Person Fane; Sir; Francis (c 1612 - 1681); royalist governor Fane Francis Sir royalist governor c 1612 - 1681 British Male Burial: Aston Church, Yorkshire

Fulbeck, Lincolnshire Aston, Yorkshire

Education: St John's College, Cambridge (MA fil. nob. 1631) Career: Governor of Doncaster Honours: KB 1636 Parents: Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmoreland, and Mary Mildmay Married: Elizabeth Darcy (née West) Children: ten overall Francis Fane was potentially (due to uncertainty around his identity, see Notes) affected by the siege of Lincoln Castle by Parliamentarian forces, which was led by the Earl of Manchster in 1644, and ended in the capture of Fane, along with multiple other officers and soldiers. Committee and panels: Mechanical Committee (1664) Original Fellow 20/05/1663 William Croone Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB (son's entry); Venn Notes: The election date is Fane's re-election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. He was previously elected and admitted into the Society on 1 October 1662. Expelled 25 Oct 1682 (Notes and Records). Hunter suggests FRS could be the dramatist Francis Fane (1635-1691) instead. Venn has a Francis Fane admitted to Emmanuel College Cambridge in 1653 and later admitted at Gray's Inn in 1655. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 c 1612 - 1681 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 17/01/2022 as part of Name Authority Project update. NA4359 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 09/01/2026 RS_NET\rupert Yes 582f9403-eebd-480a-bcf4-6b96e277d0df