Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland
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Charles Neville was born 1543 and died 1601. A Roman Catholic by birth and connected with the powerful Howard family by marriage, he and Simon Digby of Bedale joined the Northern rebellion (1569) led by Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland against Queen Elizabeth I. The rebels captured Durham and held a Catholic mass. Forces loyal to the queen mustered and crushed the rebellion which failed in their attempt to rescue Mary Queen of Scots from prison. Westmorland fled, to live in exile on the Continent; he was attainted by Parliament in 1571 (Act 13 Eliz. I c. 16). He died impoverishered in Spain.
| Preceded by Ralph Neville |
Earl of Westmorland | Succeeded by Forfeit |
