Mary Fane
Noblewoman; daughter of Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland
About Mary Fane
Lived 1639 – 1681 (aged 41–42). Mary Fane was a British.
Lady Mary Fane (1639–1681) was the daughter of Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland, who succeeded to the title in 1628 and died in 1666, and his second wife, Mary, daughter of Horace Vere, 1st Baron Vere of Tilbury, and widow of Sir Roger Townshend.
Lady Mary married firstly Francis Palmes of Ashwell, Rutland, and was widowed with no children. She married secondly John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter (1628–1678), a widower, on 24 January 1670. He had previously been married to Lady Frances Manners (died 1660), and had two children. Mary is buried in St Martin's Church, Stamford.
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Who was Mary Fane?
noblewoman; daughter of Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland (1639–1681)
When was Mary Fane born?
Mary Fane was born in 1639 in Kent.
When did Mary Fane die?
Mary Fane died in 1681.
What nationality was Mary Fane?
Mary Fane was British.
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