Richard Fiennes, 7th and 1st Baron Saye and Sele, 7th de jure and 1st confirmed Baron Saye and Sele, knighted 1592, High Sheriff of Oxfordshire 1594, diplomat and court servant
Dates: c.1557–6 February 1613
Biography
Richard Fiennes was born at Broughton Castle, knighted by Elizabeth I in 1592 and served as High Sheriff of Oxfordshire. In 1603 James I confirmed the Saye and Sele barony by letters patent.
Notes / Sources
History of Parliament biography — https://dev.historyofparliamentonline.org/lord-biography/fiennes-william-c-1583-1662
Baron Saye and Sele overview — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Saye_and_Sele
Cracroft's Peerage, Saye and Sele 1446/7 — https://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/saye1446.htm
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Fiennes of Broughton and Saye and Sele
Father: Richard Fiennes, de jure 6th Baron Saye and Sele
Mother: Ursula Fermor
Spouse(s): Constance Kingsmill; Anne Cave
Children / next generation: William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele
Armorial Registry
Fiennes of Broughton — Richard Fiennes, 7th and 1st Baron Saye and Sele
Branch: Broughton Castle line restored or confirmed by the 1603 patent
Issued / recorded: 1603
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