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'''Jane Fane, Countess of Westmorland''' (1783<ref name="poets">{{cite web|url=http://www.romanticpoets.org/p5/personages/p1783_lady_westmoreland.htm|title=Lady Jane Westmorland|website=Romantic Poets|access-date=6 August 2018}}</ref> – {{death-date|March 26, 1857}}), formerly Jane Saunders (or Huck-Saunders),<ref>Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Page 2663</ref> was the second wife of [[John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland]]. |
'''Jane Fane, Countess of Westmorland''' (1783<ref name="poets">{{cite web|url=http://www.romanticpoets.org/p5/personages/p1783_lady_westmoreland.htm|title=Lady Jane Westmorland|website=Romantic Poets|access-date=6 August 2018}}</ref> – {{death-date|March 26, 1857}}), formerly Jane Saunders (or Huck-Saunders),<ref>Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Page 2663</ref> was the second wife of [[John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland]]. |
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==Life== |
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Jane was one of the two daughters of Dr Richard Huck-Saunders (born Richard Huck) and his wife, the former Jane Kinsey. Her great-uncle was [[Charles Saunders (Royal Navy officer)|Admiral Sir Charles Saunders]]. Her sister Anne became [[Anne Dundas, Viscountess Melville|Viscountess Melville]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/lifeofadmiralsir00salm/lifeofadmiralsir00salm_djvu.txt|title=Life of Admiral Sir Charles Saunders|author=Edward Salmon|year=1914|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref> Through the admiral, his wife's maternal uncle, Dr Huck-Saunders came into possession of a sizeable inheritance, which was left to their daughters.<ref>''[[Dictionary of National Biography]]'', volume 50, page 329 - entry by William Wilfrid Webb</ref> |
Jane was one of the two daughters of Dr [[Richard Huck-Saunders]] (born Richard Huck) and his wife, the former Jane Kinsey. Her great-uncle was [[Charles Saunders (Royal Navy officer)|Admiral Sir Charles Saunders]]. Her sister Anne became [[Anne Dundas, Viscountess Melville|Viscountess Melville]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/lifeofadmiralsir00salm/lifeofadmiralsir00salm_djvu.txt|title=Life of Admiral Sir Charles Saunders|author=Edward Salmon|year=1914|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref> Through the admiral, his wife's maternal uncle, Dr Huck-Saunders came into possession of a sizeable inheritance, which was left to their daughters.<ref>''[[Dictionary of National Biography]]'', volume 50, page 329 - entry by William Wilfrid Webb</ref> |
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| ⚫ | She was a patron of the poet [[John Keats]]<ref name="Keats2009">{{cite book|author=John Keats|title=Selected Letters of John Keats: Revised Edition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p0XoTngb2H8C&pg=PA516|date=July 2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-03939-1|pages=516–}}</ref> and his friend, the artist [[Joseph Severn]], and later a supporter of [[Lord Byron]], despite her friendship with [[Lady Caroline Lamb]] (who first met Byron at the countess's house).<ref name="ByronByron1982">{{cite book|author1=George Gordon Byron Baron Byron|author2=George Noel Gordon Byron|title=Lord Byron: Selected Letters and Journals|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q-L2G3dJ2R4C&pg=PA28|year=1982|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-53915-0|pages=28–}}</ref> [[John Hoppner]] painted her portrait in the guise of [[Hebe (mythology)|Hebe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.akg-images.co.uk/archive/%E2%80%9CPortrait-of-Jane--countess-of-Westmoreland--as-Hebe%E2%80%9D-2UMDHUWD3UH4N.html|title=Portrait of Jane, countess of Westmoreland, as Hebe|website=akg-images.co.uk|access-date=6 August 2018}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Jane had three sons and two daughters, of whom only the eldest child, |
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| ⚫ | After her husband's death, the dowager countess bought [[Cotterstock Hall]] near [[Oundle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1293978|title=Cotterstock Hall and Attached Outbuildings|website=Historic England|access-date=6 August 2018}}</ref> It was at [[Brympton d'Evercy]] that she died, predeceasing her two surviving sons, Henry and Montagu, by only a few weeks;<ref name="HOP"/> the latter suffered from heart disease.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yZ_PAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA229|year=1857|publisher=Bradbury, Evans|pages=229–}}</ref> The countess was buried in [[St Andrew's Church, Brympton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://billiongraves.com/grave/Jane-Fane/12002420?referrer=myheritage|title=Jane Fane|website=Billion Graves|access-date=6 August 2018}}<!---yes, I know this is an unreliable reference, but the photograph leaves no room for doubt---></ref> |
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==Family== |
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| ⚫ | Jane had three sons and two daughters, of whom only the eldest child, [[Lady Georgiana Fane]], outlived both parents by more than a year; Lady Georgiana became notorious for her pursuit of the [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Duke of Wellington]].<ref name=telegraph2002-07-21>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1402076/Wellingtons-lost-battle-with-stalker.html|title=Wellington's lost battle with stalker|date=21 Jul 2002 | author1 = Catherine Miller | author2 = John Vincent | work = [[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] | access-date=6 August 2018}}</ref> |
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*Hon. Charles Saunders John Fane (1802–1810), who died unmarried |
*Hon. Charles Saunders John Fane (1802–1810), who died unmarried |
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*Hon. Col. [[Henry Sutton Fane]] (1804–1857), MP, who died unmarried<ref name="HOP">{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/fane-hon-henry-1804-1857|title=FANE, Hon. Henry Sutton (1804-1857)|website=History of Parliament Online|access-date=6 August 2018}}</ref> |
