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 a British
peer and member of the
House of Lords
The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the Bicameralism, upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by Life peer, appointment, Hereditary peer, heredity or Lords Spiritual, official function. Like the ...
. He was the second son (but oldest surviving son) of
Vere Fane, 4th Earl of Westmorland
Vere Fane, 4th Earl of Westmorland (13 February 1645 – 29 December 1693), styled The Honourable Vere Fane from 1644 to 1661 and Sir Vere Fane from 1661 to 1691, was a British peer and Member of Parliament for Peterborough and twice for Kent ...
and his wife Rachel Bence; as well as the older brother of
Thomas Fane and
John Fane. 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. Fane died in 1698 at the age of 19, unmarried and without any issue, and was succeeded by his younger brother Thomas.
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1678 births
1698 deaths
17th-century English nobility
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Earls of Westmorland
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Barons Burghersh
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