William Fiennes, 2nd Lord Saye and Sele

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William Fiennes, 2nd Lord Saye and Sele (Fiennes)

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Birthplace: Broughton Castle, Broughton, Oxfordshire, England
Death: April 14, 1471 (38-47)
Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
Place of Burial: St Thomas-Southwark, Kent, England, Great Britain
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Son of Sir James Fiennes, 1st Baron Saye and Sele and Emmeline Fiennes
Husband of Margaret Fiennes
Father of Henry Fiennes, 3rd Lord Saye and Sele and Richard Fiennes
Brother of Elizabeth Raynsford; Emmeline Rademylde; Jane Fiennes; Isabel Danvers and James Fiennes

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About William Fiennes, 2nd Lord Saye and Sele

William Fiennes, 2nd Lord Saye and Sele was educated at Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.1 He succeeded to the title of  2nd Lord Saye and Sele [E., 1447] on 4 July 1450.1 He held the office of Knight of the Body before 18 December 1450.1 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in March 1453/54.1 He fought in the Battle of Northampton in 1460, for the Yorkists.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Kent in 1461.1 He held the office of Constable of Porchester Castle between 1461 and 1471.1 He held the office of Keeper of the New Forest between February 1461 and 1466/67.1 He held the office of Vice-Admiral to the High Admiral of England, the Earl of Warwick in 1462.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hampshire in January 1463/64.1 In 1470 he fled with King Edward IV to Flanders, and returned in 1471.1 He held the office of Battle of Barnet on 14 April 1471.1
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William Fiennes, 2nd Lord Saye and Sele's Timeline

1428
1428
Broughton Castle, Broughton, Oxfordshire, England
1446
1446
Broughton Castle, Broughton, Oxfordshire, England
1460
1460
1471
April 14, 1471
Age 43
Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
April 1471
Age 43
St Thomas-Southwark, Kent, England, Great Britain