Sir Francis Fane, Baron of Burghersh and, Earl of Westmorland. Lord le Despenser

Abt 1574 - Abt 1629  (55 years)

• Name	Francis Fane  [1]
  Title	Sir
  Suffix	Baron of Burghersh and, Earl of Westmorland. Lord le Despenser
  Birth	Abt 1574  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Title acquired or granted	1624	England   [2]
  	He was created baron of Burghersh and earl of Westmorland in 1624
  Title acquired or granted	1626	England   [3]
  	Became Lord le Despenser on his mother’s death in 1626
  Death	Abt 1629  [1]
  Person ID	I357	One Place Study of Sopley
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	Walter Culpeper,   b. Abt 1402, Bayhall, Chalket Lane, Pembury, (near Royal Tunbridge Wells), Kent, England d. 24 Nov 1462, Bedgebury Manor, Lady Oak Lane, Bedgebury Road, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, Kent, England (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Agnes Roper,   b. Abt 1400, St Dunstan, Canterbury, Kent, England d. 2 Dec 1457, Bedgebury Manor, Lady Oak Lane, Bedgebury Road, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, Kent, England (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	1425
  Family ID	F87	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Title acquired or granted - He was created baron of Burghersh and earl of Westmorland in 1624 - 1624 - England Title acquired or granted - Became Lord le Despenser on his mother’s death in 1626 - 1626 - England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S26] Encyclopedia Britannica, (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Westmorland,_Earls_of), 10 Mar 2019, Earls of Westmorland (Reliability: 2). The title was revived in 1624 in favour of Sir Francis Fane (c. 1574–1629), whose mother, Mary Neville. [S26] Encyclopedia Britannica, (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Westmorland,_Earls_of), 10 Mar 2019, Earls of Westmorland (Reliability: 2). He was created baron of Burghersh and earl of Westmorland in 1624 [S26] Encyclopedia Britannica, (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Westmorland,_Earls_of), 10 Mar 2019, Earls of Westmorland (Reliability: 2). Became Lord le Despenser on his mother’s death in 1626