Fiennes, James (1390 - 1450)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 1
Properties - 6
Total events naming patron - 13
Troupes - 5
Bibliographic Sources - 2
Legend

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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1390
Death Date: 1450-07-04

Notes

Imprisoned in the Tower 1450

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. , (n.d.)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

Mother unknown

  1. Male offspring: Fiennes, William (1428 - 1471) (patron)

Primary Title

1st Baron Saye and Sele

Titles

  • 1st Baron Saye and Sele
    Assumed Before 1446/7-02-24
    Vacated 1450-07-04

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Kent 1433 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Kent 1435 n.d.
JP, Kent 1436 1444
Sheriff, Kent 1436-11-8 n.d.
Sheriff, Surrey 1438-11-3 n.d.
Sheriff, Sussex 1438-11-3 n.d.
MP, Kent 1439 n.d.
Constable, Kent 1442-4-27 before 1442/3-02-9
MP, Kent 1442 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Kent 1442/3 n.d.
Bailiff, Kent 1443-4-24 n.d.
Bailiff, Sussex 1443-4-24 n.d.
Bailiff, Hampshire 1443-4-24 n.d.
MP, Kent 1445 n.d.
JP, Kent 1446 1447
Steward of the Lands of the Duke of Warwick, England 1446-7-3 n.d.
Constable, Kent 1446/7-2-24 1450-07-4
Steward, Kent 1446/7-2-24 n.d.
Warden of the Cinque Ports, Kent 1446/7-2-24 1450-07-4 (held office until death) Cinque Ports also in Sussex
Constable, London 1447-8-7 n.d.
King's Chamberlain, England 1447-4-1 n.d.
MP, Kent 1447 n.d.
Privy Councillor, England 1447-4-1 n.d.
Treasurer of the Exchequer, England 1449-9-22 1450-06-22

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Westminster Palace, (city) in Middlesex
  • Knole, Kent
  • Westminster Palace, London (city-county)
    granted Feb 25, 1445

Lands

  • Kent
  • Sussex
  • Warwickshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1448-1449 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Archbishop of Canterbury & Lord Saye's Performer
Performance 1448-1448 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord Saye's Minstrel
Performance 1449-1449 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Saye's Minstrel
Performance 1449-1449 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Saye's Minstrel
Performance 1447-1447 Eastry Manor, near Sandwich , Kent Lord Saye's Minstrel/s
Performance 1447-1448 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Saye's Minstrel/s
Performance 1448-1449 Hythe (Unknown), Hythe , Kent Lord Saye's Minstrel/s
Performance 1448-1449 Hythe (Unknown), Hythe , Kent Lord Saye's Minstrel/s
Performance 1449-1450 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Lord Saye's Minstrel/s
Performance 1446-1447 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Saye's Performer
Performance 1447-1448 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Saye's Performers
Performance 1447-1448 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Saye's Performers
Performance 1448-1449 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Saye's Performers

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Archbishop of Canterbury & Lord Saye's Performer Fiennes, James (1390 - 1450) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Lord Saye's Minstrel Fiennes, James (1390 - 1450) Entertainers/Minstrels 3
Lord Saye's Minstrel/s Fiennes, James (1390 - 1450) Entertainers/Minstrels 5
Lord Saye's Performer Fiennes, James (1390 - 1450) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Lord Saye's Performers Fiennes, James (1390 - 1450) Entertainers/Minstrels 3

Bibliographic Sources

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The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)