Peerage Record – 1054

     General John Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland was baptised on 24 March 1685/86.¹ He was the son of Vere Fane, 4th Earl of Westmorland and Rachel Bence.² He married Mary Cavendish, daughter of Lord Henry Cavendish and Rhoda Cartwright.³ He died on 26 August 1762 at age 76, without issue.²
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Hythe between 1708 and 1711.¹ He fought in the Battle of Malplaquet.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Kent between 1715 and 1722.¹ He was Colonel of the various Guards regiments between 1715 and 1737.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the 1st Troop, Horse Guards.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Buckingham between 1727 and 1734.¹ He was created 1st Baron Catherlough, co. Catherlough [Ireland] on 4 October 1733.² He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Westmorland [E., 1624] on 4 June 1736.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baron Burghersh, co. Sussex [E., 1624] on 4 June 1736.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Lord le Despenser [E., 1314] on 4 June 1736.¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in 1742.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1742.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) in 1749.¹ He held the office of High Steward between 1754 and 1759.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of Oxford University between 1759 and 1762.¹ He gained the rank of General of Horse in 1761.¹
     On his death, his Irish barony became extinct, and the barony of le Despencer fell into abeyance between the descendants of his sisters for a year.² He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     Gilbert Johnstone of Elphinstone was the son of Adam Johnstone of Elphinstone.¹ He died after 1512.¹

     Sir Richard de Poynings was the son of Robert de Poynings, 4th Lord Poynings and Eleanor Grey.^1,2 He married, firstly, Joan Seamer, daughter of Henry Seamer.³ He married, secondly, Eleanor Berkeley, daughter of Sir John Berkeley and Elizabeth Betteshorne, circa 1423.¹ He died on 10 June 1429.⁴
     He was appointed Knight before 1423.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Sussex in 1423.³

     William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke was born circa 1506.² He was the son of Sir Richard Herbert and Margaret Cradock.³ He married, firstly, Ann Parr, daughter of Sir Thomas Parr and Maud Green, circa 1538.² He married, secondly, Lady Anne Talbot, daughter of George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury and Elizabeth Walden, circa May 1552.² He died on 17 March 1569/70.²
     He was Gentleman Pensioner in 1526.² He held the office of Joint Attorney-General of Glamorgan in 1534/35.² He held the office of Esquire of the Body before 12 January 1534/35.² In 1537 he was granted a lease of Abergavenny Priory.² He held the office of Governor of Carmarthen Castle in 1543.² He held the office of Governor of Aberystwyth Castle in 1543.² In January 1543/44 he was granted lands formerly belonging to Wilton Abbey.² He was appointed Knight before 3 January 1543/44.² He held the office of Gentleman of the Privy Chamber before 20 January 1543/44.² He was Steward of the Duchy of Lancaster lands in Wiltshire in 1545.² He held the office of Chief Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, to Henry VIII and Edward VI.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wiltshire between 1545 and 1551.² He was a practising Steward of royal lands in the West in 1546.² He held the office of Governor of King Edward VI in January 1546/47.² He held the office of Master of Horse between 1548 and 1552.² He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1549.² He held the office of President of the Council of Wales between 1550 and 1553.² He was Chief Commissioner of Mints in February 1549/50.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire from 1551 to 1569/70.² He was created 1st Baron Herbert, of Cardiff, co. Glamorgan [England] on 10 October 1551.² He was created 1st Earl of Pembroke [England] on 11 October 1551.² He was Commissioner to execute penal laws against Catholics and survey exchequer accounts in 1552.² He was Commissioner of Church goods and plate and state of the Ordnance in 1553.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1553.² In February 1553/54 he commanded royal troops against Sir Thomas Wyatt’s uprising.² He was President of the Council of Wales between 1555 and 1558.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in March 1554/55.² He held the office of Captain-General of Calais in 1556.² He held the office of Lord Steward of the Household between 1558 and 1570.⁴ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset between 1559 and 1580.² He was a supporter of Lady Jane Grey on the death of King Edward VI.⁴

     Lady Elizabeth Percy was the daughter of Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland and Lady Anne Somerset.¹ She married Richard Woodroffe.¹
     Her married name became Woodroffe.¹

     Lady Lucy Percy was the daughter of Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland and Lady Anne Somerset.^1,3 She married Sir Edward Stanley, son of Sir Thomas Stanley and Margaret Vernon.¹
     Her married name became Stanley.¹

     Lady Jane Percy is the daughter of Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland and Lady Anne Somerset.¹ She married Lord Henry Seymour, son of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset and Anne Stanhope.¹
     Her married name became Seymour.¹

     Patrick Johnstone was the son of Sir Adam Johnstone of that Ilk and Janet Dunbar.¹

     Archibald Johnstone was the son of Sir Adam Johnstone of that Ilk and Janet Dunbar.¹

     Lady Mary Percy was the daughter of Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland and Lady Anne Somerset.¹
     She was founder and prioress at Benedictine Convent, Brussels, Belgium.¹