HERA 
county of Warwick, May .8, 1572. Earl of Northamp¬ 
ton, Auguft 2, 1618. 
Residences.— Caftle Alhby, in the. county of North¬ 
ampton; and Compton Vinyates, in the county of War. 
wick.—Town-houfe, Great Gcorge-ftreet, Wefttninften 
Armorial Bearings.-— See the annexed Engraving. 
Motto .—Je ne cherche qu'un .—“ I feek but one.;’ 
FIELDING, EARL OF DENBIGH. 
B ASIL-PERCY FIELDING, Ear l of DENBIGH, 
Vifcount Fielding, Baron Fielding, of Newnham P.id- 
dox and St, Liz, Earl of Defmond, Vifcount Callan, 
and Baron Fielding, ofLecaghe, in Ireland, alfo Count 
of the Roman Empire ; born March 25, 1796 ; fucceed- 
ed'his grandfather, Bafil, the late earl, July,14, 180.0, 
Thefamily of Fielding deduces its pedigree from the 
counts of Haplburg, being the fame origin as that of the 
illuffrious houfe of Atvftria, which formerly occupied 
the fovereignties of Spain, and the, German empire. 
Rodolph, count of Haplburg, was elected pmperor of 
Germany in 1273; and Geoffrey, alfo. claiming the 
titles of count of Haplburg, Lauffenberg, and Rhinfel- 
den, being opp'reffed by the great power of Rodolph, 
fled into England in the reign of Henry III. William, 
the fourth in defcent from Geoffrey, attached himfelf to 
the lioufe of Lancafter, and was killed in the battle of 
Tewkeibury, May 4, 1471. He married Agnes, daugh¬ 
ter andheir.efs of John Saint Liz, a branch of the noble 
family ol Saint Liz, earls of Northampton and Hunting¬ 
don. William,'the fixth in defcent, married Sufan, 
lifter to George Viiliers, firft duke of Buckingham, By 
James I. he was railed to the dignity of a baron and a 
vifcount, and two years after was created earl of Den¬ 
bigh. He commanded with fuccefs in feveral naval ex¬ 
peditions ; and, upon the breaking, out oLthe civil war, 
engaged in the intereft of Charles I. He was mortally 
wounded in a Ikirmilh between the royalifts and parlia. 
mentarians near Birmingham, and died April 8, 1643. 
He left iffue, 1. Bafil, fecond earl of Denbigh. 2. George. 
3. Elizabeth, married to Lewis Boyle, vifcount Boyle, 
of Kinalmealcy in Ireland, and created, in 1660, coun- 
tefs of Guildford, in the county of Surrey, for life. 
Bafil, fecond earl of Denbigh, was with his uncle the 
duke of Buckingham at the time of his alia(Tination; 
and, the duke having received notice of a defign upon 
his life, this nobleman, then vifcount Fielding, requeft- 
ed permiflion to difguife himfelf in fuch a manner as 
that he might be miftaken for his uncle. Upon the 
commencement of the civil war he engaged on the fide 
of the parliament, and he and his father fought in the 
two oppofite armies at the battle of Edgehill, Octo¬ 
ber 23, 1642. Having concurred in the reftoration, he 
was by Charles II. created baron Saint Liz, and died 
November 28, 1675. 
George, fecond fon of William, firft earl of Denbigh, 
was by James I. created baron Fielding of Lecaghe, 
vifcount Callan and earl of Defmond, in the kingdom 
of Ireland; and had iffue, 1. William, fecond earl of 
Defmond, and third earl of Denbigh. 2. John, who 
had illiie, Edmund, a lieutenant general in the army, 
•and father of Henry, the celebrated author of Tom 
Jones, 
Bafil, fourth earl of Denbigh, fon of William, third 
earl, had, iffue, 1. William, fifth earl of Denbigh, who 
married Ifabella, daughter of Peter de Jonghe of tiie 
province' of Utrecht, in Holland; by which lady, who 
died May 16, 1769, he had ilfue, Bafil, the fixth earl, 
who fucceeded him Auguft 2, 1755; married, firft, 
April 12, 1757, Mary, third daughter and co-heirefs 
to fir John-Bruce Cotton, hart, by whom (who died 
Odtober 14, 1782) he had iffue, William, vifcount Field¬ 
ing, born June 15, 1760 j married, April 26, 1791, Anne- 
Catharine, daughter of Thomas-Jelf Powis, efq. and 
died Auguft 8, 1799, leaving ilfue, Bafil-Percy, the pre¬ 
sent earl; Catharine-Frances; Mary-Anne ; and Charles, 
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who died unmarried. His lordlhip married, fecondly, 
July 21, 1783, Sarah, relict of fir Charles Halford, hart, 
and, dying July 14, Tt8oo, was fucceeded by his grand- 
fon, Bafil-Percy, the.prefent earl. 
