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Fiennes of Broughton — James Fiennes, 2nd Viscount Saye and Sele

Sponsored by William James Dalrymple West, Esq,. Lord of Watlington-West, Norfolk

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Fiennes of Broughton — James Fiennes, 2nd Viscount Saye and Sele

Family / house
Fiennes; Fiennes of Broughton; Saye and Sele; Cecil; Temple
Family / cadet branch
Senior Broughton and viscountcy line
Armiger / bearer
James Fiennes, 2nd Viscount Saye and Sele
Entity type
individual
Social rank / class
peer
Heraldic authority
English peerage and genealogical records
Record basis
ancient_usage
Issued / first recorded
c.1603
Until / superseded
1674
Historical period
Stuart England and the Interregnum
Blazon
Azure, three lions rampant Or.
Plain-English description
A blue shield bearing three upright gold lions.
Tinctures
Azure; Or
Charges / ordinaries
Three lions rampant
Motto
Fortem Posce Animum
Difference / variant
The Fiennes arms are recorded in marital context impaling the Cecil achievement for James's marriage to Frances Cecil. The marital display is distinct from his inherited personal shield.
Source reference
Cracroft's Peerage, Viscount Saye and Sele

Genealogical context

Father
William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele
Mother
Elizabeth Temple
Spouse(s)
Frances Cecil
Children / next generation
Elizabeth Fiennes; Frances Fiennes

Documented depiction

Open depiction source

Notes / sources

The Cecil impalement is already present in the known registry context and is not duplicated here as a separate armorial record.