Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland

Charles Melville, also known as Lord Westmoreland, was a Catholic English nobleman. When Spanish backed Queen Isabella and King Albert ruled England as a Catholic kingdom from 1588 to 1598, Melville served as protector if the English Inquisition. He was also patron of the acting troupe Lord Westmoreland's Men.

In 1598, when Isabella and Albert were expelled and Queen Elizabeth returned to the English throne, Melville lost his positions. The English Inquisition was disbanded, as it did not exist under the Protestant Church of England. Patronage of Lord Westmoreland's Men (which was subsequently known as The Queen's Men) was taken up by Elizabeth herself as a sign of her gratitude to the company and especially William Shakespeare for producing Boudicca.