Lady Mary Fane (1639–1681) was the daughter of

Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland (24 January 1602 – 12 February 1666), styled Lord le Despenser between 1624 and 1628, was an English nobleman, politician and writer. Life One of seven sons of Francis Fane by his wife Mary Mildmay, g ...

, who succeeded to the title in 1628 and died in 1666, and his second wife, Mary, daughter of

Horace Vere, 1st Baron Vere of Tilbury Horace Vere, 1st Baron Vere of Tilbury (1565 – 2 May 1635) (also ''Horatio Vere'' or ''Horatio de Vere'') was an English military leader during the Eighty Years' War and the Thirty Years' War, a brother of Francis Vere. He was sent to the Pa ...

, and widow of Sir Roger Townshend. Lady Mary married firstly

Francis Palmes Lieutenant-General Francis Palmes MP (died 1719) was a noted favourite general of the Duke of Marlborough. He served in Lord Cavendish's Regiment of Horse and Hugh Wyndham's Regiment of Carabiniers, eventually rising to become lieutenant-col ...

of Ashwell, Rutland, and was widowed with no children. She married secondly

John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter (1628 – February 1678), styled Lord Burghley from 1640 to 1643, was an English peer. He inherited the earldom from his father David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter in 1643. He was joint Lord Lieutenant of Northamptons ...

(1628–1678), a widower, on 24 January 1670. He had previously been married to Lady Frances Manners (died 1660), and had two children. Mary is buried in St Martin's Church, Stamford.

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1639 births 1681 deaths

Mary Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...

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