguished soldier.