Henry Neville, 5th Earl of Westmorland

Henry Neville, 5th Earl of Westmorland (1525–Aug 1563) was an English peer, member of the House of Lords and Knight of the Garter.

He was born in 1525, the eldest son of Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland and his wife, Katherine Stafford.

He was made a member of the Privy Council around 1552 and ambassador to Scotland the same year.

Upon the death of Edward VI, Neville supported Mary and participated in her coronation ceremony,[2] carrying, with the Earl of Cumberland, swords representing spriritual and temporal justice.

[4] A second portrait of Catherine by Robert Peake the Elder, dated 1590, resides at Burton Constable Hall.

Arms of Sir Henry Neville, 5th Earl of Westmorland, KG
Portrait of Lady Catherine Neville (b.1529/1530), Lady Constable, Aged 60 by Robert Peake the Elder, 1590, located at Lytes Cary Manor, Somerset. It is inscribed on the upper right: 1590 aet 60. A half-length portrait of Catherine Constable, at the age of 60, facing, in black dress and hood, white ruff and cuffs, a gold prayer book in both hands. [ 6 ]