James Fiennes, 1st Baron Saye and Sele

James Fiennes, 1st Baron Saye and Sele (* around 1395 - † July 4, 1450 in Cheapside , City of London ) was an English nobleman .

Life

He was the son of Sir William Fiennes of Herstmonceux (1357-1403), Sheriff of Sussex , and his wife Elizabeth Batesford.

He fought in the Hundred Years War in France, where King Henry V enfeoffed him with the Seigneurie Court-le-Comte . With fortunes gained through military service, he had his Knole House estate in Kent expanded considerably in 1436.

In 1433 he was Justice of the Peace for Kent and in 1436 Sheriff of Kent. In 1438 he was also sheriff of Surrey and Sussex . Between 1439 and 1447 he was Knight of the Shire for Kent in the House of Commons .

In February 1447 he was raised to hereditary Baron Saye and Sele by Letters patent and became a member of the House of Lords . He also became Chamberlain of England , Warden of the Cinque Ports and constable of Dover Castle in 1447 . He was also appointed to the Privy Council . In 1449 he also became Treasurer of England . Since the House of Commons gave him a share of the responsibility for the almost complete loss of the English possessions in northern France, he was removed from office in the spring of 1450 and imprisoned in the Tower of London . When a mob of insurgent rebels under Jack Cade roamed the City of London in the summer of 1450 , he was handed over to them on July 3, 1450 for appeasement. He was beheaded by them the following day in Cheapside .

Marriage and offspring

He was married to Emiline Cromer († 1452), the 1448 as a Lady of the Garter in the Order of the Garter was taken. With her he had a son and heir, William Fiennes, 2nd Baron Saye and Sele (around 1428-1471), and at least one daughter.

Web links

• James Fiennes, 1st Lord Saye and Sele on thepeerage.com

predecessor	title	successor
New title created	Baron Saye and Sele 1447-1450	William Fiennes