John Fane, 11th Earl of Westmorland

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British Ambassador to the Austria Empire
In office
1851–1855
Preceded byThe Viscount Ponsonby
Succeeded bySir George Hamilton Seymour
Personal details
Born(1784-02-02)2 February 1784
Piccadilly, London, England
Died16 October 1859(1859-10-16) (aged 75)
SpousePriscilla Anne Pole-Wellesley
Children
Parents

John Fane, 11th Earl of Westmorland

PC (3 February 1784 – 16 October 1859),[1]
styled Lord Burghersh until 1841, was a British soldier, politician, diplomat, composer and musician.

Background

Styled Lord Burghersh from birth, he was born at Sackville Street,

M.A. in 1808.[3]

He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1841.[4]

Military career

On 9 May 1803, Burghersh was appointed a

23rd Foot as a captain. He exchanged on 1 November to the 3rd Dragoon Guards, and served as aide-de-camp to Sir George Don when the latter led reinforcements to Hanover.[3]

As early as 1802, his uncle Lord Lonsdale had contemplated putting Burghersh into Parliament for Londsdale's pocket borough of

Dardanelles Operation[3] and then took part in the Alexandria expedition of 1807
.

Burghersh was a supporter of the second Portland Ministry, in which his father was again Lord Privy Seal, but without particular activity in Parliament, appearing once in the debate on the price of wheat on 3 June 1808. He joined the army in Portugal led by Sir Arthur Wellesley in that year, and fought at Roliça and Vimiero in August.[3]

On 6 May 1809, he was gazetted

Flint and recently retired as a lieutenant colonel. He moved that Burghersh's promotion was in violation of Army regulations, and the resolution was carried by the House of Commons. Lord Westmorland was compelled to ask the King not to sign Burghersh's commissions,[2] and they were accordingly cancelled.[9] In July, Burghersh was actively engaged at the Battle of Talavera. He soon after replied to a letter of his father's on his abortive promotion in May, telling him that "the military is a profession which I most sincerely love," but expressing his frustration at not occupying a situation more equal to his education and qualities.[2]
He served with the 3rd Dragoon Guards in their campaign in Portugal in 1810.

On 16 February 1811, he purchased a majority in the

Busaco during the Peninsular War.[4]

On 4 June 1815, Burghersh was appointed a

56th Foot
in 1842.

Political and diplomatic career

Lord Westmorland sat as a

Ambassador to the Austrian Empire between 1851 and 1855. In Vienna, he was one of the British representatives at the congress of 1855.[19]

During the

Jacobin
" and had no sympathy with the revolutionaries, he was concerned that the Austrians would put down the revolution with such brutality that further political disturbance was inevitable.

He was appointed a Companion of the

Privy Council in 1822.[4]

Musician

Lord Westmorland was also a composer and a founder of the Royal Academy of Music. He was a great music lover who devoted most of his leisure hours to the study of music, was a good violinist and a prolific composer.

Family

Lord Westmorland married Priscilla Anne Pole-Wellesley, daughter of the Honourable William Wellesley-Pole, later first Baron Maryborough and third Earl of Mornington and Katherine Elizabeth Forbes, on 26 June 1811.[20] They had seven children:

He died in October 1859, aged 75, and was succeeded in the earldom by his fourth but eldest surviving son,

Julian Fane was a poet and diplomat. The Countess of Westmorland died in February 1879.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Register of Births and Baptisms in the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster. 1761-1786. 9 March 1784
  2. ^ a b c Thorne, R.G. (1986). "FANE, John, Lord Burghersh (1784–1859), of Apethorpe, Northants.". In Thorne, R. G. (ed.). The House of Commons 1790-1820. The History of Parliament Trust.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Fane, John (Lord Burghersh) (FN802JB)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ^ a b c d thepeerage.com General John Fane, 11th Earl of Westmorland
  5. ^ "No. 15666". The London Gazette. 14 January 1804. p. 63.
  6. ^ "No. 15659". The London Gazette. 20 December 1803. p. 1799.
  7. ^ "No. 16254". The London Gazette. 6 May 1809. p. 643.
  8. ^ "No. 16255". The London Gazette. 9 May 1809. p. 661.
  9. ^ "No. 16261". The London Gazette. 27 May 1809. pp. 760–761.
  10. ^ "No. 16455". The London Gazette. 12 February 1811. p. 294.
  11. ^ "No. 16549". The London Gazette. 7 December 1811. p. 2357.
  12. ^ "No. 16553". The London Gazette. 17 December 1811. p. 2426.
  13. ^ "No. 16906". The London Gazette. 7 June 1814. p. 1182.
  14. ^ "No. 17061". The London Gazette. 16 September 1815. p. 1878.
  15. ^ "No. 18141". The London Gazette. 28 May 1825. p. 926.
  16. ^ "No. 19592". The London Gazette. 23 February 1838. p. 407.
  17. ^ "No. 19631". The London Gazette. 3 July 1838. p. 1489.
  18. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 4)
  19. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Westmorland, Earls of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 553.
  20. ^ Boase, George Clement (1889). "Fane, Priscilla Anne" . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 18. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  21. ^ "Weigall, Gerald John Villiers (WGL889GJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Hon. Thomas Fane
Henry Fane
 Member of Parliament for Lyme Regis
1806–1816
With: Henry Fane 		Succeeded by
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Tuscany

1814–1830 		Succeeded by
Sir George Seymour
(as Resident)
Preceded by
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Prussia

1841–1851 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Ambassador to the Austria Empire

1851–1855 		Succeeded by
Military offices
Preceded by Colonel of the 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot
1842–1859 		Succeeded by
Peerage of England
Preceded by Earl of Westmorland
1841–1859 		Succeeded by
Francis Fane
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