*Hon. Col. [[Henry Sutton Fane]] (1804–1857), MP, who died unmarried<ref name="HOP">{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/fane-hon-henry-1804-1857|title=FANE, Hon. Henry Sutton (1804-1857)|website=History of Parliament Online|access-date=6 August 2018}}</ref> |
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*Lady Evelina Fane (1807–1808) |
*Lady Evelina Fane (1807–1808) |
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In 1810, the couple separated and the countess lived at Brympton d'Evercy near [[Yeovil]] with Lady Georgiana.<ref name="poets"/> She was living outside the country at the time of her husband's death in 1841.<ref name="CaveNichols1842">{{cite book|author1=Edward Cave|author2=John Nichols|title=The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year ...|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5_IIAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA208|year=1842|publisher=Edw. Cave|pages=208–}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | She was a patron of the poet [[John Keats]]<ref name="Keats2009">{{cite book|author=John Keats|title=Selected Letters of John Keats: Revised Edition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p0XoTngb2H8C&pg=PA516|date=July 2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-03939-1|pages=516–}}</ref> and his friend, the artist [[Joseph Severn]], and later a supporter of [[Lord Byron]], despite her friendship with [[Lady Caroline Lamb]] (who first met Byron at the countess's house).<ref name="ByronByron1982">{{cite book|author1=George Gordon Byron Baron Byron|author2=George Noel Gordon Byron|title=Lord Byron: Selected Letters and Journals|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q-L2G3dJ2R4C&pg=PA28|year=1982|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-53915-0|pages=28–}}</ref> [[John Hoppner]] painted her portrait in the guise of [[Hebe (mythology)|Hebe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.akg-images.co.uk/archive/%E2%80%9CPortrait-of-Jane--countess-of-Westmoreland--as-Hebe%E2%80%9D-2UMDHUWD3UH4N.html|title=Portrait of Jane, countess of Westmoreland, as Hebe|website=akg-images.co.uk|access-date=6 August 2018}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | After her husband's death, the dowager countess bought [[Cotterstock |
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==References== |
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Jane Fane, Countess of Westmorland (1783[1] – March 26, 1857), formerly Jane Saunders (or Huck-Saunders),[2] was the second wife of John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland.
Life
[edit]Jane was one of the two daughters of Dr Richard Huck-Saunders (born Richard Huck) and his wife, the former Jane Kinsey. Her great-uncle was Admiral Sir Charles Saunders. Her sister Anne became Viscountess Melville.[3] Through the admiral, his wife's maternal uncle, Dr Huck-Saunders came into possession of a sizeable inheritance, which was left to their daughters.[4]
It was said of the countess that she was "... perhaps not mad, but nobody ever approached so near it with so much reason."[5]
She was a patron of the poet John Keats[6] and his friend, the artist Joseph Severn, and later a supporter of Lord Byron, despite her friendship with Lady Caroline Lamb (who first met Byron at the countess's house).[7] John Hoppner painted her portrait in the guise of Hebe.[8]
After her husband's death, the dowager countess bought Cotterstock Hall near Oundle.[9] It was at Brympton d'Evercy that she died, predeceasing her two surviving sons, Henry and Montagu, by only a few weeks;[10] the latter suffered from heart disease.[11] The countess was buried in St Andrew's Church, Brympton.[12]
Family
[edit]Jane and Lord Fane were married in 1800, when Jane was seventeen and her husband 41.[1] The earl's first wife, Sarah, had died in 1793, after producing five children.
Jane had three sons and two daughters, of whom only the eldest child, Lady Georgiana Fane, outlived both parents by more than a year; Lady Georgiana became notorious for her pursuit of the Duke of Wellington.[13]
- Lady Cecily Jane Georgiana Fane (1801-1875), who died unmarried
- Hon. Charles Saunders John Fane (1802–1810), who died unmarried
- Hon. Col. Henry Sutton Fane (1804–1857), MP, who died unmarried[10]
- Hon. Montagu Augustus Villiers Fane (1805–1857), who died unmarried
- Lady Evelina Fane (1807–1808)
In 1810, the couple separated and the countess lived at Brympton d'Evercy near Yeovil with Lady Georgiana.[1] She was living outside the country at the time of her husband's death in 1841.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Lady Jane Westmorland". Romantic Poets. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Page 2663
- ^ Edward Salmon (1914). "Life of Admiral Sir Charles Saunders". Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ Dictionary of National Biography, volume 50, page 329 - entry by William Wilfrid Webb
- ^ Robert Dunning (1991). Somerset Country Houses. Dovecot. p. 20.
- ^ John Keats (July 2009). Selected Letters of John Keats: Revised Edition. Harvard University Press. pp. 516–. ISBN 978-0-674-03939-1.
- ^ George Gordon Byron Baron Byron; George Noel Gordon Byron (1982). Lord Byron: Selected Letters and Journals. Harvard University Press. pp. 28–. ISBN 978-0-674-53915-0.
- ^ "Portrait of Jane, countess of Westmoreland, as Hebe". akg-images.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Cotterstock Hall and Attached Outbuildings". Historic England. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ a b "FANE, Hon. Henry Sutton (1804-1857)". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review. Bradbury, Evans. 1857. pp. 229–.
- ^ "Jane Fane". Billion Graves. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ Catherine Miller; John Vincent (21 July 2002). "Wellington's lost battle with stalker". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ Edward Cave; John Nichols (1842). The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year ... Edw. Cave. pp. 208–.