See also
1. Sir William FIENES, son of James FIENES ( - ) and Emmeline CRO(W)MER ( - ), was born circa 1442 in Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire. He had the title '2nd Baron Saye and Sele'. He died on 14 April 1471 in the Battle of Barnet. He married Margaret WICKHAM.
"Only son and heir sum. to Parl. 1451. Sold his Father's Patent of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports to Humphrey Duke of Buckingham. Appointed Constable of Porchester, and Pevensey Castles, for life, 1461. Slain at the Battle of Barnet, 1471
Constable of Porchester Castle and of Pevensey Castle for life, Vice Admiral to the Earl of Warwick, then High Admiral of England. He accompanied Edward IV on his flight into Flanders and his triumphal return to England at Ravenspur. The marriage of the second baron accounts for the rise of this branch of the family. He married Margaret Wykeham (died shortly before 30 May 1477), daughter and heiress of William Wykeham, otherwise Parrott, of Broughton Castle, Oxford. Her father was son and heir of Sir Thomas Wykeham, otherwise Parrott, third and only son to leave issue of William Parrott of Ash, near Overton, Hants, by Alice Champneys, daughter and heiress of William Champneys by Agnes, sister of William of Wykeham (1324–1404), Bishop of Winchester from 1367 until death. By this marriage the Fiennes family acquired Broughton Castle which remains in 2000 the seat of the Lords Saye and Sele. For the next five generations, a thin line of only sons inherited Broughton Castle, but they did not assume the title and were never called to Parliament. The title was dormant, meaning that the rightful claimants never asserted their title.
Margaret WICKHAM (also known as Margaret WYKEHAM) was the daughter of William WICKHAM ( - ). She and William FIENES had the following children:
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2. Sir Henry FIENES, son of Sir William FIENES and Margaret WICKHAM, was born circa 1454 in Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire. He had the title '3rd Baron Saye and Sele'. He married Ann(e) HARCOURT circa 1473 in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire. He died on [Julian] 1 August 1476. He was buried in Broughton Castle.
First son. He was never summoned to Parliament.
Ann(e) HARCOURT was the daughter of Sir Richard HARCOURT of Stanton Harcourt, Oxon ( - ). She and Henry FIENES had the following children:
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3. Sir Richard FIENES, son of Sir Henry FIENES and Ann(e) HARCOURT, was born on 12 April 1471 in Chorlebury, Oxfordshire. He had the title '4th Lord Saye & Sele'. He married Elizabeth CROFT circa 1495 in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. He died in 1501. He was buried in Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire.
"Only son called Lord Say and Sele, dyed 8 Oct 1486, very young therefore not summoned to Parliament.
Elizabeth CROFT was the daughter of Richard CROFT of Chipping Norton ( - ). She and Richard FIENES had the following children:
| 4 | Edward FIENNES (c. 1502-1529). Edward was born circa 1502 in Broughton Castle. He had the title '5th Lord Saye and Sele'. He died on 7 July 1529. He was buried in Broughton Castle. |