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Venerable
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Frederick Fiennes, 16th Baron Saye and Sele,
MA (1799–1887) was
Archdeacon of Hereford from 1863 to 1887.
Life
Fiennes was born Frederick Benjamin Twisleton on 4 July 1799, a son of
Thomas James Twisleton. He was educated at
Winchester
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and
New College, Oxford
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. He was
ordained
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in 1823 and spent his whole career at
Hereford Cathedral
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A place of wors ...
. He was appointed
Prebendary
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in 1825;
Treasurer
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Government
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in 1832 and
Canon Residentiary in 1840.
He succeeded a cousin to the title of
Baron Saye and Sele in 1847 and legally changed his surname to
Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes in 1849, although the name is frequently shortened to Fiennes. As Baron Saye and Sele, he arranged restoration work on the family home of
Broughton Castle but the house had to be let to tenants from 1885.
He died on 25 May 1887.
Family
In 1827 Fiennes married Emily Wingfield, daughter of Richard Wingfield, 4th
Viscount Powerscourt
Viscount Powerscourt ( ) is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of Ireland, each time for members of the Wingfield family. It was created first in 1618 for the Chief Governor of Ireland, Richard Wingfield. However, this creat ...
, and had the following children:
*Emily Wingfield Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1827-1917)
*
John Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 17th Baron Saye and Sele (1830-1907)
*
Cecil Brownlow Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1831-1870)
*Ivo de Vesci Edward Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1833-1875)
*
Wingfield Stratford Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1834-1923)
*Frederic Nathaniel Fiennes Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1836-1896)
*Isabella Elizabeth Catherine Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1837-1915)
Emily died in 1837, and in 1857 Fiennes was married for a second time, to Caroline Eliza Leigh (1825–1909), daughter of
Chandos Leigh, 1st Baron Leigh.
include the explorer
Ranulph Fiennes and actors
Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (; born 22 December 1962) is an English actor, film producer, and director. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Ralph Fiennes, various accolades, including a British Academy Film ...
,
Joseph Fiennes and
Hero Fiennes Tiffin.
Notes
1799 births
1887 deaths
People educated at Winchester College
Alumni of New College, Oxford
Archdeacons of Hereford
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