Creations. —Baron Fielding, of Newnham Paddox, 
in the county of Warwick, and Vifcount Fielding, De¬ 
cember 30, 1620. Earl of Denbigh, September 14, 1622. 
Baron. Saint Liz, February 2, 1664. 
Residences. --Newnham Paddox, in the county of 
Warwick.—Town-houfe, South-ftreet. 
Armorial Bearin g s. —See the annexed Engraving. 
Motto.— Crefcit fub pondere virtus. — Virtue en- 
creafeth by oppreftion.” 
FANE, EARL OF WESTMORELAND. 
JOHN FANE, Earl of WESTMORELAND, and 
Baron Burgher!!), Knight of the Garter, Lord Keeper of 
the Privy Seal, and Recorder of Lyme Regis; born 
January 1, 1759; fucceeded his father, John, the late 
earl, April 26, 1774; married, May 20, 1782, Sarah- 
Anne, foie heir of R obert Child, efq. of Ofterley-park, 
in Middlefex; by whom, who died November 9, 1793, 
he had iffue, John, lord Burgherfti, heir apparent, born 
February 3, 1784; Sarah-Sophia, born March 4, 17.85, 
married, May 23, 1804, vifcount Viiliers, earl of Jerfey ; 
Aiig.ufta, born Mareb 17, 1786, married, June 20, 1804, 
John, lord Borringdon ; Maria, born May n, 1787, 
married, November 16, 1805, John vifcount Duncan- 
non, eldeft fon of Frederic Ponfpnby, earl of BelborOugh, 
by lady Henrietta, daughter of John, the firft earl of 
Spencer; and Charlotte, born Auguft 25, 1793. Kis 
lordlhip married, fecondly, in March, 1800, Mils Saun¬ 
ders, daughter of Hu.ck Saunders, M.D. and has ilfue, 
Jane-Georgiana, horn January 25, 1801; and Charles* 
Saunders-John, born May 8, 1802. 
The family of Fane, originally writtenVane, has been 
traced higher than the time of William the Conqueror. 
Henry Vane, in the reign of Edward III. was knighted 
for his valiant behaviour at the battle of Poictiers, Sep¬ 
tember 19, 1356. John, his great grandfon, had iffue, 
Richard, anceftor to the earis of Weftmoreland ; and 
John, anceftor to the earls of Darlington. Thomas, 
grandfon of Richard, married Mary, daughter and 
heirefs of Henry lord Abergavenny, who, upon the 
death of her father, inherited the barony of Le Defpen- 
cer. Francis, the eldeft fon of this marriage, was by 
James I. created baron Burgherfti and earl of Weft¬ 
moreland, and had iffue, 1. Mil dniay, fecond earl of Weft¬ 
moreland, who, upon the breaking out of the civil-war, 
fupported the caufe of Charles I. 2. Francis. 
Vere, fourth earl of Weftmoreland, grandfon of Mildr 
may, had iffue, 1. Vere, fifth earl of Weftmoreland. 
2. Thomas, fixth earl of Weftmoreland, who was con- 
ftituted, May 19, 1719, firft lord commiflioner of trade 
and plantations, which office he refigned in May, 1735, 
and died June 4, 1736. 3. John, feventh earl of Weft¬ 
moreland, who diftinguilhed himfelf in the wars of John 
duke of Marlborough; and was created, October 4, 
1733, l° r< i Catherlough, in the kingdom oflreland. He 
was eledted chancellor of the univerfity of Oxford, Ju¬ 
ly 3> *759> an£ l died Auguft 26, 1762. Upon his death 
the Irifti title became extindt; the barony of Le De- 
fpencer descended to fir Francis Dafhwood, of Weft 
Wycombe, in the county of Buckingham, baronet; and 
the titles of baron Burgherfti and earl of Weftmoreland, 
devolved upon Thomas, great grandfon of Francis, 
younger foil of Francis, firft earl of Weftmoreland J 
Francis, his great-grandfather, had iffue, i. Francis, 
father of Henry, whofe foil Thomas became eighth earl 
of Weftmoreland. 2. Henry, father of Charles, created 
Odtober 19, 1714, baron of Lpughaire and vifcount 
Fane, of the kingdom of Ireland; which titles are' ex¬ 
tin dh 
Thomas, eighth earl of Weftmoreland, married the 
daughter of William Swynimer, .efq. of ,B (idol, and by 
6 L her 
