Vere Fane, 5th Earl of Westmorland

The Earl of Westmorland
Tenure1693–1698
PredecessorVere Fane, 4th Earl of Westmorland
SuccessorThomas Fane, 6th Earl of Westmorland
Other titles8th Lord le Despenser
5th Baron Burhersh
BornVere Fane
(1678-05-25)25 May 1678
Died19 May 1698(1698-05-19) (aged 19)
NationalityEnglish
ParentsVere Fane, 4th Earl of Westmorland
Rachel Bence
Notes
[1][2][3]

Vere Fane, 5th Earl of Westmorland (25 May 1678 – 19 May 1698), styled The Honourable Vere Fane between 1678 and 1691 and Lord le Despenser between 1691 and 1693, was an English peer and member of the House of Lords. He was the second son (but oldest surviving son) of Vere Fane, 4th Earl of Westmorland and his wife Rachel Bence; as well as the older brother of Thomas Fane and John Fane.[1] When his father died in 1693, Vere Fane inherited the Earldom of Westmorland, as well as his father's further titles Baron Burghersh and Lord le Despenser.[1] Fane died in 1698 at the age of 19, unmarried and without any issue,[3] and was succeeded by his younger brother Thomas.[1]

Arms

Coat of arms of Vere Fane, 5th Earl of Westmorland
Crest
Out of a ducal coronet Or, a bull's head Argent pied Sable, armed of the first, charged on the neck with a rose Gules barbed and seeded Proper.
Escutcheon
Azure three dexter gauntlets backs affrontée Or.
Supporters
Dexter: a griffin per fesse Argent and Or, gorged with a plain collar and lined Sable; Sinister: a bull Argent pied Sable collared and lined Or, at the end of the line a ring and three staples of the last.
Motto
"NE VILE FANO" (Disgrace not the altar)

References

  1. ^ a b c d Mosley 2003, p. 4314.
  2. ^ Debrett 1820, p. 1148.
  3. ^ a b Naylor 1888.

Literature

  • Debrett, John, ed. (1820). Debrett's Correct Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Vol. 1 (13 ed.). London: Printed G. Woodall, Angel Court, Skinner Street.
  • Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. Vol. 3 (107th ed.). Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd.
  • Naylor, George, ed. (1888). The registers of the parish of Thorington in the county of Suffolk: with notes of the different acts of Parliament referring to them, and notices of the Bence family, with pedigree, and other families whose names appear therein. London: Mitchell and Hughes.