Fane was born at Curzon House, 8 South Audley Street, Mayfair, London, the second and youngest son of Francis Fane, 12th Earl of Westmorland and Lady Adelaide Ida, daughter of Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe. On 3 August 1891 he succeeded his father in the earldom.
He was educated at Eton.
He was baptised at Apethorpe, Northampton. He was fond of cricket, and although not in the Eleven whilst at Eton, he occasionally played for Northamptonshire under his title Lord Burghersh. Lord Westmorland became a Major in 1902, whilst serving with the Northamptonshire Regiment.
He accompanied the 3rd Battalion of the Regiment to South Africa in April 1902, when they were posted there for the last stages of the Second Boer War.
He was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the regiment from 1907 to 1914, and in 1911 he was appointed an Aide-de-Camp to King George V. He fought in the First World War as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Lancashire Fusiliers, and was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1919. He was also Justice of the Peace for Northamptonshire.
The wedding took place at Saint Michael"s in Chester Square, Belgravia, London. The countess was renowned for her beauty, and was connected with the group known as The Souls.
She died on 21 July 1910 aged 39.
The couple had the following children:
Lieutenant-Commander Vere Anthony Francis Street.Clair Fane, 14th Earl of Westmorland (15 March 1893 – 12 May 1948). Lady Enid Victoria Rachel Fane (24 April 1894 – 9 September 1969), maternal grandmother to Neil McCorquodale, husband of Lady Sarah Spencer (the elder sister of the late Diana, Princess of Wales). Major the Honorary Mountjoy John Charles Wedderburn Fane (8 October 1900 – 9 October 1963)
Lady (Violet) Gloria Sybil Fane (11 April 1902 – ?)
Due to financial difficulties he sold the family seat, Apethorpe Hall, in 1904.
lieutenant had been in his family for 300 years.
The wedding took place at Herne Bay in Kent. Catherine was the daughter of Reverend John Samuel Geale, and later a supporter of the British Fascists.
He died in Hove, Sussex on 9 June 1922, and was buried there on 14 June.
