James Fiennes, 1st Baron Saye and Sele

Lord Saye and Sele brought before Jack Cade 4th July 1450, 19th-century painting by Charles Lucy

James Fiennes, 1st Baron Saye and Sele (c. 1395 – 4 July 1450) was an English soldier and politician, son of Sir William Fiennes (Herstmonceux, Sussex, 1 August 1357 – 18 January 1401/1402) and wife Elizabeth Batisford (- bef. 1407).

Fiennes fought in the Hundred Years' War and served as High Sheriff of Kent in 1436 and High Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex in 1438.[1] He was Constable of Dover and Warden of the Cinque Ports from 1447 to 1450, and Lord High Treasurer of England from 1449 to 1450.

He was summoned to Parliament from 1446 to 1449 and is said to have been created Baron Saye and Sele by letters patent in 1447. Saye and Sele was a supporter of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, the principal power behind the throne of Henry VI.

After Suffolk's deposition and murder in 1450 he was imprisoned in the Tower and beheaded by a mob of the rebels in London under Jack Cade at the Standard in Cheapside on 4 July 1450. He was succeeded in the barony by his son William.

Ancestry

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sir John (de) Fiennes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sir John (de) Fiennes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jean Jordan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sir William (de) Fiennes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jean or John de Monceaux
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maud de Monceaux
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Olympia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sir William Fiennes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sir Geoffrey de Saye
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sir Geoffrey de Saye, 2nd Baron Saye
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Idonea de Leyburn
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Joane or Joan de Say
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maud de Beauchamp
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alice de Toeni
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
James Fiennes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
William Batisford or Battisford
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Elizabeth Batisford or Battisford
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marjorie or Margaret (de) Peplesham
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Honorary titles
Preceded by
The Duke of Gloucester
Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
1447–1450
Succeeded by
The Duke of Buckingham
Political offices
Preceded by
Marmaduke Lumley
Lord High Treasurer
1449–1450
Succeeded by
The Lord Beauchamp of Powick
Peerage of England
Preceded by
New Creation
Baron Saye and Sele
1447–1450
Succeeded by
William Fiennes

References

  1. "Kent County History". The High Sheriffs Association of England and Wales. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
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