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Earl of John Fane Westmorland
1784–1859
A soldier, diplomat, and gifted amateur musician, this 11th Earl of Westmorland moved easily between battlefields, embassies, and concert rooms. His life offers a vivid glimpse of British public and cultural life in the age of the Napoleonic Wars and beyond.
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Memoir of the early campaigns of the Duke of Wellington, in Portugal and Spain, By an officer employed in his army
by Earl of John Fane Westmorland
About the author
Born in London on 3 February 1784, he was known for much of his life as Lord Burghersh before succeeding his father as 11th Earl of Westmorland in 1841. He built a remarkably varied career as a British soldier, politician, and diplomat, serving during the Napoleonic era and later holding important posts abroad.
Alongside public service, he was deeply devoted to music. Contemporary and later reference works describe him not just as a statesman and general, but also as a composer and active supporter of musical life, making him an unusual figure whose interests stretched well beyond politics.
He died on 16 October 1859. Remembered for combining military service, diplomacy, and artistic enthusiasm in one life, he stands out as a lively example of the many-sided aristocratic world of 19th-century Britain.