The

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Frederick Fiennes, 16th Baron Saye and Sele, MA (1799–1887) was

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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 and

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. He was

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform var ...

in 1823 and spent his whole career at

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. He was appointed

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in 1825;

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in 1832 and

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in 1840. He succeeded a cousin to the title of

Baron Saye and Sele Baron Saye and Sele is a title in the Peerage of England held by the Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes family. The title dates to 1447 but it was recreated in 1603. Confusion over the details of the 15th-century title has led to conflicting order for ti ...

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

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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, 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 Chandos Leigh, 1st Baron Leigh (27 June 1791 – 27 September 1850) was a British landowner and minor poet. He was Lord of the Manor of Hunningham. Early life Leigh was the son of James Henry Leigh, of Adlestrop, Gloucestershire, the son of Jame ...

. His descendants include the explorer

Ranulph Fiennes Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd Baronet (born 7 March 1944), commonly known as Sir Ranulph Fiennes () and sometimes as Ran Fiennes, is a British explorer, writer and poet, who holds several endurance records. Fiennes served in the ...

and actors

Ralph Fiennes Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes ( ; born 22 December 1962) is an English actor, film producer, and director. A Shakespeare interpreter, he excelled onstage at the Royal National Theatre before having further success at the Royal S ...

Joseph Fiennes Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (), known as Joseph Fiennes, is an English actor of film, stage, and television. Journalist Zoe Williams observed that "he seemed to be the go-to actor for English cultural history". Fiennes is particul ...

and

Hero Fiennes-Tiffin Hero Beauregard Faulkner Fiennes Tiffin (born 6 November 1997) is an English actor, model and film producer. He is known for his starring role as Hardin Scott in the ''After'' film series. He portrayed 11-year-old Tom Riddle, the young versio ...

Notes

1799 births People educated at Winchester College Alumni of New College, Oxford Archdeacons of Hereford 1887 deaths

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